élan

Definitions of élan
  1. noun
    large northern deer with enormous flattened antlers in the male; called `elk' in Europe and `moose' in North America
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    type of:
    cerf
    distinguished from Bovidae by the male's having solid deciduous antlers
  2. noun
    the approach run during which an athlete gathers speed
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    type of:
    rapprochement
    the act of drawing spatially closer to something
  3. noun
    the act of applying force suddenly
    synonyms: activation, impulsion
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    type of:
    force propulsive, poussée
    the act of applying force to propel something
  4. noun
    an unrestrained expression of emotion
    synonyms: explosion, éruption
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    types:
    pleures
    a fit of weeping
    type of:
    manifestation, témoignage
    expression without words
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