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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.

[Probably of Scandinavian origin.]

briskly adv.
briskness n.

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.brisk - become brisk; "business brisked up"
accelerate, quicken, speed up, speed - move faster; "The car accelerated"
Adj.1.brisk - quick and energeticbrisk - 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"
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 energybrisk - imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air"
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"

brisk
adjective
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 pacecon 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

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)

brisk
adj (+er)
person, way of speakingforsch; sales assistant, serviceflott, flink; walk, paceflott; to go for a brisk walkeinen ordentlichen Spaziergang machen
(fig) trade, betting, biddinglebhaft, rege; business etc was briskdas Geschäft etc ging lebhaft or war rege; voting got off to a brisk startdie Wahl begann mit einer lebhaften Beteiligung
wind, weatherfrisch

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

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
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


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