launch

UK
/lɔːnʧ/
US
/lɔntʃ/

Translations

launchverb
launched
Past Simple
launched
Past Participle
launching
Gerund
UK
/lɔːntʃ/
US
/lɔntʃ/
The company plans to launch a new product line next month.
L'entreprise prévoit de lancer une nouvelle gamme de produits le mois prochain.
mettre à l'eauNautique.
They launched the new yacht from the dock with great fanfare.
Ils ont mis à l'eau le nouveau yacht depuis le quai avec grande pompe.
Additional translations
projeterAu sens de lancer violemment en avant.
Synonyms
launchnoun
launches
pl
UK
/lɔːnʧ/
US
/lɔntʃ/
The launch of the probe was delayed due to bad weather.
Le lancement de la sonde a été retardé à cause du mauvais temps.
vedetteNautique.
We took a launch across the lake to reach the island.
Nous avons pris une vedette pour traverser le lac et rejoindre l'île.
lancementAu sens de présentation commerciale d’un nouveau produit ou service.
The company held a grand launch for their latest smartphone model.
L'entreprise a organisé un grand lancement pour son dernier modèle de smartphone.
launchadjective
UK
/lɔːntʃ/
US
/lɔntʃ/
Used attributively to modify another noun, denoting relation to an act of launching or to an item released at the start of availability.
de lancement
The engineers inspected the launch pad before liftoff.
Les ingénieurs ont inspecté la plateforme de lancement avant le décollage.
de lancementAu sens de première mise sur le marché ou première diffusion.
Customers rushed to buy the launch edition of the console.
Les clients se sont précipités pour acheter l'édition de lancement de la console.

Definitions

launchverb
To set a boat or ship in motion by pushing it or allowing it to roll into the water.
They launched the new yacht from the dock with great fanfare.
To start or set in motion an activity or enterprise.
The company plans to launch a new product line next month.
To send a spacecraft or missile into the air or space.
NASA is scheduled to launch the satellite early next year.
To introduce a new product or publication to the public for the first time.
The author will launch her latest novel at the book fair.
To start a computer program or application so that it begins running.
Click the icon to launch the software.
To throw or propel something forcefully through the air or forward.
The striker launched the ball toward the goal from midfield.
launchnoun
The act or process of setting something in motion, especially a spacecraft, missile, or boat, by propelling it into the air, space, or water.
The launch of the probe was delayed due to bad weather.
An event to introduce a new product or service to the market.
The company held a grand launch for their latest smartphone model.
A large motorboat, often used for short trips or as a tender for larger vessels.
We took a launch across the lake to reach the island.
launchadjective
Relating to or intended for the act of launching.
The engineers inspected the launch pad before liftoff.
Produced or released for the first public availability; initial.
Customers rushed to buy the launch edition of the console.