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Definition 2024

well_begun_is_half_done

well begun is half done

English

Proverb

well begun is half done

Much depends on the beginning of an endeavor.

Coordinate terms

a good beginning makes a good ending

Translations

proverb

Chinese:
Mandarin:
Dutch: een goed begin is het halve werk
Finnish: hyvin aloitettu on puoliksi tehty

Italian: chi ben comincia è a metà dell'opera
Korean: 시작이 반이다 (ko) ‎(sijag-i ban-ida)
Polish: dobry początek to połowa roboty
Russian: хоро́шее нача́ло полде́ла откача́ло ‎(xoróšeje načálo poldéla otkačálo)