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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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