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launch

Pronunciation: /lɔːntʃ/

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German translation of launch

v.t.

  • 1 zu Wasser lassen [Boot]; vom Stapel lassen [neues Schiff]; abschießen [Harpune, Torpedo]; schleudern [Speer]
  • 2 (fig.) auf den Markt bringen [Produkt]; vorstellen [Buch, Schallplatte, Sänger] launch an attack = einen Angriff durchführen

Phrasal verbs

launch ˈout

v.i. (fig.) launch out into films/a new career/on one's own = sich beim Film versuchen/beruflich etwas ganz Neues anfangen/sich selbstständig machen

launch in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of launch in the British & World English dictionary Definition of launch in the US English dictionary

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