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empezar de cero

start from scratch

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phrase Rare #44,416
start from scratch Used when you begin again with nothing from the previous situation.
SP: Después del incendio, tuvieron que empezar de cero.
EN: After the fire, they had to start from scratch.
phrase Rare #44,787
start from scratch Used when someone begins again with no resources, experience, or connections from before.
SP: Después de perder su negocio, decidió empezar de cero.
EN: After losing his business, he decided to start from scratch.

Y ahora puedo empezar de cero.

And now I can start from scratch.

— Scream 7 (2026)

Debe haber sido difícil para ella dejar su país y empezar de cero en un lugar desconocido.

It must have been difficult for her to leave her country and start from scratch in an unfamiliar place.

Nos fuimos de Hong Kong para empezar de cero.

We left Hong Kong to start over from scratch.

— Happy Together (1997)

Dejé mi trabajo y me mudé para poder empezar de cero.

I quit my job and moved so I could start over.