brisk

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• /bɹɪsk/
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• CMU ARPABET: B R IH1 S K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Uncertain; probably a collateral form of brusque, but compare Irish briosc, Scottish Gaelic brisg, Welsh brys.

114 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: دَجِر (dajir) — full of liveliness and activity
• Bulgarian: жив (živ) — full of liveliness and activity
• Bulgarian: оживен (oživen) — full of liveliness and activity
• Czech: bystrý — full of liveliness and activity
• Czech: energický — full of liveliness and activity
• Czech: rázný — full of liveliness and activity
• Czech: svižný — full of liveliness and activity
• Dutch: levendig — full of liveliness and activity
• Esperanto: vigla — full of liveliness and activity
• Finnish: terhakka — full of liveliness and activity
• Finnish: reipas — full of liveliness and activity
• Finnish: rivakka — full of liveliness and activity
• Finnish: riuska — full of liveliness and activity
• French: animé — full of liveliness and activity
• Galician: rixoso — full of liveliness and activity
• Galician: ardesío — full of liveliness and activity
• Galician: almallo — full of liveliness and activity
• Galician: fogaxento — full of liveliness and activity
• Galician: bulideiro — full of liveliness and activity
• Galician: xarelo — full of liveliness and activity
• Galician: besbello — full of liveliness and activity
• Galician: bulebule — full of liveliness and activity
• Galician: xalgarete — full of liveliness and activity
• Galician: abelludo — full of liveliness and activity
• Galician: souril — full of liveliness and activity
• Galician: vicho — full of liveliness and activity
• German: lebhaft — full of liveliness and activity
• German: rege — full of liveliness and activity
• German: vital — full of liveliness and activity
• Hindi: फुरतीला (phurtīlā) — full of liveliness and activity
• Hungarian: élénk — full of liveliness and activity
• Hungarian: fürge — full of liveliness and activity
• Italian: vivace — full of liveliness and activity
• Korean: 활기 있는 (hwalgi inneun) — full of liveliness and activity
• Latin: alacer — full of liveliness and activity
• Latin: strēnuus — full of liveliness and activity
• Latvian: žirgts — full of liveliness and activity
• Latvian: spirgts — full of liveliness and activity
• Latvian: ņiprs — full of liveliness and activity
• Latvian: možs — full of liveliness and activity
• Latvian: mundrs — full of liveliness and activity
• Latvian: kustīgs — full of liveliness and activity
• Māori: haukori — full of liveliness and activity
• Māori: hihiko — full of liveliness and activity
• Māori: manahau — full of liveliness and activity
• Marathi: चपळ (capaḷ) — full of liveliness and activity
• Marathi: चलाख (calākh) — full of liveliness and activity
• Marathi: द्रुत (drut) — full of liveliness and activity
• Polish: energiczny — full of liveliness and activity
• Portuguese: vivo — full of liveliness and activity
• Portuguese: vivaz — full of liveliness and activity
• Portuguese: brioso — full of liveliness and activity
• Romanian: vioi — full of liveliness and activity
• Russian: живо́й (živój) — full of liveliness and activity
• Russian: оживлённый (oživljónnyj) — full of liveliness and activity
• Russian: энерги́чный (energíčnyj) — full of liveliness and activity
• Spanish: brioso — full of liveliness and activity
• Spanish: enérgico — full of liveliness and activity
• Swedish: livlig — full of liveliness and activity
• Turkish: canlı — full of liveliness and activity
• Ottoman Turkish: دینج (dinc) — full of liveliness and activity
• Arabic: دَجِر (dajir) — full of spirit of life
• Chinese Mandarin: 元气 (yuánqì) — full of spirit of life
• Czech: čilý — full of spirit of life
• Czech: živý — full of spirit of life
• Czech: energický — full of spirit of life
• Dutch: opgewekt — full of spirit of life
• Esperanto: viveca — full of spirit of life
• Finnish: reipas — full of spirit of life
• French: vif — full of spirit of life
• German: lebhaft — full of spirit of life
• German: vital — full of spirit of life
• Greek: ζωηρός (zoïrós) — full of spirit of life
• Italian: vivace — full of spirit of life
• Japanese: 元気 (genki) — full of spirit of life
• Latin: vivax — full of spirit of life
• Māori: hīkaka — full of spirit of life
• Māori: whitawhita — full of spirit of life
• Romanian: viguros — full of spirit of life
• Romanian: vioi — full of spirit of life
• Russian: живо́й (živój) — full of spirit of life
• Russian: энерги́чный (energíčnyj) — full of spirit of life
• Spanish: vital — full of spirit of life
• Swedish: livlig — full of spirit of life
• Swedish: hurtig — full of spirit of life
• Turkish: canlı — full of spirit of life
• Turkish: hayat dolu — full of spirit of life
• Ottoman Turkish: دینج (dinc) — full of spirit of life
• Bulgarian: свеж (svež) — stimulating or invigorating
• Czech: svěží — stimulating or invigorating
• Czech: osvěžující — stimulating or invigorating
• Czech: povzbuzující — stimulating or invigorating
• Dutch: opwekkend — stimulating or invigorating
• Finnish: elvyttävä — stimulating or invigorating
• French: stimulant — stimulating or invigorating
• German: anregend — stimulating or invigorating
• Portuguese: estimulante — stimulating or invigorating
• Portuguese: revigorante — stimulating or invigorating
• Romanian: stimulant — stimulating or invigorating
• Russian: све́жий (svéžij) — stimulating or invigorating
• Russian: бодря́щий (bodrjáščij) — stimulating or invigorating
• Spanish: vigorizante — stimulating or invigorating
• Czech: ostrý — abrupt, sharp in one's manner or tone
• Galician: guízaro — abrupt, sharp in one's manner or tone
• Galician: esguízaro — abrupt, sharp in one's manner or tone
• Galician: zoñudo — abrupt, sharp in one's manner or tone
• Galician: zoño — abrupt, sharp in one's manner or tone
• Galician: agre — abrupt, sharp in one's manner or tone
• Galician: túzaro — abrupt, sharp in one's manner or tone
• Portuguese: brusco — abrupt, sharp in one's manner or tone
• Russian: ре́зкий (rézkij) — abrupt, sharp in one's manner or tone
• Russian: отры́вистый (otrývistyj) — abrupt, sharp in one's manner or tone
• Spanish: brusco — abrupt, sharp in one's manner or tone
• Swedish: brysk — abrupt, sharp in one's manner or tone