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"To increase the speed of an engine, especially that of a stationary motor car."
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"(idiomatic) To increase the speed of an engine, especially that of a stationary motor car."
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"sense": "to increase the speed of an engine",
"word": "monter dans les tours"
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"sense": "to increase the speed of an engine",
"word": "mandare su di giri"
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"sense": "to increase the speed of an engine",
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"sense": "to increase the speed of an engine",
"word": "acelerar"
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"ref": "2008 January–February, “70 Ways to Improve Every Day of the Week”, in Men's Health, volume 23, number 1, →ISSN, page 134",
"text": "Blast out of the gate on Monday by listening to up-tempo music before your workout. Israeli scientists say this can raise your heart rate, rev you up for an intense exercise session, and temporarily boost muscle power by 10 percent.",
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"To make (someone or something) more active."
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"(by extension, transitive) To make (someone or something) more active."
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"ref": "2005, Sean Dooley, The Big Twitch, Sydney: Allen and Unwin, page 225",
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"(by extension, intransitive) To become more active."
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"sense": "to increase the speed of an engine",
"word": "monter dans les tours"
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"sense": "to increase the speed of an engine",
"word": "mandare su di giri"
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"word": "portare su di giri"
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"sense": "to increase the speed of an engine",
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