starter

entrante, entrada

Plato pequeño que se sirve al comenzar una comida, antes del plato principal.

En inglés sencillo: A small dish served at the beginning of a meal, before the main dish.

• I had soup as a starter.
• Would you like a starter before your main course?
• We ordered two starters to share.

Sinónimos: appetizer, first course

Expresiones frecuentes: have a starter, starter and main, starter of something

motor de arranque

Motor eléctrico que pone en marcha el motor de un coche u otra máquina.

En inglés sencillo: An electric motor that makes a car or another engine begin running.

• The starter is broken.
• The mechanic replaced the car’s starter.
• A weak battery may stop the starter from turning the engine.

Sinónimos: starter motor

Expresiones frecuentes: starter motor, faulty starter, replace a starter

algo para empezar, kit de iniciación

Algo básico que se usa o compra al iniciar una actividad o una nueva etapa de la vida.

En inglés sencillo: Something basic that you use or buy when beginning an activity or a new stage of life.

• This small house is a good starter.
• We bought a starter kit for painting.
• Their starter home had only one bedroom.

Expresiones frecuentes: starter home, starter kit, good starter

iniciador, juez de salida

Persona que comienza una actividad o hace que empiece.

En inglés sencillo: Someone who begins an activity or makes it begin.

• The starter raised the flag.
• All runners waited for the starter’s signal.
• She was the starter of our community garden project.

Sinónimos: initiator

Expresiones frecuentes: race starter, early starter, starter of something