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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.

[Probably of Scandinavian origin.]

brisk′ly adv.
brisk′ness n.
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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
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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.
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brisk


Past participle: brisked
Gerund: brisking

Imperative
brisk
brisk
Present
I brisk
you brisk
he/she/it brisks
we brisk
you brisk
they brisk
Preterite
I brisked
you brisked
he/she/it brisked
we brisked
you brisked
they brisked
Present Continuous
I am brisking
you are brisking
he/she/it is brisking
we are brisking
you are brisking
they are brisking
Present Perfect
I have brisked
you have brisked
he/she/it has brisked
we have brisked
you have brisked
they have brisked
Past Continuous
I was brisking
you were brisking
he/she/it was brisking
we were brisking
you were brisking
they were brisking
Past Perfect
I had brisked
you had brisked
he/she/it had brisked
we had brisked
you had brisked
they had brisked
Future
I will brisk
you will brisk
he/she/it will brisk
we will brisk
you will brisk
they will brisk
Future Perfect
I will have brisked
you will have brisked
he/she/it will have brisked
we will have brisked
you will have brisked
they will have brisked
Future Continuous
I will be brisking
you will be brisking
he/she/it will be brisking
we will be brisking
you will be brisking
they will be brisking
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been brisking
you have been brisking
he/she/it has been brisking
we have been brisking
you have been brisking
they have been brisking
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been brisking
you will have been brisking
he/she/it will have been brisking
we will have been brisking
you will have been brisking
they will have been brisking
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been brisking
you had been brisking
he/she/it had been brisking
we had been brisking
you had been brisking
they had been brisking
Conditional
I would brisk
you would brisk
he/she/it would brisk
we would brisk
you would brisk
they would brisk
Past Conditional
I would have brisked
you would have brisked
he/she/it would have brisked
we would have brisked
you would have brisked
they would have brisked
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb1.brisk - become brisk; "business brisked up"
accelerate, quicken, speed up, speed - move faster; "The car accelerated"
Adj.1.brisk - quick and energeticbrisk - 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"
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 energybrisk - imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air"
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"
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brisk

adjective
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
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brisk

adjective
1. Moving or performing quickly, lightly, and easily:
2. Possessing, exerting, or displaying energy:
Informal: peppy.
The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
رَشيق، سَريعُ الحَرَكَه
ostrýříznýživý
livligrask
reipasrivakka
röskur, rösklegur
gyvaispėriaispėrus
dzīvsmundrsrosīgs
rezký
živahen

brisk

[brɪsk] ADJ (brisker (compar) (briskest (superl))) [walk] → enérgico; [person, voice, movement] → enérgico, dinámico; [manner] → brusco; [wind, day] → fresco; [trade] → activo
at a brisk pacecon 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
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

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)
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

brisk

adj (+er)
person, way of speakingforsch; sales assistant, serviceflott, flink; walk, paceflott; to go for a brisk walkeinen ordentlichen Spaziergang machen
(fig) trade, betting, biddinglebhaft, rege; business etc was briskdas Geschäft etc ging lebhaft or war rege; voting got off to a brisk startdie Wahl begann mit einer lebhaften Beteiligung
wind, weatherfrisch
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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
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

brisk

(brisk) adjective
active or fast moving. a brisk walk; Business was brisk today.activo, movido, rápido
ˈbriskly adverb
activamente, rápidamente
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References in classic literature ?
Then the miser began to beg and promise, and offered money for his liberty; but he did not come up to the musician's price for some time, and he danced him along brisker and brisker, and the miser bid higher and higher, till at last he offered a round hundred of florins that he had in his purse, and had just gained by cheating some poor fellow.
I think the original was better than the copy, because it had more windows in it and the grass stood up better and had a brisker look.
First she loomed before me like a blot of something yet blacker than darkness, then her spars and hull began to take shape, and the next moment, as it seemed (for, the farther I went, the brisker grew the current of the ebb), I was alongside of her hawser and had laid hold.
So they dug and dug like everything; and it got awful dark, and the rain started, and the wind swished and swushed along, and the lightning come brisker and brisker, and the thunder boomed; but them people never took no notice of it, they was so full of this business; and one minute you could see everything and every face in that big crowd, and the shovelfuls of dirt sailing up out of the grave, and the next second the dark wiped it all out, and you couldn't see nothing at all.
"I am glad of it," said he, in a much brisker tone, and throwing down the newspaper again, "for I am tired to death.
The landlord and the servants, too, grew brisker under the influence of his good spirits.
But, as they get farther from the river, and leave the closer portions of the town behind, they are able to dispense with this precaution and to proceed at a brisker rate.
Thorpe only lashed his horse into a brisker trot; the Tilneys, who had soon ceased to look after her, were in a moment out of sight round the corner of Laura Place, and in another moment she was herself whisked into the marketplace.
Something seemed to be laughing a little on one side of his face under his gray mustaches, especially as the song grew brisker and the time quicker and when, here and there, as he ran his fingers over the strings, something seemed to snap.
Trade grew still brisker as more canoes came alongside and black men and women thronged the deck.
The sound of her iron shoes upon the hard road was quite musical, as she came along at a much brisker trot than usual.
If I fall in this fray may you yet live on to fight in many another, and at the last to die gloriously with axe aloft; and may you find a brisker man and a better Watcher to serve you in your need.