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élan
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é·lan  (-lä, -län)
n.
1. Enthusiastic vigor and liveliness.
2. Distinctive style or flair.

[French, from Old French eslan, rush, from eslancer, to hurl : es-, out (from Latin ex-; see ex-) + lancer, to throw (from Late Latin lancere, to throw a lance, from Latin lancea, lance).]

élan [eɪˈlɑːn eɪˈlæn (French) elɑ̃]
n
a combination of style and vigour he performed the concerto with élan
[from French, from élancer to throw forth, ultimately from Latin lancea lance]
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élan
noun style, spirit, dash, flair, animation, vigour, verve, zest, panache, esprit, brio, vivacity, impetuosity The part was performed with élan by a promising young tenor.
Translations
élan [eɪˈlɑːn, eɪˈlæn] N (liter) → elán m
élan elan [eɪˈlɑːn] n (literary) (= panache) to do sth with elan → faire qch avec entrain
élan
nElan m


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