Usages of commencer
Quand la musique commence, les enfants se mettent à danser.
When the music starts, the children start dancing.
Quand le film commence, on s’assoit sur le canapé.
When the movie starts, we sit down on the couch.
Pendant la cuisson, la croûte commence déjà à dorer.
During the baking, the crust is already starting to brown.
L’expert commence l’expertise.
The insurance assessor starts the expert assessment.
Faute de déclaration de sinistre, l’expertise commence tard.
For lack of an insurance claim form, the expert assessment starts late.
La partie commence avec ton tour de jeu.
The game session starts with your turn.
Ça y est, la partie commence.
That’s it, the game session is starting.
Paul commence à s’étouffer pendant l’exercice.
Paul starts to choke during the exercise.
OK, Paul commence.
Okay, Paul is starting.
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