lively

lively
adjective
1) lebhaft; lebendig [Gegenwart]; rege [Handel]

things start to get lively at 9 a.m. — um 9 Uhr wird es lebhaft

look lively — (coll.) sich ranhalten (ugs.)

2) (vivid) lebendig, anschaulich [Bericht, Schilderung]
3) (joc.): (exciting, dangerous, difficult)

things were getting lively — die Sache wurde gefährlich

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adjective (active; full of life, high spirits or movement: She took a lively interest in us; The music is bright and lively.) lebhaft
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live·ly
[ˈlaɪvli]
adj
1. (full of energy) city, child, street lebhaft, lebendig; child, eyes, tune munter
look \lively! ein bisschen mehr Schwung, bitte!
they had a \lively time bei ihnen war etwas los
\lively atmosphere lebhafte Stimmung
\lively manner lebhafte Art
\lively nature aufgewecktes Wesen
\lively place ein Ort, an dem immer etwas los ist
2. (bright) colour hell; (pej) grell pej
3. (lifelike) lebendig, anschaulich
\lively description anschauliche Beschreibung
4. (enduring) tradition lebendig
5. (brisk) rege
\lively business reger Geschäftsverkehr
\lively pace flottes Tempo
6. (stimulating) discussion, style lebhaft
\lively conversation lebhaftes [o angeregtes] Gespräch
\lively imagination rege Fantasie
a \lively mind ein wacher Verstand
to take a \lively interest in sth ein reges Interesse an etw dat haben
7. esp BRIT (iron: difficult or exciting)
to make sth \lively for sb etw für jdn schwierig machen
8. NAUT bewegt
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['laIvlɪ]
adj (+er)
lebhaft; scene, account, sense of humour lebendig; campaign dynamisch; pace flott; mind wach, aufgeweckt; imagination lebendig, blühend; tune schwungvoll

things are getting lively — es geht hoch her (inf)

at 8 things will start to get lively — um 8 wird es dann lebhafter

we had a lively time — es war viel los (inf)

he's having a lively time of it in his new job — in seiner neuen Stelle kann er sich über Langeweile nicht beklagen

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lively [ˈlaıvlı]
A adj (adv livelily)
1. lebhaft (Geist, Interesse, Person, Fantasie etc), angeregt (Unterhaltung):
have a lively conversation sich angeregt unterhalten;
look lively! umg mach fix!
2. lebendig (Schilderung etc):
he gave me a lively idea of the accident er schilderte mir den Unfall lebhaft
3. → academic.ru/43361/live">live2 A 10
4. aufregend (Zeiten):
make it (oder things) lively for sb, give sb a lively time jemandem (kräftig) einheizen umg
5. prickelnd, schäumend (Getränk)
6. belebend, erfrischend (Brise etc)
7. schnell, flott (Tempo etc)
8. federnd, elastisch:
a lively ball ein Ball, der gut springt
9. SCHIFF handig
B adv → A 1, A 2, A 7, A 8
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adjective
1) lebhaft; lebendig [Gegenwart]; rege [Handel]

things start to get lively at 9 a.m. — um 9 Uhr wird es lebhaft

look lively — (coll.) sich ranhalten (ugs.)

2) (vivid) lebendig, anschaulich [Bericht, Schilderung]
3) (joc.): (exciting, dangerous, difficult)

things were getting lively — die Sache wurde gefährlich

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adj.
lebendig adj.
lebhaft adj.

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