entamer

Definition: to start, broach, open, cut into, eat into (literally and figuratively)

Le premier ministre va entamer une visite en Égypte - The Prime Minister is going to visit Egypt.

Qui a déjà entamé le pâté ? - Who already started on the pâté?

J'aimerais entamer une bouteille de vin - I'd like to open a bottle of wine.

Est-ce que la rouille peut entamer une porte en acier ? - Can rust eat into a steel door? (Can a steel door get rusty?)

Related: une entame - first slice, piece, card

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Pronunciation: [a(n) tah may]Audio Link