entamer
Meanings
Verb
1. to cut into (something)
2. to remove a small piece of something
3. to lead (play the first card) (card games)
4. to eat into (savings etc.); to undermine (credibility) (figurative, figuratively)
5. to start, to begin, initiate (figurative, figuratively)
Examples13
entamer la peau
cut into the skin
entamer un pain, un melon, un pâté
cut a piece of bread, melon, pâté
J'ai entamé hier un nouvel ouvrage.
I started a new book yesterday.
Ils entamèrent une discussion.
They entered into a discussion.
Le manque de sommeil entama son énergie.
Lack of sleep whittled away her energy.
Les deux pays ont entamé des négociations de paix.
Both countries entered into peace negotiations.