l'

masculine

/ɑ̃.tʁɛ̃/

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Translation

spirit, liveliness, gusto

Word origin

A noun drawn from entraîner ('to carry along, to drag with one'), built from en- and traîner ('to drag'). It names the momentum a person brings to a task.

Origin: French
Root: entraîner

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Examples

' .

He has been working with real gusto since he came back.

She lost all her spirit after the bad news.

The band sings with plenty of spirit.

l'.

His liveliness gives the whole team heart.

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Without a bit of spirit, this job stays very hard.

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This word is part of lesson 59.