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kick-start

Spanish translation: Pistoletazo de salida

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English term or phrase:kick-start
Spanish translation:Pistoletazo de salida
Entered by: Raimundo

12:29 Apr 4, 2001
English to Spanish translations [PRO]
English term or phrase: kick-start
In many ways, the PC was the great kick-start to the sector, with enterprises moving from mainframes to PC-based systems.
Montserrat Guasch-Ortiz
Disparo de salida
Explanation:
Está haciendo una analogía con una competición atlética. Y ahí salen a golpe de taco con un "disparo de salida". Como salió el PC

Espero que te valga
Selected response from:

Raimundo
Local time: 00:05
Grading comment
Gracias por tu respuesta, al final he puesto "pistoletazo de salida". :)
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Summary of answers provided
nael arranque / el comienzo
bhowen
nainicio, comienzo, arranque
fmecondor8
naRápido inicio / Inicio rápido
Bertha S. Deffenbaugh
nala PC fue la gran emprendedora en este sector
Oso (X)
naDisparo de salida
Raimundo
naenergía
Henry Hinds
naimpulsora
Maria Paz
naSee below,
Ramón Solá
naDesendadenante
Raimundo


  

Answers


2 mins
el arranque / el comienzo


Explanation:
Kickstart significa empezar de golpe, comenzar con impulso

Buena suerte

bhowen
Local time: 19:05
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Claudia Berison
Bertha S. Deffenbaugh
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5 mins
inicio, comienzo, arranque


Explanation:
saludos

fmecondor8

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7 mins
Rápido inicio / Inicio rápido


Explanation:
kick-start transitive verb (past kick-start·ed, past participle kick-start·ed, present participle kick-start·ing, 3rd person present singular kick-starts)

1. MOTORCYCLES start a motorcycle: to start the engine on a motorcycle by stepping down hard on the kick-starter

2. start something quickly: to start or restart a process or activity quickly and forcefully;-
-* policies designed to kick-start an ailing economy

noun (plural kick-starts)

1. MOTORCYCLES See kick-starter

2. forceful start: a course of action that quickly and forcefully starts or restarts

ENCARTA WORLD ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Bertha S. Deffenbaugh
United States
Local time: 16:05
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 743

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14 mins
la PC fue la gran emprendedora en este sector


Explanation:
emprendedor(a)=quien comienza una actividad, empresa o proyecto especialmente emocionante.


Saludos afectuosos de OSO ¶:^)


    Newbury House & Larousse en espa�ol
    Simon & Schuster's
Oso (X)
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 9863

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22 mins
Disparo de salida


Explanation:
Está haciendo una analogía con una competición atlética. Y ahí salen a golpe de taco con un "disparo de salida". Como salió el PC

Espero que te valga

Raimundo
Local time: 00:05
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 399
Grading comment
Gracias por tu respuesta, al final he puesto "pistoletazo de salida". :)

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Arturo López Gómez
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2 hrs
energía


Explanation:
...la PC aportó la gran energía que le dio impulso al sector...

Aunque lo de la moto es cierto, creo que cabe más esto.


    Experiencia
Henry Hinds
United States
Local time: 17:05
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PRO pts in pair: 16449

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4 hrs
impulsora


Explanation:
es una sugerencia más :)

Maria Paz
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Claudia Berison
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10 hrs
See below,


Explanation:
...impulso inicial del sector...

Ramón Solá
Local time: 18:05
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17 hrs
Desendadenante


Explanation:
In many ways, the PC was the great kick-start to the sector, with enterprises moving from mainframes to PC-based systems.

... el PC fue el mayor desencadenante del sector...

Espero que te valga

Raimundo
Local time: 00:05
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in pair: 399
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