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Meanings of elan in English

Portuguese
estilo
Catalan
airositat
Spanish
estilo

Distinctive and stylish elegance.

estilo
Spanish
celo

A feeling of strong eagerness (usually in favor of a person or cause)

celo
Usage of elan in English
1
However, there are some acts who carry it off with great elan.
The Irish Times
2
He attributes his elan to cricket, which he plays all summer long.
The new yorker
3
The elan of a person doesn't want to return naked, or empty-handed.
The Shelters of Stone
4
After we help him, I will try to find the elan of Thonolan.
The Shelters of Stone
5
Songs plus the chic elan to carry them off with scruffy, unfussy nonchalance.
The Irish Times
6
Now there's a shy puss of a country that screws up with elan.
The Guardian
7
This managed the mix with impressive lucidity and lashings of elan.
The Guardian
8
The Ticket: music and movies covered with elan since 2000.
The Irish Times
9
In a way, it's part of one's elan, one's life-force.
The Shelters of Stone
10
The president's policy of detente was sapping the cold-war elan of the clandestine service.
Legacy of ashes: the history of the cia
11
The performances had an elan, from soloists and orchestra alike, which was always engaging.
The Irish Times
12
On the contrary, his broadcast and social media campaign has been fought with considerable elan.
The Guardian
13
That was achieved despite the fact that Alex Ferguson's team seldom showed the normal elan.
The Irish Times
14
When the other contestants misgendered her, she corrected them with minimal fuss and maximum elan.
The Guardian
15
Three of these players sum up Germany's youthful elan.
The Guardian
16
Sorrow had not quenched the elan of Hermione's nature.
A Spirit in Prison
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