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rocket ['rɒkɪt]1 noun∎ to fire or launch a rocket lancer une fusée;∎ to go off like a rocket partir comme une fusée∎ to fire a rocket lancer une roquette(c) (signal, firework) fusée f∎ to get a rocket (from sb) se faire engueuler (par qn), prendre ou se faire passer un savon (par qn);∎ to give sb a rocket engueuler qn, passer un savon a qn(propulsion) par fusée; (engine) de fusée(a) (missile, astronaut) lancer (dans l'espace);∎ the spacecraft was rocketed to the moon le vaisseau spatial a été lancé en direction de la lune(b) (record, singer) faire monter en flèche;∎ the record rocketed the group into the top 10 grâce à ce disque, le groupe est monté en flèche jusqu'au top 10(price, sales) monter en flèche;∎ to rocket to fame devenir célèbre du jour au lendemain;∎ the group rocketed up the charts le groupe est monté dans le hit-parade comme une flèche;∎ the car rocketed down the road/round the track la voiture a descendu la rue/fait le tour de la piste à une vitesse incroyable►► Military rocket attack attaque f à la roquette;Military rocket bomb roquette f;rocket gun fusil m lance-roquettes;Military rocket range base f de lancement de missiles;rocket science fuséologie m;rocket scientist spécialiste mf de fuséologie; familiar Stock Exchange = personne qui spécule sur le cours des monnaies;
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