 | English | German  |  |
 | wet {adj} [coll.] [feeble] | 20 schlapp [ugs.] [ohne Schwung] |  |
 | spiritless {adj} | bräsig [bes. nordd.] [schwunglos, ohne Schwung] |  |
Verbs |
 | to hurl sth. [throw with great force] | 2963 etw.Akk. schleudern [mit kräftigem Schwung werfen] |  |
 | to dash sth. [throw violently] | 106 etw. schleudern [mit kräftigem Schwung werfen] |  |
 | to zap up [Am.] [coll.] | aufmotzen [ugs.] [Schwung, Pep verleihen] |  |
 | to go flying | hinfliegen [ugs.] [(mit Schwung) hinfallen, stürzen] |  |
 | to come a cropper [coll.] [fall heavily] | hinfliegen [ugs.] [(mit Schwung) hinfallen, stürzen] |  |
Nouns |
 | bounce [fig.] | 32 Auftrieb {m} [fig.] [Schwung, Energie] |  |
 | zip [coll.] [energy, vigour] | 21 Dynamik {f} [Schwung, Elan, Energie] |  |
 | mettle | 20 Schmiss {m} [ugs.] [Schwung] |  |
 | excitement [verve] | 12 Rasanz {f} [ugs.] [Schwung] |  |
 | panache | 11 Rasanz {f} [ugs.] [Schwung] |  |
 | verve | 9 Rasanz {f} [ugs.] [Schwung] |  |
 | brio | Animo {n} [österr.] [Schwung] |  |
 | stick-in-the-mud [coll.] [pej.] [person lacking initiative or enthusiasm] | Schlaftablette {f} [fig.] [ugs.] [pej.] [jd., dem es an Schwung fehlt] |  |
2 Words |
 | energetically {adv} | mit Schmackes [regional] [bes. rheinisch] [mit Wucht, Schwung, Kraft] |  |
 | to warm up [fig.] [become livelier or more animated] | sich warmlaufen [in Stimmung oder Schwung geraten] |  |
3 Words |
 | to bash a frog to / on the ground | einen Frosch prellen [ugs.] [mit viel Schwung auf den Boden knallen] |  |
 | to get sb. going [idiom] | jdn. in Fahrt bringen [ugs.] [Redewendung] [in Schwung bringen] |  |
4 Words |
 | to gain momentum [idiom] | in den Zug kommen [veraltet] [Redewendung] [in Fahrt / Schwung kommen] |  |