brisk

brisk
adjective
flott [Gang, Bedienung]; forsch [Person, Art]; frisch [Wind]; (fig.) rege [Handel, Nachfrage]; lebhaft [Geschäft]
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[brisk]
adjective
(active or fast moving: a brisk walk; Business was brisk today.) lebhaft
- academic.ru/84866/briskly">briskly
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brisk
[brɪsk]
adj
1. (quick) zügig, flott
to give sth a \brisk flick with a duster etw schnell mit einem Staubtuch abwischen
\brisk pace flottes Tempo
to walk at a \brisk pace zügig marschieren
\brisk walk strammer Spaziergang
2. (sharp) tone energisch
3. (busy) sales, trade lebhaft, rege
4. (cool) weather, wind frisch
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[brɪsk]
adj (+er)
1) person, way of speaking forsch; sales assistant, service flott, flink; walk, pace flott

to go for a brisk walk — einen ordentlichen Spaziergang machen

2) (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

3) wind, weather frisch
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brisk [brısk]
A adj (adv briskly)
1. rasch, flott (Fußmarsch etc)
2. lebhaft, flott:
a) munter, frisch
b) energisch
3. frisch (Luft, Wetter), kräftig (Wind)
4. a) frisch (im Geschmack) (Tee)
b) prickelnd, schäumend (Wein)
5. lebhaft, lustig (Feuer)
6. WIRTSCH lebhaft, rege (Handel, Nachfrage etc)
B v/t meist brisk up anregen, beleben
C v/i meist brisk up sich beleben, (wieder) aufleben
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adjective
flott [Gang, Bedienung]; forsch [Person, Art]; frisch [Wind]; (fig.) rege [Handel, Nachfrage]; lebhaft [Geschäft]
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adj.
flott adj.
forsch adj.
lebhaft adj.

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