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en·er·gy  (nr-j)

n. pl. en·er·gies

1. The capacity for work or vigorous activity; vigor; power. See Synonyms at strength.

2.

a. Exertion of vigor or power: a project requiring a great deal of time and energy.

b. Vitality and intensity of expression: a speech delivered with energy and emotion.

3.

a. Usable heat or power: Each year Americans consume a high percentage of the world's energy.

b. A source of usable power, such as petroleum or coal.

4. Physics The capacity of a physical system to do work.

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[French énergie, from Late Latin energa, from Greek energeia, from energos, active : en-, in, at; see en-² + ergon, work; see werg- in Indo-European roots.]

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energy [ˈɛnədʒɪ]

n pl -gies

1. intensity or vitality of action or expression; forcefulness

2. capacity or tendency for intense activity; vigour

3. vigorous or intense action; exertion

4. (Physics / General Physics) Physics

a.  the capacity of a body or system to do work

b.  a measure of this capacity, expressed as the work that it does in changing to some specified reference state. It is measured in joules (SI units). Symbol E See also kinetic energy, potential energy

[from Late Latin energīa, from Greek energeia activity, from energos effective, from en-² + ergon work]

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energy  (nr-j)

The capacity or power to do work, such as the capacity to move an object (of a given mass) by the application of force. Energy can exist in a variety of forms, such as electrical, mechanical, chemical, thermal, or nuclear, and can be transformed from one form to another. It is measured by the amount of work done, usually in joules or watts. See also conservation of energykinetic energypotential energy Compare powerwork

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Energy 

See Also: ACTIVENESS, BUSYNESS, ENTHUSIASM

1. Adrenaline bubbling in my veins like grease in a deep fryer —T. Coraghessan Boyle
2. Adrenaline flooded through me like water through a storm drain —Sue Grafton
3. Adrenaline flowing like electricity —W. P. Kinsella
4. Alger-like energy —Hortense Calisher
5. As brisk as a bee in a tar-pot —Thomas Fuller

   The condensed version of this, “Brisk as a bee,” can be traced back to Boswell’s Life of Dr. Johnson, where it was used to describe someone’s conversational style. A variation (also from Fuller’s collection of aphorisms) is, “As brisk as a body louse.”

6. Bracing as an Alpine breeze —Israel Zangwill
7. (Suddenly this spring he’s) bursting with energy, like the daffodils on the White House lawn —James Reston about Ronald Reagan, New York Times, March 30, 1986
8. Electricity dripping from me like cream —Diane Wakoski
9. Energetic and tireless … like a shouting insect, some kind of queen aunt —J. B. Priestly
10. Energetic … an explosion of vitality, rather like a teapot set not to boil over but to bubble and steam —Charles Johnson
11. (Feeling as) energetic as a licensed jester —Clarence Major
12. Energy burned off him like a light —Pat Conroy
13. (Quick, incisive) energy like quicksilver in the veins —Joan Chase
14. Energy … like the biblical grain of mustard-seed, will remove mountains —Hosea Ballou
15. Energy sings like a tea kettle —Marge Piercy
16. Energy … thin and sharp like gravy —Diane Wakoski
17. Full of pep as an electric fan —Anon
18. (Little Billie was full of piss and vinegar and) full of sap as a maple tree —Robert Penn Warren

    In Warren’s long poem, The Ballad of Billie Potts, the maple tree comparison is followed by another simile: “And full of tricks as a lop-eared pup.”

19. Full of vitality … like a lighted candle —Rachel Ingalls
20. Had a brisk air of bristle, like a terrier bitch —Angela Carter
21. He’s like 220 pounds worth of Duracell batteries —Mike Jameson, commenting on the untiring energy of boxer Mike Tyson, quoted in Newsday column by Paul Ballot, December 27, 1986
22. Hum with unspent power, like a machine left to run —Mary Gordon
23. (He is) just like a blob of mercury —Alice James writing from Europe about her brother William to her father and her brother Henry in America, 1889
24. Like an old volcano, which has pretty nearly used up its fire and brimstone, but is still boiling and bubbling —Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
25. Like the grass and trees and other growing things, they were quivering and glistening with vitality —Dorothy Canfield Fisher
26. Refreshing, like rain at the end of a muggy day —Jay Mclnerney
27. Rings with vitality, like ax-strokes on oak —Dorothy Canfield Fisher
28. Sparks and twinkles like a jarred lightning bug —Sharon Sheehe Stark

    The comparison refers to a lively four-year-old girl in a story entitled The Johnstown Polka.

