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1 enthusiasm
[in'Ɵju:ziæzəm](strong or passionate interest: He has a great enthusiasm for travelling; He did not show any enthusiasm for our new plans.) entuziasm- enthusiastic
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2 high spirits
(enthusiasm, cheerfulness and energy: He's in high spirits today.) entuziasm, bună dispoziţie -
3 apathy
['æpəƟi](a lack of interest or enthusiasm: his apathy towards his work.) apatie- apathetically -
4 ardour
(enthusiasm; passion.) ardoare -
5 be lacking
( with in)1) (to be without or not to have enough: He is lacking in intelligence.) a fi deficitar (în), a-i lipsi2) (to be absent; to be present in too little an amount: Money for the project is not lacking but enthusiasm is.) a lipsi -
6 chauvinism
['ʃəuvinizəm](unthinking enthusiasm for a particular country, cause etc.) şovinism- chauvinistic
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7 craze
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8 curb
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9 damp down
1) (to make (a fire) burn more slowly.) a potoli2) (to reduce, make less strong: He was trying to damp down their enthusiasm.) a domoli -
10 dampen
1) (to make damp.) a umezi2) (to make or become less fierce or strong (interest etc): The rain dampened everyone's enthusiasm considerably.) a (se) domoli -
11 damper
1) (something which lessens the strength of enthusiasm, interest etc: Her presence cast a damper on the proceedings.) duş rece2) (a movable plate for controlling the draught eg in a stove.) şuber -
12 dash
[dæʃ] 1. verb1) (to move with speed and violence: A man dashed into a shop.) a se năpusti2) (to knock, throw etc violently, especially so as to break: He dashed the bottle to pieces against the wall.) a izbi3) (to bring down suddenly and violently or to make very depressed: Our hopes were dashed.) a spulbera, a distruge2. noun1) (a sudden rush or movement: The child made a dash for the door.) săritură2) (a small amount of something, especially liquid: whisky with a dash of soda.) pic3) ((in writing) a short line (-) to show a break in a sentence etc.) linie de pauză4) (energy and enthusiasm: All his activities showed the same dash and spirit.) zel•- dashing- dash off -
13 drive
1. past tense - drove; verb1) (to control or guide (a car etc): Do you want to drive (the car), or shall I?) a conduce2) (to take, bring etc in a car: My mother is driving me to the airport.) a (con)duce cu maşina3) (to force or urge along: Two men and a dog were driving a herd of cattle across the road.) a mâna4) (to hit hard: He drove a nail into the door; He drove a golf-ball from the tee.) a lovi5) (to cause to work by providing the necessary power: This mill is driven by water.) a pune în mişcare2. noun1) (a journey in a car, especially for pleasure: We decided to go for a drive.) plimbare cu maşina2) (a private road leading from a gate to a house etc: The drive is lined with trees.) alee3) (energy and enthusiasm: I think he has the drive needed for this job.) energie4) (a special effort: We're having a drive to save electricity.) campanie5) (in sport, a hard stroke (with a golf-club, a cricket bat etc).) lovitură6) ((computers) a disk drive.)•- driver- driver's license
- drive-in
- drive-through
- driving licence
- be driving at
- drive off
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14 enterprise
1) (something that is attempted or undertaken (especially if it requires boldness or courage): business enterprises; a completely new enterprise.) întreprindere, proiect2) (willingness to try new lines of action: We need someone with enterprise and enthusiasm.) iniţiativă• -
15 enthuse
[in'Ɵju:z]1) (to be enthusiastic.) a fi entuziasmat (de)2) (to fill with enthusiasm.) a entuziasma -
16 enthusiast
noun (a person filled with enthusiasm: a computer enthusiast.) entuziast -
17 enthusiastic
adjective ((negative unenthusiastic) full of enthusiasm or approval: an enthusiastic mountaineer.) entuziast, înflăcărat -
18 evaporate
[i'væpəreit](to (cause to) change into vapour and disappear: The small pool of water evaporated in the sunshine; His enthusiasm soon evaporated.) a (se) evapora; a dispărea- evaporation -
19 fanaticism
[-sizəm]noun ((too) great enthusiasm, especially about religion: Fanaticism is the cause of most religious hatred.) fanatism -
20 fervour
['fə:və](enthusiasm and strength of emotion: He spoke with fervour.) fervoare
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enthusiasm — index ardor, compulsion (obsession), emotion, industry (activity), interest (concern), life … Law dictionary
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enthusiasm — [n] keen interest, excitement activity, ardency, ardor, avidity, conviction, craze, dash, devotion, eagerness, earnestness, ecstasy, élan, emotion, energy, exhilaration, fad, fanaticism, feeling, fervor, fever, fieriness, fire, flame, flare,… … New thesaurus
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enthusiasm — [en tho͞o′zē az΄əm, enthyo͞o′zē az΄əm; intho͞o′zē az΄əm, inthyo͞o′zē azəm] n. [Gr enthousiasmos < enthousiazein, to be inspired, be possessed by a god, inspire < enthous, entheos, possessed by a god < en , in + theos, god: see THEO ] 1.… … English World dictionary
enthusiasm — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ burning, enormous, extraordinary, immense, passionate, tremendous ▪ considerable, great ▪ little … Collocations dictionary
enthusiasm — en|thu|si|as|m W3 [ınˈθju:ziæzəm US ınˈθu: ] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Greek; Origin: enthousiasmos, from entheos filled (by a god) with sudden strong abilities , from theos god ] 1.) [U] a strong feeling of interest and enjoyment about something and … Dictionary of contemporary English
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