kick-off

1. The opening kick of each half of a game of football.

   Anstoß

   введе́ние мяча́ в игру́vvedénije mjačá v igrú, кик-о́ффkik-óff

2. (broadly)The opening sequence of any event.

   Auftakt, Startschuss

   стартstart, нача́лоnačálo

3. The opening sequence of notes in a song, usually played by the song's main instrument, to indicate the beginning of the song.

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