excitement

excitation, enthousiasme

Joie intense provoquée par quelque chose d’agréable ou d’intéressant.

En anglais simple : A strong, happy feeling caused by something enjoyable or interesting.

• The game gave us plenty of excitement.
• She shouted with excitement when she won.
• We enjoyed the excitement of our first boat ride.

Synonymes : thrill, delight

Contraires : boredom

Expressions courantes : full of excitement, great excitement, excitement of something

excitation, effervescence

État de sentiments intenses et de grande énergie provoqué par un événement.

En anglais simple : A state of strong feeling and energy caused by something happening.

• The news caused great excitement.
• I could not sleep because of the excitement.
• Everyone got caught up in the excitement of the parade.

Synonymes : arousal, agitation

Contraires : calm

Expressions courantes : nervous excitement, cause excitement, buzz of excitement

enthousiasme, impatience

Joie intense ressentie à l’idée de quelque chose que l’on attend avec impatience.

En anglais simple : A strong, happy feeling when you look forward to something.

• Her excitement grew as the trip approached.
• The children were full of excitement about their birthdays.
• I could feel his excitement at the thought of seeing home again.

Comment l'utiliser : excitement about something (The children could hardly hide their excitement about the trip.)

Synonymes : anticipation, eagerness

Expressions courantes : excitement about something, excitement over something, growing excitement