29. Vigorous as a run-over cat —Marge Piercy
30. Vitality … like a hot flame that burnt him with an unendurable fury —W. Somerset Maugham
31. (She had a) vitality that warmed you like a blazing fire —W. Somerset Maugham
32. Warm with life as the waters of a tropic sea —Beryl Markham

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	energy - (physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs; "energy can take a wide variety of forms" free energy natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" physical phenomenon - a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy activation energy, energy of activation - the energy that an atomic system must acquire before a process (such as an emission or reaction) can occur; "catalysts are said to reduce the energy of activation during the transition phase of a reaction" alternative energy - energy derived from sources that do not use up natural resources or harm the environment atomic energy, nuclear energy - the energy released by a nuclear reaction binding energy, separation energy - the energy required to separate particles from a molecule or atom or nucleus; equals the mass defect chemical energy - that part of the energy in a substance that can be released by a chemical reaction electrical energy, electricity - energy made available by the flow of electric charge through a conductor; "they built a car that runs on electricity" energy level, energy state - a definite stable energy that a physical system can have; used especially of the state of electrons in atoms or molecules; "according to quantum theory only certain energy levels are possible" rest energy - the energy equivalent to the mass of a particle at rest in an inertial frame of reference; equal to the rest mass times the square of the speed of light work - (physics) a manifestation of energy; the transfer of energy from one physical system to another expressed as the product of a force and the distance through which it moves a body in the direction of that force; "work equals force times distance" heat, heat energy - a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature mechanical energy - energy in a mechanical form radiant energy - energy that is transmitted in the form of (electromagnetic) radiation; energy that exists in the absence of matter radiation - energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles
	2.	energy - forceful exertion; "he plays tennis with great energy"; "he's full of zip" vigor, vigour, zip forcefulness, strength, force - physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man" athleticism, strenuosity - intense energy; "his music is characterized by a happy athleticism"
	3.	energy - enterprising or ambitious drive; "Europeans often laugh at American energy" get-up-and-go, push drive - the trait of being highly motivated; "his drive and energy exhausted his co-workers" second wind - renewed energy or strength to continue an undertaking; "She had dinner and got a second wind to finish painting"; "the employers, initially taken by surprise at the pace of developments, regained their second wind"
	4.	energy - an imaginative lively style (especially style of writing); "his writing conveys great energy"; "a remarkable muscularity of style" vim, muscularity, vigor, vigour sprightliness, liveliness, spirit, life - animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it" verve, vitality - an energetic style
	5.	energy - a healthy capacity for vigorous activity; "jogging works off my excess energy"; "he seemed full of vim and vigor" vim, vitality good health, healthiness - the state of being vigorous and free from bodily or mental disease juice - energetic vitality; "her creative juices were flowing" ch'i, chi, ki, qi - the circulating life energy that in Chinese philosophy is thought to be inherent in all things; in traditional Chinese medicine the balance of negative and positive forms in the body is believed to be essential for good health
	6.	energy - any source of usable power; "the DOE is responsible for maintaining the energy policy" physical phenomenon - a natural phenomenon involving the physical properties of matter and energy
	7.	Energy - the federal department responsible for maintaining a national energy policy of the United States; created in 1977 Department of Energy, DOE, Energy Department executive department - a federal department in the executive branch of the government of the United States Department of Energy Intelligence, DOEI - an agency that collects political and economic and technical information about energy matters and makes the Department of Energy's technical and analytical expertise available to other members of the Intelligence Community

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energy

noun

1. strength, might, force, power, activity, intensity, stamina, exertion, forcefulness He was saving his energy for the big race in Belgium.

2. liveliness, life, drive, fire, spirit, determination, pep, go (informal), zip (informal), vitality, animation, vigour, verve, zest, resilience, welly (slang), get-up-and-go (informal), élan, brio, vivacity, vim (slang) At 65 years old, her energy and looks are wonderful.

3. power Oil shortages have brought an energy crisis.

Translations

energy [ˈenədʒɪ]

A. N (gen) → energía f; (= strength) → vigor m
electrical/atomic/solar energy → energía f eléctrica/atómica/solar
Secretary (of State) for Energy → Secretario/a m/f (de Estado)de Energía
Minister of Energy → Ministro/a m/f de Energía

B. CPD energy conservation N → conservación f de la energía
energy crisis N → crisis f inv energética
energy food N → comida f energética or que da energías
energy level N → nivel m energético
energy needs NPL → necesidades fpl energéticas
energy policy N → política f de energía
energy resources NPL → recursos mpl energéticos
energy saving N → ahorro m de energía

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energy [ˈɛnə^rdʒi]

n

(= strength, stamina) [person] → énergie f

(= power, fuel) → énergie f
Department of Energy → ministère m de l'Énergie

energies npl (= time and effort) → énergie f
to concentrate one's energies on sth → consacrer son énergie à qch
to put one's energies into sth → consacrer son énergie à qch
energy bar n (= food) → barre f énergétique
energy company n → groupe m énergétique
energy conservation n → économies fpl d'énergie
energy consumption n → consommation f d'énergie
energy crisis n → crise f de l'énergie
energy drink n → boisson f énergétique
energy efficiency n → efficacité f énergétique
energy-efficient energy efficient [ˌɛnə^rdʒiɪˈfɪʃ^ənt] adj [battery, bulb] → économe en énergie; [building] → économe en énergie
energy level n [person] to have low energy levels → manquer d'énergie
to have a very high energy level → être plein(e) d'énergie
energy saving n → économies fpl d'énergie
energy-saving [ˈɛnə^rdʒiseɪvɪŋ] adj

