Also means
launch
Usage Note
Démarrage refers to the act of starting up — an engine, a project, or a business. Un démarrage en trombe means a blazing start. It derives from démarrer (to start, to pull away) and is common in both technical and figurative registers. The antonym is arrêt (stop).
Examples
"Le démarrage du moteur a été difficile par le froid."
Natural Translation
Starting the engine was difficult in the cold.

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