empezaron a

Empezaron a investigar sobre ese problema.

They began to investigate that problem.

El lunes por la tarde empezaron a formarse filas frente a la Torre.

On Monday afternoon, lines started forming in front of the Tower.

Al oír la flauta mágica, todos empezaron a bailar.

Upon hearing the magic flute, everyone began to dance.

Ellos empezaron a escalar la colina.

They began to climb the hill.

Empezaron a empujarme, me amenazaron con un cuchillo.

They started pushing me, they threatened me with a knife.

— Брат 2 (2000)

Los cuatro empezaron a colocar el cabo en el fondo, donde hacía falta.

All four began laying the rope along the bottom, where it was needed.

Empezaron a besarse.

They started kissing.

Todos empezaron a charlar a la vez.

They all started chatting at the same time.

Finalmente las piezas del rompecabezas empezaron a encajar.

Finally, the pieces of the puzzle began to fit together.

Los otros policías empezaron a disparar contra la multitud.

The other police officers began firing into the crowd.

Delante de él, dos hombres empezaron a discutir.

In front of him, two men began to argue.

Mis manos empezaron a sudar.

My hands started to sweat.

Las chicas se empezaron a reír al oír el relato.

The girls started laughing when they heard the story.

Las hojas empezaron a ponerse rojas y amarillas.

The leaves began to turn red and yellow.

Empezaron a ponerse nerviosas.

They started to get nervous.

De repente empezaron a reírse.

Suddenly they started laughing.

Ellos empezaron a pelear.

They started fighting.

Empezaron a escalar la colina.

They began to climb the hill.

Algunas estrellas empezaron a aparecer en el cielo nocturno.

Some stars began to appear in the night sky.

Se empezaron a besar.

They started kissing.

Apenas llegaron, empezaron a pelear.

As soon as they arrived, they started fighting.

Empezaron a construirlo hace dos años y luego lo dejaron.

They started building it two years ago and then abandoned it.

— El salario del miedo (1953)

Ah, se empezaron a prender las luces de la calle.

Ah, the streetlights started to turn on.

Todos empezaron a parlotear a la vez.

They all started chattering at the same time.

Después de romper con María, Tom y Alicia empezaron a salir juntos.

After breaking up with Maria, Tom and Alicia started dating.

Mando, ¿cuándo empezaron a suceder cosas raras por aquí?

Commander, when did strange things start happening around here?

— Teléfono negro 2 (2025)

Cuando vieron a Tom, empezaron a llorar.

When they saw Tom, they started to cry.

Empezaron a ponerse nerviosos.

They started to get nervous.

Algunos jóvenes empezaron a saquear casas vacías.

Some young people began looting empty houses.

— El gran diluvio (2025)

El bar estaba tan lleno de humo que los ojos me empezaron a arder.

The bar was so full of smoke that my eyes started to burn.

¿Cuándo empezaron a aprender alemán?

When did you start learning German?

Y nuestros mandos empezaron a perder la paciencia.

And our commanders began to lose patience.

— Zeta (2026)

Empezaron a golpear la puerta de mi dormitorio.

They started banging on my bedroom door.

Tom y Mary empezaron a pasar más tiempo en España que en Gran Bretaña.

Tom and Mary began spending more time in Spain than in Great Britain.