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trampolino — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • bootstrap verb To start and grow a business or project using only your own money and revenue, without outside investment.
  • springboard noun A flexible board used to launch a diver or gymnast into the air.
  • trampoline noun A device made of tough fabric stretched over a frame with springs, used for bouncing.

Senses

trampolino is used for these senses in English:

  • bootstrap (figuratively) A means of advancing oneself or accomplishing something without aid.
  • springboard A board consisting of a flexible, springy, cantilevered platform that propels one into the air, used for diving or gymnastics.
  • springboard (figuratively) Something that acts as a catalyst to begin or accelerate an action or growth.
  • stepping stone (idiomatic) Something used as a way to progress to something or somewhere else.
  • trampoline A gymnastic and recreational device consisting of a piece of taut, strong fabric or rubber stretched over a (usually steel) frame using many coiled springs as anchors.

bootstrap — full definition

  1. verb To start and grow a business or project using only your own money and revenue, without outside investment.
  2. verb In computing, to start up a computer or system by loading a small initial program that then loads the rest.
  3. noun A loop of leather or fabric at the back of a boot, used to pull it on.

springboard — full definition

  1. noun A flexible board used to launch a diver or gymnast into the air.
  2. noun Something that helps launch or accelerate a new effort or opportunity.

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