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Meanings of jump-start in English

Spanish
acelerar

Start (a car engine whose battery is dead) by connecting it to another car's battery.

        acelerar

        Starting an automobile engine that has a weak battery by means of jumper cables to another car.

              Usage of jump-start in English
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              Charles de Gaulle hardly intended to help jump-start the Israeli technology scene.
              Start-up nation: the story of israel's economic miracle
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              Administration officials say the trip is an opportunity to jump-start the relationship.
              Reuters
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              A strong performance also could jump-start legislation in the Senate, he added.
              Reuters
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              If it isn't, hunt for additional income to jump-start the debt payoff.
              Reuters
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              There's nothing like a glimpse of Hell to jump-start a man's conscience.
              The unnatural inquirer
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              Maybe it's not the best way to jump-start my career again.
              This is where we live
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              How do we start to jump-start this type of enterprise building?
              Ebony
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              Sit down? she said finally, and that managed to jump-start Peg.
              Osprey island
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              And it gave us a great jump-start, and we're off running.
              The Verge
              10
              She was trying to jump-start it and had no idea how.
              The house
              11
              Garcia told me that if your heart stops, the pacemaker will jump-start it.
              The devil's bones: a body farm novel
              12
              But how might he jump-start the discovery of these incredible chemicals?
              The emperor of all maladies: a biography of cancer
              13
              And Brownback predicted that the cuts would jump-start an economic boom.
              The Irish Times
              14
              Trudeau plans to double spending on infrastructure to jump-start anaemic growth.
              Reuters
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              That seemed to jump-start the Packers after a listless first half.
              Reuters
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              Instead, I have used that experience as a jump-start for my mental training.
              Climbing Magazine
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