[policy] → d'économie d'énergie

[device] → économique

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energy

n → Energie f; he put his speech over with a lot of energy → er hielt seine Rede mit viel Schwung; chocolate gives you energy → Schokolade gibt neue Energie; to concentrate one’s energies on doing something → seine ganze Kraft dafür aufbieten, etw zu tun; to devote all one’s energies to something → seine ganze Energie or Kraft für etw einsetzen; I haven’t the energy → mir fehlt die Energie dazu; to conserve one’s energies → mit seinen Kräften haushalten or Haus halten or sparsam umgehen; to save one’s energy for something → seine Kräfte für etw aufsparen

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energy:

energy balance

n (of body) → Energiehaushalt m

energy conservation

n → Energieeinsparung f

energy crisis

n → Energiekrise f

energy efficiency

n → Energieeffizienz f

energy-efficient

adj → energieeffizient

energy-giving

adj food → Energie spendend

energy-intensive

adj → energieintensiv

energy-saving

adj → Energie sparend; energy feature → Energiesparfunktion f; energy measures → Energiesparmaßnahmen pl

energy supplies

pl → Energievorräte pl

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energy [ˈɛnədʒɪ] n → energia
I haven't the energy → non ho la forza
to put all one's energy into sth → dedicare tutte le proprie energie or forze a qc
Department of Energy → ministero dell'Industria (del Commercio e dell'Artigianato)

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energy

n energy [ˈenədʒi]

1 the ability to act, or the habit of acting, strongly and vigorously He has amazing energy for his age; That child has too much energy; I must devote my energies to gardening today. energie نَشاط، حَيَوِيَّه сила energie energi; kræfter die Energie ενεργητικότητα energía energia انرژی؛ توان energia énergie מֶרֶץ ऊर्जा energija energia tenaga orka, kraftur energia 精力 활력 energija enerģija tenaga energie energi, (handle)kraft energia energia ener­gie энергия; усилия energia energija energija energi กำลัง enerji, takat 活力，勁 енергія, сила اہلیت کار năng lực 活力，劲

2 the power, eg of electricity, of doing work electrical energy; nuclear energy. krag طاقَه енергия energie energi; kraft; -energi die Energie ενέργεια energía energia, jõud انرژی sähkö énergie אֶנֶרגיָה, כֹּח ओज, कार्यशक्ति električna, nuklearna energija energia tenaga orka energia エネルギー 에너지, 힘 energija enerģija tenaga energie energi energia energia energie энергия energia energija energija energi, kraft พลังงาน güç, enerji 能，能量 енергія کام کرنے کی قوت năng lượng 能，能量

adj enerˈgetic [-ˈdʒetik]

1 vigorous; very active an energetic child. flink حَيَوي، نَشيط енергичен živý; pevný energisk voll Tatendrang δραστήριος, σφριγηλός activo energiline پر انرژی؛ پرتلاش energinen actif נִמרָץ ओजस्वी, बलवान energičan életerős aktif atorkusamur, orkumikill energico, attivo 精力的な 정력적인 energingas enerģisks penuh bertenaga energiek energisk, handlekraftig energiczny plin de energie, energic энергичный energický živahen energičan energisk, livlig ซึ่งมีพลัง enerjik, faal 精力旺盛的 енергійний طاقت ور đầy nghị lực 精力旺盛的

2 requiring energy an energetic walk. energiek يَحْتاجُ إلى نَشاط активен rázný energikrævende energisch που απαιτεί ενέργεια enérgico energiline انرژی بر reipas énergique נִמרָץ आपेक्षित शक्ति energetski energikus memerlukan tenaga röggsamur, röskur energetico 活発な 활동적인 energingas enerģisks memerlukan tenaga inspannend energikrevende energiczny enérgico obo­si­tor энергичный rázny naporen energičan energikrävande ซึ่งใช้พลังงาน enerji isteyen 有幹勁的 активний پر زور mạnh mẽ 要有干劲的

adv enerˈgetically

kragtig, met krag بصورةٍ حَيَوِيَّه енергично energicky energiskt energisch δραστήρια enérgicamente tarmukalt با تلاش و انرژی energisesti énergiquement בְּמֶרֶץ ओजपूर्णता से energično energ(et)ikusan secara aktif ötullega, rösklega energicamente 精力的に 활동적으로 energingai enerģiski dengan bertenaga energiek energisk energicznie energicamente energic, cu ener­gie энергично energicky odločno energično energiskt โดยใช้พลังงาน enerjik bir şekilde, yorulmaksızın 精力旺盛地 енергійно; активно سرگرمی سے một cách mạnh mẽ 精力旺盛地

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energy → طاقة energie energi Energie ενέργεια energía energia énergie energija energia 元気 에너지 energie energi energia energia энергия energi พลังงาน enerji năng lượng 精力