Practice FrenchC1noun
l’élan
momentum, impetus (forward drive)
Written with an elided article (l’élan) because the noun starts with a vowel sound, so the written gender is not visible here.
« La réforme a perdu son élan au bout de quelques mois. »
“The reform lost its momentum after a few months.”
In other languages
- Spanish impulso
- Portuguese impulso
- Arabic زخم
- German Schwung
- Italian slancio
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