kick start
verb
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- (transitive, figurative) To start or begin strongly or quickly.
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bien commencer,
commencer en beauté,
démarrer du bon pied,
démarrer en beauté
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- (transitive) To start a motorcycle.
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démarrer au kick
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- (transitive, figurative) To make (something) active, functional, or productive again; to reinvigorate (an activity, system, or process).
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relancer
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kick start
noun
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- An impetus that starts or restarts some process.
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coup de fouet,
relance
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- (figuratively) A fast or strong start; help with starting or beginning well.
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début en beauté,
démarrage du bon pied
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- An act of starting a motorcycle by quickly depressing the kick start with one's foot.
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démarrage au kick
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- A metal bar on a motorcycle used to start its engine.
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démarreur au pied,
pédale de mise en marche
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