| Subject | English | Spanish |
| industr., construct., met. | to start a cut | iniciar el tronzado |
| meteorol. | start a fire | encender un fuego |
| mech.eng. | start a machine | arrancar una máquina |
| comp., MS | Start a New Conference... | Iniciar una nueva conferencia... (An item on the More/Actions menu that starts a conference with the person the user selects from the corporate address book. Also an item on the right-click menu for a person that starts a conference with the person) |
| comp., MS | Start a Video Conversation... | Iniciar una conversación de vídeo... (The item on the Actions menu that starts a video conversation with the person the user selects from the corporate address book) |
| gen. | These clouds are threatening to start a downpour | Estas nubes amenazan con iniciar un aguacero |