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START OFF/OUT

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1. to begin, to start [começar, iniciar]

  • Mr. Drake’s food business’ growth is amazing. He started out with a little snack bar about ten years ago and now owns a big chain of restaurants all over the country. (O crescimento do negócio de restaurantes do sr. Drake é fantástico. Ele **começou **com uma pequena lanchonete há uns dez anos e agora possui uma grande rede de restaurantes por todo o país.
  • Daisy’s doctor told her it would be very important and healthy for her to always start off the day with a hearty meal. (O médico de Daisy lhe disse que seria muito importante e saudável se ela sempre **começasse **o dia com uma refeição substancial.

2. to start a journey, to leave [iniciar uma viagem, partir]

  • “I suggest we start off early in the morning so we can beat the rush hour traffic”, Robert told Jeremy when they were planning their trip. (“Sugiro que **partamos **de manhã cedo, para evitar a hora do rush”, Robert disse a Jeremy quando estavam planejando a viagem deles.)
  • Mary and Tim intend to start out for Las Vegas on Friday afternoon, after Tim comes back from work. (Mary e Tim pretendem **partir **para Las Vegas na sexta-feira à tarde, depois que Tim voltar do trabalho.)
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START OVER

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to start again [começar de novo]

  • As Rick was not satisfied with the essay he had written for school, he decided to throw it away and start over. (Como Rick não estava satisfeito com a composição que ele tinha escrito para a escola, ele decidiu jogá-la fora e começar de novo.)
  • Let’s start over!”, Andrew told the other band members during the rehearsal. (“Vamos começar de novo!”, Andrew disse aos outros integrantes da banda durante o ensaio.)
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START UP

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  • *1. to switch on a vehicle or machine so that it begins working [ligar, dar partida]**
  • Jerry tried to start up his car a few times, but it wouldn’t start. That was when he decided to call a mechanic to check what was going on. (Jerry tentou **ligar **seu carro algumas vezes, mas este não dava partida. Foi aí que decidiu ligar para um mecânico para checar o que estava acontecendo.)

2. to begin a business [iniciar negócio, abrir empresa]

  • David’s father advised him to make a detailed business plan and think it over before **starting up **his own company. (O pai de David o aconselhou a fazer um plano de negócios detalhado e pensar bem antes de **abrir **sua própria empresa.)

​3. noun form: start-up [empresa nova, iniciante]

  • Even though their company was a start-up, they had met with incredible profits in only their first year. (Embora sua empresa fosse iniciante, tinham conseguido um lucro incrível já no primeiro ano.)
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