vigour

vigour
noun
(Brit.)
1) (of person, animal, sexuality) Vitalität, die; (of limbs, body) Kraft, die; (of health) Robustheit, die; (of argument, struggle, protest, denial, attack, criticism) Heftigkeit, die; (of performance, speech) Schwung, der; (of words, style, mind, intellect) Lebendigkeit, die

with vigour — schwungvoll [musizieren, reden, singen, schauspielern]; kräftig [reiben, schrubben, drücken, ziehen]

2) (Bot.) Wuchskraft, die
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['viɡə]
noun
(strength and energy: He began his new job with enthusiasm and vigour.) die Energie
- academic.ru/80312/vigorous">vigorous
- vigorously
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vig·our
[ˈvɪgər, AM -gɚ]
n no pl
1. (liveliness) Energie f, [Tat]kraft f; (vitality) Vitalität f
we were impressed by the \vigour of the orchestra's playing wir waren vom dynamischen Spiel des Orchesters beeindruckt
to do sth with \vigour etw mit vollem Eifer tun
they set about their work with youthful \vigour and enthusiasm sie machten sich mit jugendlichem Schwung und Begeisterung an die Arbeit
they expressed their opinions with great \vigour sie brachten ihre Ansichten mit großer Leidenschaftlichkeit zum Ausdruck
2. (forcefulness) Ausdruckskraft f
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(US) ['vɪgə(r)]
n
Kraftf, Energief; (of protest, denial) Heftigkeitf; (of exercises) Energief; (of player) Dynamikf; (of speech, debater) Leidenschaftlichkeitf; (of prose) Ausdruckskraftf

sexual/youthful vigour — sexuelle/jugendliche Spannkraft

all the vigour has gone out of the undertaking — das Unternehmen hat jeglichen Schwung verloren

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vigour [ˈvıɡə(r)] s besonders Br
1. (Körper-, Geistes)Kraft f, Vitalität f
2. Aktivität f
3. Energie f
4. BIOL Lebenskraft f
5. Nachdruck m
6. Wirksamkeit f, Nachhaltigkeit f
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noun
(Brit.)
1) (of person, animal, sexuality) Vitalität, die; (of limbs, body) Kraft, die; (of health) Robustheit, die; (of argument, struggle, protest, denial, attack, criticism) Heftigkeit, die; (of performance, speech) Schwung, der; (of words, style, mind, intellect) Lebendigkeit, die

with vigour — schwungvoll [musizieren, reden, singen, schauspielern]; kräftig [reiben, schrubben, drücken, ziehen]

2) (Bot.) Wuchskraft, die
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(UK) n.
Drallheit f.
Stärke -n f.
Vitalität f. n.
Lebenskraft f.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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