boost

boost
boost [{{t}}bu:st]
1 transitive verb
(a) {{}}Commerce{{}} (sales) faire monter, augmenter; {{}}Industry{{}} (productivity) développer, accroître; (morale, confidence) renforcer; (economy) relancer;
a policy designed to boost the economy des mesures destinées à relancer l'économie
(b) {{}}Electricity{{}} survolter; {{}}Cars{{}} suralimenter
(c) {{}}Marketing{{}} (promote) faire de la réclame ou de la publicité pour
(d) {{}}American{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (steal) piquer, faucher
(e) {{}}American{{}} {{}}familiar{{}} (break into) cambrioler
2 noun
(a) (increase) augmentation f, croissance f; (improvement) amélioration f;
{{}}Commerce{{}} a boost in sales une brusque augmentation des ventes;
{{}}Finance{{}} the announcement gave the pound a boost on the foreign exchanges la nouvelle a fait grimper la livre sur le marché des changes;
the success gave her morale a much-needed boost le succès lui a remonté le moral, ce dont elle avait bien besoin
(b) (promotion)
the review gave his play a boost la critique a fait de la publicité pour ou du battage autour de sa pièce
(c) (leg-up)
to give sb a boost faire la courte échelle à qn; {{}}figurative{{}} donner un coup m de pouce à qn

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