aanloop

1. (masculine) run-up (approach run)
2. (masculine) run-up (period of time before an event)
3. (masculine) an element, usually an interjection or subordinate clause, preceding the main clause
4. (masculine, obsolete) attack, charge (attack in which opponents charge at one another)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈaːn.loːp/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: aenloop

In summary

From Middle Dutch aenloop. Equivalent to a deverbal from aanlopen.

Concepts

run-up

preamble

run

run up

assault

élan

introduction

momentum

Synonyms

toeloop

drukte

Translations

Anlauf

rincorsa

Schwung

Vorfeld

ορμή

élan

arranque

Elan