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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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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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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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I 1. [lo:n ] verb1) (to make (a boat or ship) slide into the water or (a rocket) leave the ground: As soon as the alarm was sounded, the lifeboat was launched; The Russians have launched a rocket.) lancer2) (to start (a person, project etc) off on a course: His success launched him on a brilliant career.) lancer3) (to throw.) lancer2. noun((an) act of launching.) lancement- launch into - launch out II [lo:n ] noun(a large, power-driven boat, usually used for short trips or for pleasure: We cruised round the bay in a motor launch.) bateau de plaisance
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