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Record 1 2015-03-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • General Vocabulary
DEF

The force that keeps an object moving or keeps an event developing after it has started.

CONT

It's been formidable ... and we expect our momentum to carry on in the future.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vocabulaire général
DEF

Action propre à accroître le développement, le dynamisme d'une activité, d'une entreprise [...]

OBS

momentum : Étymologiquement, «momentum» est un mot latin qui désigne une force d’impulsion ou un mouvement. Le terme n’existe pas dans la langue française courante (sauf en sciences physiques) alors qu’il est fréquemment employé par les anglo-saxons pour indiquer une sorte d’élan positif, le fait que les choses progressent bien.

PHR

Transmettre une impulsion à quelque chose.

Spanish

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