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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesrelancer
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ʁə.lɑ̃.se/
"Il faut relancer l'économie locale."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To jump-start or dramatically accelerate a process, project, or movement to get it moving quickly.
"The government introduced new tax incentives to kick-start the sluggish economy."
- 1
An impulse or action that abruptly starts or revitalizes something.
"Morning exercise provides a great kick-start to my daily routine."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the mechanism of starting a motorcycle by pressing a foot pedal (kick) combined with the verb start, which originated in the early 20th century. Over time, the term evolved metaphorically to describe the rapid initiation or revitalization of any process, project, or economy.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Kick-start" is said worldwide
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relancer
Transliteration: /ʁə.lɑ̃.se/
"Il faut relancer l'économie locale."
ankurbeln
Transliteration: /ˈanˌkʊʁbl̩n/
"Wir müssen die Wirtschaft ankurbeln."
rilanciare
Transliteration: /ri.lanˈtʃa.re/
"Il progetto ha bisogno di essere rilanciato."
reactivar
Transliteration: /re.ak.tiˈβaɾ/
"El plan busca reactivar el mercado laboral."
impulsionar
Transliteration: /ĩ.puw.si.uˈnaɾ/
"Precisamos impulsionar as vendas este mês."
पुनर्जीवित करना
Transliteration: punarjivit karna
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"हमें अर्थव्यवस्था को पुनर्जीवित करने की आवश्यकता है।"
启动
Transliteration: qǐdòng
Script: 中文汉字
"我们需要采取措施来启动这个项目。"
활성화하다
Transliteration: hwal-seong-hwa-ha-da
Script: 한국어 한글
"정부는 경제를 활성화하기 위해 노력하고 있다."
始動させる
Transliteration: shidō sa seru
Script: 日本語
"新しいプロジェクトを始動させましょう。"
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