brisk

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.

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[Probably of Scandinavian origin.]

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brisk′ly adv.

brisk′ness 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

[C16: probably variant of brusque]

ˈbriskly adv

ˈbriskness n

brisk

(brɪsk)

adj. brisk•er, brisk•est.

1. quick and active; lively: brisk trading; a brisk walk.

2. sharp and stimulating; invigorating: brisk weather.

3. abrupt; curt: a brisk tone of voice.

v.t., v.i.

4. to make or become brisk; liven (often fol. by up).

[1580–90; of uncertain orig.]

brisk′ly, adv.

brisk′ness, n.

brisk

Past participle: brisked
Gerund: brisking

Imperative

brisk

brisk

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"

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

brisk

adjective

1. Moving or performing quickly, lightly, and easily:

agile, facile, nimble, quick, spry.

2. Possessing, exerting, or displaying energy:

active, dynamic, dynamical, energetic, forceful, kinetic, lively, sprightly, strenuous, vigorous.

Informal: peppy.

3. Disposed to action:

active, driving, dynamic, dynamical, energetic, enterprising, lively, peppy, sprightly, spry, vigorous, zippy.

Informal: snappy.

Translations

رَشيق، سَريعُ الحَرَكَه

ostrýříznýživý

livligrask

lebhaftregevitalanregend

activomovidorápido

reipasrivakka

vifactifanimé

röskur, rösklegur

alacresveltovivace

gyvaispėriaispėrus

dzīvsmundrsrosīgs

effektivrask

живой

rezký

živahen

canlıhareketli

活泼的轻快的

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

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 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

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

(brisk) adjective

active or fast moving. a brisk walk; Business was brisk today. flink, gou رَشيق، سَريعُ الحَرَكَه бърз movimentado ostrý, řízný, živý lebhaft rask; livlig γοργός, ζωηρόςactivo, movido, rápido vilgas تند؛ فرز reipas vif נמרץ, מהיר फुर्तीला žustar fürge cepat veloce; attivo きびきびした 활발한 spėrus, gyvas dzīvs; mundrs; rosīgs cergas kwiek, levendig rask, frisk; effektivżwawy, ożywiony تیز 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，活泼的

ˈbriskly adverb

flink بِرَشاقَه бързо vivamente živě, hbitě lebhaft raskt; livligt γοργά, ζωηρά activamente, rápidamente vilkalt چابکانه reippaasti vivement במרץ, היטב 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; effektivtżwawo چالاکی سره vivamente (în pas) alert бодряще; оживленно rezko, živo živahno žustro livligt, raskt อย่างกระฉับกระเฉง canlı, faal 輕快地 жваво چستی سے ، تیزی سے lanh lợi 活泼地