Casualverb
boostare
to boost (increase, power up, promote)
Literal Translation
"to boost"
Formal Equivalent
potenziare, promuovere
Examples in Context
"Devo boostare questo post, ha troppo poche views."
"I need to boost this post, it has too few views."
"Mi hanno boostato il server Discord, che gentili."
"They boosted my Discord server, how kind."
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Cultural Note
Used across gaming (boosting a character's stats or rank), social media (boosting a post's visibility), and Discord (server boosts that unlock perks). Italian influencers use it when paying to promote content or when engagement unexpectedly spikes.
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