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entamer to start Qui a entamé le gâteau ? Who’s started the cake? Enfin j’ai rencontré le guitariste Charlot, avec qui j’ai entamé ma brillante carrière. Finally I met the guitarist Charlot, with whom I started my brilliant career. “Entamer” is primarily translated into English as “to begin,” “to start,” or “to initiate,” but it can also mean: To cut into or make the first cut (e.g., a loaf of bread or a cake) To broach or bring up a subject To diminish or reduce something To damage or impair Usage and Examples To begin or start: “Nous allons entamer les négociations....