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Translation for 'to make a start on doing sth' from English to French

	se mettre à faire qc.	to make a start on doing sth. `[idiom]`
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	s'attaquer à qc. `[tâche, lecture]`	to make a start on sth.
	entamer qc.	to make a start on sth.
	faire semblant de faire qc.	to make a pretence of doing sth.
	avoir soin de faire qc.	to make a point of doing sth.
	prendre soin de faire qc.	to make a point of doing sth.
	faire genre de faire qc. `[fam.]` `[faire semblant]`	to make a pretence of doing sth. `[Br.]`
	faire genre de faire qc. `[fam.]` `[faire semblant]`	to make a pretense of doing sth. `[Am.]`
	entacher qc.	to make a mess on sth.
	se mettre à faire qc.	to start doing sth.
	commencer à faire qc.	to start doing sth.
	recommencer à faire qc.	to start doing sth. again
	prendre un nouveau départ `[fig.]`	to make a fresh start `[fig.]`
	avoir longeur d'avance sur qn.	to have a head start on sb.
	charger qn. de faire qc.	to make sb. responsible for doing sth.
	s'y reprendre à trois fois pour faire qc.	to make three attempts at doing sth.
	fâcher qn. en faisant qc.	to make sb. angry by doing sth.
	avoir le tort de faire qc.	to make the mistake of doing sth.
	tenter de faire qc. `[essayer]`	to make an attempt at doing sth.
	entamer qc.	to start (on) sth.
	être à l'aube de qc.	to start out on sth.

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Translation for 'to make a start on doing sth' from English to French

to make a start on doing sth. [idiom]: se mettre à faire qc.
to make a start on sth.: s'attaquer à qc. [tâche, lecture]

entamer qc.
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to make a pretence of doing sth.: faire semblant de faire qc.
to make a point of doing sth.: avoir soin de faire qc.

prendre soin de faire qc.
to make a pretence of doing sth. [Br.]: faire genre de faire qc. [fam.] [faire semblant]
to make a pretense of doing sth. [Am.]: faire genre de faire qc. [fam.] [faire semblant]
to make a mess on sth.: entacher qc.
to start doing sth.: se mettre à faire qc.

commencer à faire qc.
to start doing sth. again: recommencer à faire qc.
to make a fresh start [fig.]: prendre un nouveau départ [fig.]
to have a head start on sb.: avoir longeur d'avance sur qn.
to make sb. responsible for doing sth.: charger qn. de faire qc.
to make three attempts at doing sth.: s'y reprendre à trois fois pour faire qc.
to make sb. angry by doing sth.: fâcher qn. en faisant qc.
to make the mistake of doing sth.: avoir le tort de faire qc.
to make an attempt at doing sth.: tenter de faire qc. [essayer]
to start (on) sth.: entamer qc.
to start out on sth.: être à l'aube de qc.

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