jump-start

A noun referring to the act of starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by connecting it to another car's battery using jumper cables.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant l'action de démarrer un véhicule dont la batterie est déchargée en la reliant à la batterie d'un autre véhicule à l'aide de câbles de démarrage.

1. Starting a car with a dead battery B1 informal

   The act of starting an automobile engine that has a weak or dead battery by connecting it to another car's battery using jumper cables.

   • My car wouldn't start, so I needed a jump-start from a neighbor.
   • He gave me a jump-start after I left my lights on.
   • Always follow safety instructions when performing a jump-start.

   🇫🇷démarrage par câbles

   Synonymes: boostjump

2. Sudden boost or revival B2 informal

   An action or event that gives a sudden boost of energy, progress, or success to something.

   • The new investment gave the company a jump-start.
   • A good night's sleep can be a jump-start for your productivity.
   • The campaign provided a jump-start to the local economy.

   🇫🇷Relance soudaine

   Synonymes: boostfillipimpetuskick-startstimulusuplift

• jump-starts plural form
• jump-starts' possessive plural form
• jump-start's possessive singular form

A verb meaning to start a vehicle's engine using jumper cables connected to another vehicle's battery, or to give a sudden boost or impetus to something.

• 🇫🇷Verbe signifiant démarrer le moteur d'une voiture en utilisant des câbles de connexion reliés à la batterie d'un autre véhicule, ou donner une impulsion soudaine ou un coup de fouet à quelque chose.

1. Start a car with a dead battery B1 informal

   To start a car engine that has a dead battery by connecting it to another car's battery using cables.

   • He used his friend's car to jump-start his own.
   • The mechanic showed me how to jump-start a vehicle safely.
   • I had to jump-start my car this morning because the battery was dead.

   🇫🇷démarrer avec des câbles

   Synonymes: boostjump

2. Revitalize or energize B2 informal

   To give new energy or momentum to something that is stalled or inactive.

   • The new manager's ideas helped jump-start the company's growth.
   • A small grant can jump-start a community project.
   • They organized a workshop to jump-start the creative process.

   🇫🇷Relancer, redynamiser

   Synonymes: activateboostenergizegalvanizekick-startreinvigoraterejuvenateresuscitaterevitalizerevivestimulate

   Antonymes: quashstiflesuppress

• jump-started past participle
• jump-started past simple
• jump-starting present participle
• jump-starts third person singular