der Elan

A2 Noun frequency rank #9,972

What Elan means

Noun

verve, vigour, drive
élan

Forms

der Elan · no common plural

Pronunciation

Elan in a sentence

Er hat es mit viel Elan gemacht.

He did it with great zeal.

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Elan is A2 German — still elementary vocabulary, ranked #9,972 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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