"embark on sth" in German to embark on sth. etw. angehen sich an etw. machen sich dranmachen, etw. zu tun darangehen, etw. zu tun etw. in Angriff nehmen Detailed translations for "embark on sth" to embark on sth. to embark on sth.(also: to make a start on sth., to set about sth., to set to sth., to get to work on sth.) etw. angehen{transitive verb} to embark on sth.(also: to make a start on sth., to set about sth., to set to sth., to get to work on sth.) sich an etw. machen to embark on sth.(also: to make a start on sth., to set about sth., to set to sth., to get to work on sth.) sich dranmachen, etw. zu tun{verb} to embark on sth.(also: to make a start on sth., to set about sth., to set to sth., to get to work on sth.) darangehen, etw. zu tun to embark on sth.(also: to make a start on sth., to set about sth., to set to sth., to get to work on sth.) etw. in Angriff nehmen{transitive verb}