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pep
(pĕp) Informaln.
Energy and high spirits; vim: "The duchess is full of pep, that particularly American word that expresses precisely her energy and gaiety" (Suzy Menkes).
tr.v. pepped, pep·ping, peps
To bring energy or liveliness to; invigorate: The good news pepped him up.
[Short for pepper.]
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pep
(pɛp)n
high spirits, energy, or vitality
vb, peps, pepping or pepped
(usually foll by: up) to liven by imbuing with new vigour
[C20: short for pepper]
PEP
(pɛp)n acronym for
(Banking & Finance) personal equity plan: a method of saving in the U.K. with certain tax advantages, in which investments up to a fixed annual value can be purchased: replaced by the ISA in 1999 but arrangements for existing PEPs remain unchanged
abbreviation for
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) political and economic planning
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pep
(pɛp)n., v. pepped, pep•ping. n.
1. lively spirits or energy; vigor; animation.
v. 2. pep up, to make or become spirited or vigorous.
[1840–50; short for pepper]
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pep
Past participle: pepped
Gerund: pepping
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| Noun | 1. |  pep - liveliness and energy; "this tonic is guaranteed to give you more pep"sprightliness, liveliness, spirit, life - animation and energy in action or expression; "it was a heavy play and the actors tried in vain to give life to it" |
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pep
noun energy, life, spirit, zip (informal), vitality, animation, vigour, verve, high spirits, gusto, welly (slang), get-up-and-go (informal), brio, vivacity, liveliness, vim (slang) They need something to put the pep back in their lives.
pep something or someone up enliven, inspire, stimulate, animate, exhilarate, quicken, invigorate, jazz up (informal), vitalize, vivify an attempt to pep up your sex life
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Translations
طاقَه، حَيَوِيَّه
elánpára
pep
orka
įkvepianti kalbasmarkāžvalumas
enerģija, spars
pep
[pep]B. CPD pep pill N → estimulante m
pep rally N (US) encuentro de motivación
pep talk N → palabras fpl que motivan, palabras fpl para levantar la moral
to give sb a pep talk → hablar a algn para motivarle or levantarle la moral
pep rally N (US) encuentro de motivación
pep talk N → palabras fpl que motivan, palabras fpl para levantar la moral
to give sb a pep talk → hablar a algn para motivarle or levantarle la moral
pep up VT + ADV [+ person] (= encourage) → animar, estimular; (= revive) → dar un nuevo impulso a; [+ drink] → hacer más fuerte
how to pep up your love life → cómo dar un nuevo impulso a su vida amorosa
how to pep up your love life → cómo dar un nuevo impulso a su vida amorosa
PEP RALLY
Pep Rally es un término usado en Estados Unidos para referirse a las concentraciones que se realizan antes de la celebración de un partido de fútbol americano o baloncesto en los institutos de enseñanza secundaria o en la universidad. En estas celebraciones, que tienen lugar uno o varios días antes del partido, participan animadores de grupo, una banda de música y tanto los jugadores como los entrenadores tienen que pronunciar unas palabras ante los demás. También se emplea a veces el término Pep Rally con referencia a los mítines políticos o a encuentros entre los miembros de una empresa para alentar la motivación entre sus afiliados o empleados por medio de la adulación pública o el anuncio de nuevos proyectos o de éxitos futuros.
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PEP
[ˈpɛp] n (=personal equity plan) → CEA mpep
[ˈpɛp] n → punch mpep up
vt sep [+ person] → remonter
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pep
[pɛp] n (fam) → dinamismo, vitalitàpep up vt + adv (person) → tirar su; (party) → animare, vivacizzare; (food) → rendere più gustoso/a; (drink) → correggere
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pep
(pep) noun an informal word for energy. full of pep.
ˈpep-talk noun a talk intended to arouse enthusiasm, or to make people work harder, better etc. The director gave all the staff a pep-talk.
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pep
n (fam) energía, vigor mEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.