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empezar de cero

start from scratch

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phrase Rare #44,215
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 #44,579
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.

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.

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

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

Nos fuimos de Hong Kong para empezar de cero.

We left Hong Kong to start over from scratch.

— Happy Together (1997)

Y ahora puedo empezar de cero.

And now I can start from scratch.

— Scream 7 (2026)