briskly


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brisk

 (brĭsk)
adj.brisk·er,brisk·est
1. Marked by speed, liveliness, and vigor; energetic:had a brisk walk in the park.
2. Keen or sharp in speech or manner:a brisk greeting.
3. Stimulating and invigorating:a brisk wind.
4. Pleasantly zestful:a brisk tea.

[Probably of Scandinavian origin.]

brisk′ly adv.
brisk′ness n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adv.1.briskly - in a brisk manner; "she walked briskly in the cold air"; "`after lunch,' she said briskly"
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briskly

adverb
2.rapidly,quickly,apace,pdq(slang)A trader said gold was selling briskly on the local market.
3.brusquely,firmly,decisively,incisively'Anyhow,' she added briskly, 'it's none of my business.'
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
بِرَشاقَه
hbitěživě
livligt
rösklega

briskly

[ˈbrɪsklɪ]ADV [speak, say] →enérgicamente; [walk, trot, march] →conbrío, conpasoenérgico
these goods are selling brisklyestosartículos se estánvendiendo mucho
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

briskly

[ˈbrɪskli]adv
[walk, stride, step] →àviveallure
[sell] →très vite
[speak, add] →vivement
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

briskly

adv
speak, actforsch;walkflott
(Comm etc)trade, sell, bidlebhaft,rege
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briskly

[ˈbrɪsklɪ]adv (move, speak) →bruscamente; (walk) →di buon passo; (act) →senzaindugi
the wind was blowing briskly →soffiava unventofresco
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

brisk

(brisk) adjective
active or fast moving.a brisk walk;Business was brisk today. flink, gou رَشيق، سَريعُ الحَرَكَه бърз movimentado ostrý, řízný, živýlebhaft rask; livligγοργός,ζωηρόςactivo,movido,rápido vilgas تند؛ فرز reipasvif נמרץ,מהיר फुर्तीला žustar fürge cepatveloce;attivo きびきびした 활발한 spėrus, gyvas dzīvs; mundrs; rosīgs cergaskwiek,levendig rask, frisk;effektivżwawy,ożywiony تیزmovimentado (în pas) alert бодрящий; оживлённый rezký, živý živahen žustar livlig, rask กระฉับกระเฉงcanlı,hareketli 輕快的 жвавий سرگرم یا تیزی سے حرکت کرنے والا، چست sôi động 轻快的,活泼的
ˈbriskly adverb
flink بِرَشاقَه бързо vivamente živě, hbitělebhaft raskt; livligt γοργά, ζωηράactivamente,rápidamente vilkalt چابکانه reippaastivivement במרץ,היטב तेजी से, फुर्ती से svjež fürgén dengan cepatvelocemente;attivamente きびきびと 활발하게 spėriai, gyvai dzīvi; mundri; rosīgi dengan cergaskwiek,levendig raskt, friskt;effektivtżwawo چالاکی سره vivamente (în pas) alert бодряще;оживленно rezko, živo živahno žustro livligt, raskt อย่างกระฉับกระเฉงcanlı,faal 輕快地 жваво چستی سے ، تیزی سے lanh lợi活泼地
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