arranque

arranque
masculine noun
1. start (comienzo)
2. starter (motor) (automobiles) (motor)
  • arranque eléctrico -> electrical starting
3. fit (arrebato)
  • en un arranque de ira/generosidad -> in a fit of anger/generosity

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arranque [ar-rahn’-kay]
noun
1. Extirpation, act of pulling up by the roots. (m)
2. Wrench. (m)
3. Flight of the imagination, sudden, unexpected gesture. (m)
4. Violent fit, impetuousness. (m)
5. Initiative, daring. (m)
  • Arranque del caballo -> sudden start of the horse
  • Arranque automático -> self-starter
  • Un hombre de mucho arranque -> a man of daring, a man of an enterprising nature
6. (Arquit.) Starting point. (m)
7. Estar en el arranque, to be completely broke. (Ante Meridian & Latin American) (m)
8. (fig.) Sally, witty remark. (m)
9. (Comp.) Starting up. (m)

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