launch

lancer

Commencer une nouvelle activité ou proposer un nouveau produit au public.

En anglais simple : Start a new activity or make a new product available to people.

• They launched a new website.
• The charity is launching a campaign to help families.
• When will you launch your business?

Synonymes : start, introduce, begin

Contraires : end

Expressions courantes : launch a product, launch a campaign, launch a business

lancer

Envoyer une fusée, un ballon ou sa charge du sol vers les airs.

En anglais simple : Send a rocket, balloon, or something it carries up from the ground into the air.

• They launched a rocket yesterday.
• The satellite was launched into space.
• Strong winds prevented us from launching the balloon.

Comment l'utiliser : launch something into something (They launched a satellite into orbit.)

Synonymes : send up

Expressions courantes : launch a rocket, launch a satellite, launch a balloon

mettre à l’eau

Mettre un bateau dans l’eau pour qu’il puisse flotter et avancer.

En anglais simple : Put a boat or ship into the water so it can float and move.

• We launched the boat at dawn.
• They launched their canoe from the beach.
• The new ship will be launched next week.

Comment l'utiliser : launch something into something (They launched the canoe into the river.)

Synonymes : set afloat

Expressions courantes : launch a boat, launch a ship, launch a canoe, launch a vessel

lancer, projeter

Envoyer quelque chose vers l’avant avec force.

En anglais simple : Throw or send something forward with force.

• He launched a stone across the river.
• She launched a dart at the target.
• The machine launches balls for the dog to catch.

Comment l'utiliser : launch something at someone/something (He launched a snowball at the wall.)

Synonymes : throw, hurl, fling

Expressions courantes : launch a dart, launch a stone, launch at someone

lancement, soirée de lancement

Événement célébrant le début d’un projet ou l’arrivée d’un nouveau produit, livre ou bateau.

En anglais simple : An event celebrating the start of a project or the arrival of a new product, book, or ship.

• We went to her book launch.
• The product launch attracted hundreds of guests.
• Who is coming to the launch tonight?

Synonymes : launch party

Expressions courantes : book launch, product launch, launch party