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