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live wire
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live wire  (lv)
n.
1. A wire carrying electric current.
2. Informal A vivacious, alert, or energetic person.
live wire [laɪv]
n
1. Informal an energetic or enterprising person
2. (Engineering / Electrical Engineering) a wire carrying an electric current
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.live wirelive wire - an alert and energetic person        
busy bee, eager beaver, sharpie, sharpy
doer, actor, worker - a person who acts and gets things done; "he's a principal actor in this affair"; "when you want something done get a doer"; "he's a miracle worker"
goffer, gopher - a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman)
Translations
live wire
n (Elec) → Strom führender Draht; (fig inf: person) → Energiebündel nt (inf)
live wire [ˈlaɪvwaɪəʳ] n (fam) to be a live wire → essere pieno/a di vitalità
live wire [ˈlaɪvwaɪəʳ] n (fam) to be a live wire → essere pieno/a di vitalità


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