How is the word início translated from Portuguese to English

English translation
beginning
noun

O primeiro momento de alguma coisa; em «ao início», no princípio.

The first moment of something; also used in a phrase meaning at first.

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  • O reencontro deles foi estranho ao início e depois inesperadamente terno. — Their reunion was awkward at the beginning and then unexpectedly tender.

  • O início do filme foi lento. — The beginning of the movie was slow.

  • Isto esteve combinado desde o início? — Was this agreed from the beginning?

  • Vamos recomeçar do início. — Let's start over from the beginning.

  • Não contes o final logo no início. — Don't tell the ending right at the beginning.

  • Perdi o início por causa do trânsito. — I missed the beginning because of traffic.

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