Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
kicking off
French translation:
lancer/mettre en route/donner le coup d'envoi
Added to glossary by
Claudia Iglesias
Jan 21, 2005 14:25
19 yrs ago
English term
Chile
WORDS ROOTED IN TWO CULTURES
Native in: French 
, Spanish
Works in: Spanish to French, French to Spanish, English to French, and 3 more.
kicking off
English to French
Other
Other
with xxx's kicking off relief efforts.
Merci !
Merci !
Proposed translations
(French)
Proposed translations
+9
5 mins
Selected
lancer/mettre en route/donner le coup d'envoi
to kick off = donner le coup d'envoi (d'un match - en règle générale)
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Note added at 2005-01-21 14:33:32 (GMT)
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grammaire: XX donnant le coup d\'envoi aux.....
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Note added at 2005-01-21 14:33:32 (GMT)
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grammaire: XX donnant le coup d\'envoi aux.....
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Merci à tous.
L'aide humanitaire de 1045 m'a bien aidée aussi."
-1
9 mins
Karen Riggio
Sweden
Sweden
Native in French
Sweden
You Create, I Translate
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France) 
Works in: English to French, Italian to French, Spanish to French
claquer (mourrir)
j'ai trouvé cette traduction dans un dictionnaire, kick off : claquer, clamser (to die) .fam
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
RHELLER
: not even close, sorry
9 mins
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| neutral |
Jean-Claude Gouin
: "kicking the bucket" = mourir
13 mins
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| disagree |
Glen McCulley
: given the context of relief efforts (for people suffering) it's hard to imagine! terrible dictionary, terrible answer... sorry!
1 hr
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11 mins
déclencher (initialiser)
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+2
28 mins
Jean-Claude Gouin
Canada
Canada
Native in French
Canada
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Native in: French
Works in: French to English, English to French, French, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
mettre sur pieds une campagne d'aide humanitaire ...
déclencher, lancer, donner le coup d'envoi à une campagne d'aide humanitaire ...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Frederic Poulin
: bon choix dans le contexte
8 mins
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Merci Frédéric ...
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| agree |
Arroger
2 hrs
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Merci Roger ... et merci pour tes courriels.
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1 hr
Glen McCulley
Native in English
&
French
translations that read out loud
Native in: English , French
Works in: French to English, English to French
Related KudoZ points
:
6
démarrer/démarrage
c'est selon: une autre idée... en plus on démarre quelque-chose qui continue de 'rouler' après, donc peut être bien (ou pas bien) dans le contexte...
3 hrs
Johanne Bouthillier
Canada
Canada
Native in French
Canada
English to Canadian French translator
Native in: French (Variant: Canadian)
Works in: English to French
Related KudoZ points
:
24
lancement
if you prefer the nominative form
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