French-English translations for coup de fouet

boostThank you for that morale boost, Mr Sifunakis. Merci beaucoup pour ce coup de fouet, Monsieur Sifunakis. That would be an important boost for progress in the area. Ce serait un sérieux coup de fouet pour progresser dans ce domaine. I believe that the euro will provide a positive boost to competition. Je crois qu'il donnera un coup de fouet à la concurrence.
kick startThe motorcycle requires a kick startAs a kick start for the group, lets write up some ideasHe kick started the motorcycle and took off

lash
us
The culprit received thirty-nine lashesto lash something to a sparlash a pack on a horses back
pick-me-up
tonicThe arrival of the new members had a tonic effect on the team.We used to brew a tonic from a particular kind of root.
whiplash
whipping

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