Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - brisk
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Brisk
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~ adj 1 quick and full of energy (a brisk walk) 2 quick, practical and showing that you want to get things done quickly (She spoke in a brisk tone.) 3 trade or business that is brisk is very busy, with a lot of products being sold 4 weather that is brisk is cold and clear - briskly adv - briskness n
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(brisker, briskest) 1. A brisk activity or action is done quickly and in an energetic way. Taking a brisk walk can often induce a feeling of well-being... The horse broke into a brisk trot. ADJ: usu ADJ n • briskly Eve walked briskly down the corridor to her son’s room. ADV: ADV with v • briskness With determined briskness, Amy stood up and put their cups back on the tray. N-UNCOUNT 2. If trade or business is brisk, things are being sold very quickly and a lot of money is being made. (BUSINESS) Vendors were doing a brisk trade in souvenirs... = good ADJ • briskly A trader said gold sold briskly on the local market. ADV: ADV after v 3. If the weather is brisk, it is cold and fresh. The breeze was cool, brisk and invigorating. = bracing ADJ 4. Someone who is brisk behaves in a busy, confident way which shows that they want to get things done quickly. The Chief summoned me downstairs. He was brisk and businesslike... = businesslike ADJ • briskly ‘Anyhow,’ she added briskly, ‘it’s none of my business.’ ADV: ADV with v ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. adjective Etymology: probably modification of Middle French brusque Date: 1560 1. keenly alert ; lively 2. a. pleasingly tangy ~ tea b. fresh, invigorating ~ weather 3. sharp in tone or manner 4. a. energetic, quick a ~ pace b. marked by much activity business was ~ • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun II. verb Date: 1598 transitive verb to make ~ intransitive verb to become ~ — usually used with up business ~ed up ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. & v. --adj. 1 quick, lively, keen (a brisk pace; brisk trade). 2 enlivening (a brisk wind). --v.tr. & intr. (often foll. by up) make or grow brisk. Derivatives brisken v.tr. & intr. briskly adv. briskness n. Etymology: prob. F brusque BRUSQUE ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. живой, оживленный; проворный brisk trade —- оживленная торговля brisk demand —- большой спрос brisk fire —- яркий огонь; воен. интенсивный обстрел brisk old man —- бодрый старик at a brisk pace —- быстрым шагом 2. свежий (о погоде) brisk morning air —- свежий (бодрящий) утренний воздух 3. сильный, ураганный (о ветре) 4. шипучий (о напитке) 5. (обыкн. brisk up) оживлять to brisk up a fire —- раздувать огонь to brisk up one's pace —- ускорить шаг 6. (обыкн. brisk up) оживляться the rattle of rifle fire brisked up again —- треск ружейных выстрелов опять усилился ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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market бойкая торговля; BRISK 1. adj. 1) живой, оживленный; проворный 2) отрывистый (о тоне, манере говорить) 3) свежий (о ветре) 4) шипучий (о напитках) Syn: see lively 2. v. оживлять(ся) (обыкн. brisk up) - brisk about BRISK about быстро двигаться ...Англо-русский словарь
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