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boost [bu:st](a) Commerce (sales) faire monter, augmenter; Industry (productivity) développer, accroître; (morale, confidence) renforcer; (economy) relancer;∎ a policy designed to boost the economy des mesures destinées à relancer l'économie2 noun∎ Commerce a boost in sales une brusque augmentation des ventes;∎ Finance the announcement gave the pound a boost on the foreign exchanges la nouvelle a fait grimper la livre sur le marché des changes;∎ the success gave her morale a much-needed boost le succès lui a remonté le moral, ce dont elle avait bien besoin∎ the review gave his play a boost la critique a fait de la publicité pour ou du battage autour de sa pièce∎ to give sb a boost faire la courte échelle à qn; figurative donner un coup m de pouce à qn -
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1 nounto give sth a boost (sales, exports) faire augmenter qch, doper qch; (productivity) développer qch, accroître qch; (economy) relancer qch;∎ the announcement gave the pound a boost on the foreign exchanges la nouvelle a fait grimper la livre sur le marché des changes;∎ a boost in sales une brusque augmentation des ventes∎ we must do something to boost staff morale il faut faire quelque chose pour remonter le moral du personnel(computer) amorcer, faire démarrer(of computer) s'amorcer, démarrer; (of person) démarrer -
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boost [bu:st]1. noun[+ price] faire monter ; [+ output, productivity] augmenter ; [+ sales] stimuler ; [+ confidence] renforcer* * *[buːst] 1.1) ( stimulus) coup m de fouet (to à)2) ( encouragement) encouragement m3) ( publicity) publicité f2.transitive verb1) ( stimulate) stimuler [economy, productivity, sales]; encourager [investment, lending]; augmenter [capacity, number, pay, profit, value]; relancer [interest]2) ( enhance) améliorer [image, performance]3) ( promote) faire la promotion de, promouvoir [product]4) Electricity, Telecommunications amplifier [signal, voltage]5) Automobile rendre [quelque chose] plus puissant [engine]6) ( push up) propulser [rocket] -
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A n2 ( encouragement) encouragement m (to sb pour qn ; to sth à qch ; to do à faire) ; to give sb a boost encourager qn ;4 ( upward push) to give sb a boost soulever qn (up to jusqu'à).B vtr1 ( stimulate) stimuler [aid, economy, efficiency, exports, productivity, sales] ; encourager [investment, lending] ; augmenter [capacity, intake, number, pay, profit, value] ; relancer [interest] ; to boost sb's confidence redonner confiance à qn ; to boost morale remonter le moral ;2 ( enhance) améliorer [image, performance] ;3 Advertg faire la promotion de, promouvoir [product] ;6 ( push up) soulever [person] ;7 Aerosp propulser [rocket]. -
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drive [draɪv]1. nouna. ( = car journey) trajet m en voitureb. ( = private road) allée fd. ( = energy) énergie fe. ( = promotional campaign) campagne fa. [+ car, train] conduire ; [+ racing car] piloter• he drives a lorry/taxi il est camionneur/chauffeur de taxib. [+ people, animals] pousser (devant soi)c. [+ machine] [person] actionner ; [steam] faire fonctionner( = be the driver) conduire ; ( = go by car) aller en voiture• to drive away/back partir/revenir (en voiture)• can you drive? savez-vous conduire ?• to drive at 50km/h rouler à 50 km/h• did you come by train? -- no, we drove êtes-vous venus en train ? -- non, en voiture4. compounds• drive-in cinema ciné-parc m ► drive-through (British), drive-thru noun ( = restaurant) drive-in m inv adjective [restaurant, drugstore] drive-in[vehicle, person] rouler( = intend, mean) vouloir dire• what are you driving at? où voulez-vous en venir ?► drive away[car] démarrer ; [person] s'en aller en voiture[car] revenir ; [person] rentrer en voiturea. ( = cause to retreat) refoulerb. ( = convey back) ramener (en voiture)► drive in[car] entrer ; [person] entrer (en voiture)[+ nail] enfoncer[car] démarrer ; [person] s'en aller en voiturea. ( = repel) chasserb. ( = leave by car) to drive off a ferry débarquer d'un ferry (en voiture)[+ ferry] embarquer sur[car] sortir ; [person] sortir (en voiture)[+ person] faire sortir( = convey) conduire en voiture► drive up[car] arriver ; [person] arriver (en voiture)* * *[draɪv] 1.1) ( in car)3) ( motivation) dynamisme m4) Computing entraînement m de disques5) Automobile transmission f6) ( path) allée f7) Sport drive m2. 3.1) conduire [vehicle, passenger]; piloter [racing car]; transporter [cargo, load]; parcourir [quelque chose] (en voiture) [distance]to drive something into — rentrer quelque chose dans [garage, space]
3) ( chase or herd) conduirehe was driven from ou out of the country — il a été chassé du pays
4) (power, propel) actionner5) (force, push) lit, fig pousser [boat, person]; enfoncer [nail]; faire passer [road]4.1) Automobile conduireto drive into — entrer dans [garage, space]; rentrer dans [tree, lamppost]
5.to drive up/down a hill — monter/descendre une côte
1) Automobile conduire soi-même2)•Phrasal Verbs:- drive at- drive on
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