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1. A lively, emphatic, eager quality or manner: animation, bounce, brio, dash, élan, esprit, life, liveliness, pertness, sparkle, spirit, verve, vigor, vim, vivaciousness, vivacity, zip. Informal ginger, peppiness. Slang oomph. See action/inaction.
2. Capacity or power for work or vigorous activity: animation, energy, force, might, potency, power, puissance, sprightliness, steam, strength. Informal get-up-and-go, go, peppiness, zip. See action/inaction.

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Definition: vim, vigor
Antonyms: apathy, inactivity, lethargy, lifelessness

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1: Vigour; energy or 'go'; spirit. (1908 —) .
P. G. Wodehouse He can chafe all right, but there he stops. He's lost his pep. He's got no dash (1923). verb

2: to pep up to instil with vigour; to enliven or cheer up. (1923 —) .

[Abbreviation of pepper.]

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kraft, energi
v. tr. - peppe op, sætte fut i

idioms:

• pep pill    pep-pille
• pep talk    pep talk

abbr. - Political and Economic Planning

Nederlands (Dutch)
pit, fut, (extra) kracht geven

Français (French)
n. - entrain, dynamisme
v. tr. - retrouver des forces, repartir (une économie), reprendre (une affaire)

idioms:

• pep pill    excitant
• pep talk    laïus d'encouragement

abbr. - (abrév = Personal Equity Plan) (GB, Fin) programme d'actions ordinaires personnelles

Deutsch (German)
n. - Schwung
v. - aufpeppen

idioms:

• pep pill    Aufputschtablette
• pep talk    Aufmunterung

abbr. - Politik- u. Wirtschaftsplanung, persönl. Kapitalanlageplan

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ζωντάνια, νεύρο, σφρίγος
v. - δίνω ζωντάνια
abbr. - πολιτικο-οικονομικός σχεδιασμός, επενδυτικό πλάνο για μικροεπενδυτές

idioms:

• pep pill    τονωτικό χάπι, χάπι αισιοδοξίας
• pep talk    εμψυχωτικά λόγια

Italiano (Italian)
vigore, energia, stimolare, vivacizzare, rianimare, tirare su

idioms:

• pep pill    stimolante
• pep talk    discorso di stimolo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - ânimo (m) (gír.), vigor (m)
v. - animar
abbr. - pimenta

idioms:

• pep pill    "bolinha" (psicotrópico)
• pep talk    discurso para levantar o moral

Русский (Russian)
энергия, бодрость, воодушевлять

idioms:

• pep pill    допинг
• pep talk    воодушевляющая речь

Español (Spanish)
n. - empuje, dinamismo, energía
v. tr. - estimular, animar

idioms:

• pep pill    píldora antifatiga, estimulante
• pep talk    dar ánimos a, arengar a

abbr. - plan de equidad personal, planeamiento político y económico

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - fart, fräs, kläm
v. - pigga upp, sätta fart på
abbr. - politisk o ekonomisk planering

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
个人公平计划

活力, 锐气, 气力, 鼓起精神, 激励

idioms:

• pep pill    兴奋剂, 尤指安非他命
• pep talk    鼓励士气的讲话, 加油打气的谈话

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
abbr. - 個人公平計劃

n. - 活力, 銳氣, 氣力
v. tr. - 鼓起精神, 激勵

idioms:

• pep pill    興奮劑, 尤指安非他命
• pep talk    鼓勵士氣的講話, 加油打氣的談話

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 정력, 원기
v. tr. - 기운 나게 하다, 힘을 북돋우다

abbr. - Political and Economic Planning(정치, 경제 계획)

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 元気
v. - 元気づける

idioms:

• pep pill    覚醒剤
• pep talk    激励演説

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) نشاط, حيويه (فعل) يرفع الروح المعنويه (اختصار) اختصار للمصطلح : خطه تشجيع الاستثمار في الصناعه Personal Equity Plan‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מרץ, פעילות נמרצת, זריזות, תכנית להשקעה פרטית במניות עם פטור ממסים (קיצור)‬
v. tr. - ‮המריץ, מילא באנרגיה‬
abbr. - ‮תכנון מדיני-כלכלי‬

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