démarrer

/de.ma.ʁe/
1.
verbInf1st

start (a vehicle or engine)

boot up (a computer or device)

begin (a project, activity or process)

Ma voiture refuse de démarrer ce matin.

My car refuses to start this morning.

2.
verbInf1st

pull away; set off (in a vehicle)

take off suddenly or accelerate rapidly (as in démarrer en trombe)

Quand le feu est passé au vert, il a décidé de démarrer en trombe.

When the light turned green, he decided to speed off.