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Começar and iniciar are Portuguese equivalents of the English word "begin." Context makes clear whether "begin" as the more informal "start" (case 1) or as the more formal "initiate" (example 2) suits. The respective pronunciations will be "KO-mey-SA" and "EE-nee-SYA" in Cariocan Brazilian and in continental Portuguese.

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