 | English  | German | |
 | infectious {adj} [fig.] [enthusiasm, laugh, etc.] | 72 ansteckend [fig.] [Enthusiasmus, Lachen etc.] | |
| Verbs |
| to dull sth. [enthusiasm, light, colour, sound etc.] | 305 etw. dämpfen | |
| to temper sth. [enthusiasm, hope] | 174 etw. dämpfen [Enthusiasmus, Vorfreude] | |
| to temper [enthusiasm etc.] | 148 zügeln | |
| to wane [interest, enthusiasm] | 128 erlahmen [Interesse, Eifer] | |
| to slake [activity, enthusiasm] | 109 dämpfen | |
| to diminish [enthusiasm] | 102 dämpfen | |
| to damp sth. [enthusiasm, sound etc.] | 97 etw. dämpfen [Begeisterung, Geräusch etc.] | |
| to dampen sth. [e.g. enthusiasm, expectations, sound, vibrations] | 70 etw.Akk. dämpfen [z. B. Begeisterung, Erwartungen, Geräusche, Schwingungen] | |
| Nouns |
| zest [enthusiasm] | 258 Lust {f} [Freude, Begeisterung] | |
| zest [enthusiasm] | 122 Freude {f} [Begeisterung] | |
| rage [enthusiasm] | 88 Begeisterung {f} | |
| passion [fervour, enthusiasm] | 59 Feuer {n} [fig.] [Leidenschaft, Begeisterung] | |
| [overdone enthusiasm for one's local culture] | Heimattümelei {f} [pej.] | |
| [something that seems to come from the gods and results in a feeling of enthusiasm or joy] | Götterfunke {m} [veraltet] [dichterisch] | |
| [something that seems to come from the gods and results in a feeling of enthusiasm or joy] | Götterfunken {m} [veraltet] [dichterisch] | |
| 2 Words |
| geed up {adj} [also: geed-up] [coll.] [full of enthusiasm] | voll / voller Enthusiasmus [nachgestellt] | |
| idiom to go wild [with enthusiasm] | kopfstehen [vor Begeisterung] | |
| idiom to go wild [with enthusiasm] | Kopf stehen [alt] [vor Begeisterung] | |
| to pump sb. up [Am.] [coll.] [idiom] [raise sb.'s interest, enthusiasm] | jdn. in Stimmung bringen | |
| to put sb. off [cause sb. to lose interest or enthusiasm] | jdm. die Lust nehmen | |
| to run out [money, enthusiasm etc.] | schwinden | |
| to set sb. aglow [fig.] [fill with enthusiasm, fervour etc.] | jdn. durchglühen [geh.] [fig.] [z. B. mit Begeisterung, Inbrunst erfüllen] | |
| to surge up [waves, enthusiasm] | hochschlagen [auch fig.] | |
| 3 Words |
| to be on fire [idiom] [be full of enthusiasm] | Feuer und Flamme sein [Redewendung] | |
| to hold one's horses [coll.] [dated] [idiom] [check one's enthusiasm, etc.] | die Luft anhalten [ugs.] [Redewendung] [sich zurückhalten, stille sein, innehalten] | |
| to hold one's horses [dated] [coll.] [idiom] [rein in one's enthusiasm] | sichAkk. zurückhalten | |
| wave of excitement [wave of enthusiasm] | Welle {f} der Begeisterung | |
| 4 Words |
| stick-in-the-mud [coll.] [pej.] [person lacking initiative or enthusiasm] | Schlaftablette {f} [fig.] [ugs.] [pej.] [jd., dem es an Schwung fehlt] | |
| 5+ Words |
| to have a love affair with sth. [fig.] [enthusiasm for sth.] | eine Liebesbeziehung zu etw. haben [fig.] [selten] [Leidenschaft für etw.] | |
