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launch [lɔ:nt∫]1. nounb. [of ship, spacecraft, product] lancement m[+ boat, rocket, company, career] lancer ; [+ investigation] ouvrir• to launch into [+ speech, explanation, attack] se lancer dans4. compounds* * *[lɔːntʃ] 1.2) ( setting in motion) (of new boat, rocket) lancement m; ( of lifeboat) mise f à l'eau; (of campaign, product) lancement m2.transitive verb1) Nautical mettre [quelque chose] à l'eau [dinghy, lifeboat]2) ( fire) lancer [new ship, missile, rocket] (against, at sur)air-/sea-launched — lancé du ciel/depuis la mer
3) ( start) lancer [attack, campaign, career, company, product, computer program]; ouvrir [investigation]; mettre [quelque chose] en action [plan]3.to launch (forth) into — se lancer dans [description, story]; attaquer [chorus, song]
to launch oneself at somebody/something — se lancer sur quelqu'un/quelque chose
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['rokit] 1. noun1) (a tube containing materials which, when set on fire, give off a jet of gas which drives the tube forward, usually up into the air, used eg as a firework, for signalling, or for launching a spacecraft.) fusée, roquette2) (a spacecraft launched in this way: The Americans have sent a rocket to Mars.) fusée2. verb(to rise or increase very quickly: Bread prices have rocketed.) monter en flèche -
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A n1 Naut ( also motor launch) ( for patrolling) vedette f ; ( for pleasure) bateau m de plaisance ; customs'/police launch vedette f de la douane/de la police ;2 ( setting in motion) (of new boat, rocket, satellite) lancement m ; (of dinghy, lifeboat) mise f à l'eau ; Advertg, Comm (of campaign, product, publication) lancement m.B vtr2 ( fire) lancer [missile, rocket] (against, at sur) ; air-/sea-launched lancé du ciel/depuis la mer ;3 ( start) lancer [campaign, career, company, hunt, project] ; ouvrir [investigation] ; mettre [qch] en action [plan] ; lancer [computer program] ; to launch an attack on sb/sth lit lancer une attaque contre qn/qch ; fig attaquer qn/qch ;■ launch out [company, designer] se diversifier ; to launch out into [person, company] se lancer dans [cosmetics, consultancy, design].
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