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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesélan
Pronunciation / Transliteration: élan
"Le projet a pris de l'élan cette semaine."
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The impetus gained by a moving object.
"The car gained momentum as it traveled down the steep hill."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late 17th century: from Latin, contraction of movimentum, from movere 'to move'.
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élan
Transliteration: élan
"Le projet a pris de l'élan cette semaine."
Schwung
Transliteration: Schwung
"Die Bewegung verlor ihren Schwung."
slancio
Transliteration: slancio
"La campagna ha guadagnato slancio."
impulso
Transliteration: impulso
"El equipo ganó impulso en la segunda mitad."
impulso
Transliteration: impulso
"A economia está ganhando impulso."
गति
Transliteration: gati
"इस अभियान को तेजी से गति मिल रही है।"
势头
Transliteration: shèntóu
"该项目正在获得良好的发展势头。"
추동력
Transliteration: chudongnyeok
"우리 팀은 승리의 추동력을 이어갔다."
勢い
Transliteration: ikioi
"プロジェクトは急速に勢いを増している。"
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