kick

• Nom désignant un coup donné avec le pied, ou l'action de donner un tel coup.

A noun referring to a strike or blow delivered with the foot, or the act of striking with the foot.

1. Strike with footA2formal

   A blow or strike delivered with the foot.

   coup de pied

   • He gave the ball a powerful kick.
   • The player's kick sent the ball into the goal.
   • She received a kick to the shin during the game.

   Synonymesbootpunt

2. Thrill or excitementB1informal

   A feeling of excitement, pleasure, or enjoyment.

   plaisir intense, excitation

   • He gets a kick out of watching old movies.
   • She did it just for kicks.
   • The roller coaster gave me a real kick.

   Synonymesbuzzchargeenjoymentexcitementhighpleasurerushthrill

   Antonymesapathyboredomennui

3. B2informal

   A strong effect or impact, especially from a substance or experience.

   Effet puissant

   • This chili has a real kick to it.
   • The coffee had a strong kick of caffeine.
   • The speech had a political kick that surprised the audience.

   Synonymesbiteimpactjoltpunchstingwallop

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner le fait de frapper quelque chose ou quelqu'un avec le pied, ou pour exprimer le début ou un effet intense d'une action.

A verb used to indicate the act of striking something with the foot, or to express the start or forceful effect of an action.

1. Strike with footA1formal

   To strike or hit something with the foot.

   Donner un coup de pied

   • He kicked the ball across the field.
   • She kicked the door open in frustration.
   • The child kicked his legs in the air.

   Synonymesbootpunt

2. Stop a habitB2informal

   To give up or stop doing something, especially a bad habit.

   Décrocher d'une habitude

   • He finally kicked his smoking habit.
   • She decided to kick caffeine for a month.
   • I need to kick my addiction to social media.

   Synonymesabandonbreakceasedropgive upquitstop

   Antonymesacquireadoptcultivatedevelopembrace

3. Start or activateB2informal

   To start something, often a process or mechanism.

   Démarrer, lancer

   • The engine kicked into gear.
   • The campaign will kick off next week.
   • He kicked the machine to get it working again.

   Synonymesactivatebegininitiatekick offlaunchset offstarttrigger

   Antonymesceasedeactivateendhaltshut offstopterminateturn off

Variantes phrasalkick aroundkick downkick inkick offkick outkick up