kick start

Noun

 * 1) A metal bar on a motorcycle used to start its engine.
 * 2) An act of starting a motorcycle by quickly depressing the kick start with one's foot.
 * 3)  A fast or strong start; help with starting or beginning well.
 * 4) An impetus that starts or restarts some process.
 * 1) An impetus that starts or restarts some process.
 * 1) An impetus that starts or restarts some process.

Translations

 * Finnish: käynnistyspoljin
 * French: démarreur au pied, pédale de mise en marche
 * German: Kickstarter
 * Italian: impianto di avviamento
 * Portuguese: pedal de arranque, pedal de partida
 * Spanish: pedal de arranque


 * Finnish: käynnistyspotku
 * French: démarrage au kick


 * Finnish: käynnistyspotku
 * French: début en beauté, démarrage du bon pied


 * Finnish:
 * French: ,

Verb

 * 1)  To start a motorcycle.
 * 2)  To start or begin strongly or quickly.
 * 3)  To make (something) active, functional, or productive again; to reinvigorate (an activity, system, or process).
 * 1)  To make (something) active, functional, or productive again; to reinvigorate (an activity, system, or process).
 * 1)  To make (something) active, functional, or productive again; to reinvigorate (an activity, system, or process).
 * 1)  To make (something) active, functional, or productive again; to reinvigorate (an activity, system, or process).

Usage notes
Noun senses 3 and 4, and verb sense 2, are considered incorrect in some circles; in all probability, the use of kick start to mean “revitalize” or “provide impetus” was derived from the metaphorical use of in that sense.

Translations

 * Finnish: polkaista käyntiin
 * French: démarrer au kick


 * Finnish: polkaista käyntiin
 * French: démarrer en beauté (la journée), démarrer du bon pied (la journée), bien commencer (la journée), commencer en beauté


 * French: