English-Spanish translations for catapult

catapultaEn primer lugar es, en muchos aspectos, una sociedad tribal muy antigua, que no podemos catapultar al siglo XXI de un sólo golpe. Firstly, it is in many respects a very ancient tribal society, which we cannot catapult into the 21st century in one fell swoop.

A device or weapon for throwing or launching large objects, such as a mechanical aid on aircraft carriers designed to help airplanes take off from the flight deck
An instance of firing a missile from a catapult
To fire a missile from a catapult
To increase the status of something rapidly
To be fired from a catapult or as if from a catapult

The candidate selection for running mate has catapulted her to the national scene.
She catapulted to the national scene following her selection by the candidate.

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