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brisk  (brsk)

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.

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[Probably of Scandinavian origin.]

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briskly adv.

briskness n.

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brisk [brɪsk]

adj

1. lively and quick; vigorous a brisk walk trade was brisk

2. invigorating or sharp brisk weather

vb

(often foll by up) to enliven; make or become brisk

[probably variant of brusque]

briskly  adv

briskness  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	brisk - become brisk; "business brisked up" brisk up, brisken accelerate, quicken, speed up, speed - move faster; "The car accelerated"
Adj.	1.	brisk - quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze" spanking, zippy, alert, rattling, lively, merry, snappy energetic - possessing or exerting or displaying energy; "an energetic fund raiser for the college"; "an energetic group of hikers"; "it caused an energetic chemical reaction"
	2.	brisk - imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air" bracing, refreshful, refreshing, fresh, tonic invigorating - imparting strength and vitality; "the invigorating mountain air"
	3.	brisk - very active; "doing a brisk business" active - full of activity or engaged in continuous activity; "an active seaport"; "an active bond market"; "an active account"

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brisk

adjective

1. quick, lively, energetic, active, vigorous, animated, bustling, speedy, nimble, agile, sprightly, vivacious, spry The horse broke into a brisk trot.
quick heavy, slow, lazy, sluggish, lethargic, unenergetic

2. short, sharp, brief, blunt, rude, tart, abrupt, no-nonsense, terse, curt, gruff, pithy, brusque, offhand, monosyllabic, ungracious, uncivil, snappish She attempted to reason with him in a rather brisk fashion.

3. busy, good, rewarding, lucrative, paying, money-making, hectic, fruitful, gainful, remunerative Business had been brisk since July.

4. invigorating, fresh, biting, sharp, keen, stimulating, crisp, bracing, refreshing, exhilarating, nippy The breeze was cool, brisk and invigorating.
invigorating tiring, wearisome, enervating

Translations

brisk [brɪsk] ADJ (brisker (compar) (briskest (superl))) [walk] → enérgico; [person, voice, movement] → enérgico, dinámico; [manner] → brusco; [wind, day] → fresco; [trade] → activo
at a brisk pace → con paso brioso or enérgico
business is brisk (in shop etc) → el negocio lleva un buen ritmo
trading was brisk today (St Ex) → hoy hubo mucho movimiento en la bolsa, hoy el mercado estuvo muy dinámico

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brisk [ˈbrɪsk] adj

[pace] → vif*(vive)
to go for a brisk walk → se promener d'un bon pas

(= abrupt) [manner] → brusque; [voice] → sec*(sèche)

[trade] → prospère
business is brisk → les affaires marchent (bien)
to do a brisk trade in sth → bien vendre qch

[weather] → frais*(fraîche)

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brisk

adj (+er)

person, way of speaking → forsch; sales assistant, service → flott, flink; walk, pace → flott; to go for a brisk walk → einen ordentlichen Spaziergang machen

(fig) trade, betting, bidding → lebhaft, rege; business etc was brisk → das Geschäft etc ging lebhaft or war rege; voting got off to a brisk start → die Wahl begann mit einer lebhaften Beteiligung

wind, weather → frisch

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brisk [brɪsk] adj (person, tone) → spiccio/a, sbrigativo/a; (000, abrupt) → brusco/a; (walk) → svelto/a; (wind) → fresco/a; (trade) → vivace, attivo/a
business is brisk → gli affari vanno bene
at a brisk pace → di buon passo
to go for a brisk walk → fare una camminata di buon passo

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brisk

adj brisk [brisk]

active or fast moving a brisk walk; Business was brisk today. flink, gou رَشيق، سَريعُ الحَرَكَه бърз ostrý, řízný, živý rask; livlig lebhaft γοργός, ζωηρός activo, movido, rápido vilgas تند؛ فرز reipas vif נִמרַץ, מָהִיר फुर्तीला žustar fürge cepat veloce; attivo きびきびした 활발한 spėrus, gyvas dzīvs; mundrs; rosīgs cergas kwiek, levendig rask, frisk; effektiv żwawy, ożywiony movimentado (în pas) alert бодрящий; оживлённый rezký, živý živahen žustar livlig, rask กระฉับกระเฉง canlı, hareketli 輕快的 жвавий سرگرم یا تیزی سے حرکت کرنے والا، چست sôi động 轻快的，兴旺的

adv briskly

flink بِرَشاقَه бързо živě, hbitě raskt; livligt lebhaft γοργά, ζωηρά activamente, rápidamente vilkalt چابکانه reippaasti vivement בְּמֶרֶץ, הֵיטֵב तेजी से, फुर्ती से svjež fürgén dengan cepat velocemente; attivamente きびきびと 활발하게 spėriai, gyvai dzīvi; mundri; rosīgi dengan cergas kwiek, levendig raskt, friskt; effektivt żwawo vivamente (în pas) alert бодряще; оживлённо rezko, živo živahno žustro livligt, raskt อย่างกระฉับกระเฉง canlı, faal 興旺地 жваво چستی سے ، تیزی سے lanh lợi 兴旺地