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nim·ble

(nĭm′bəl)

adj. nim·bler, nim·blest

1. Quick, light, or agile in movement or action; deft: nimble fingers.

2. Quick, clever, and acute in devising or understanding: nimble wits. See Synonyms at dexterous.

[Middle English nemel, from Old English nǣmel, quick to seize and numol, quick at learning; see nem- in Indo-European roots.]

nim′ble·ness n.

nim′bly adv.

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nimble

(ˈnɪmbəl)

adj

1. agile, quick, and neat in movement: nimble fingers.

2. alert; acute: a nimble intellect.

[Old English nǣmel quick to grasp, and numol quick at seizing, both from niman to take]

ˈnimbleness n

ˈnimbly adv

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nim•ble

(ˈnɪm bəl)

adj. -bler, -blest.

1. quick and light in movement; agile: nimble feet.

2. quick to understand, think, devise, etc.: a nimble mind.

3. cleverly contrived: a nimble plot.

[before 1000; late Middle English nymel, earlier nemel, Old English nǣmel capable =nǣm- (variant s. of niman to take; see nim) + -el -le]

nim′ble•ness, n.

nim′bly, adv.

nimble

agile - Means having quick motion and being nimble, from Latin agere, "to do."
flippant - Once meant "flexible, nimble, pliant."
chopsticks - In Chinese, the word for chopsticks originally meant "quick sticks" or "nimble ones."
wieldy - Means "easily controlled or handled," and once meant "agile, nimble."

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Adj.	1.	nimble - moving quickly and lightly; "sleek and agile as a gymnast"; "as nimble as a deer"; "nimble fingers"; "quick of foot"; "the old dog was so spry it was halfway up the stairs before we could stop it" agile, spry, quick active - characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action"
	2.	nimble - mentally quick; "an agile mind"; "nimble wits" agile intelligent - having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question"

nimble

adjective

1. agile, active, lively, deft, proficient, sprightly, nippy (Brit. informal), spry, dexterous Lily, who was light and nimble on her feet, was learning to tap-dance.
agile heavy, slow, dull, awkward, clumsy, inactive, lethargic, indolent

2. alert, ready, bright (informal), sharp, keen, active, smart, quick-witted To keep your mind nimble, you must use it.

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nimble

adjective

1. Moving or performing quickly, lightly, and easily:

agile, brisk, facile, quick, spry.

2. Exhibiting or possessing skill and ease in performance:

adroit, clever, deft, dexterous, facile, handy, slick.

Translations

رَشيق الحَرَكَه

hbitýmrštný

adræt

behände flink

ágil

ketteränopeaälyinenvalpasvikkelä

agile vif

fürgegyorshajlékonyokosötletes

fimur, lipur

agile con destrezza

vikriai

izveicīgs, veikls

ágil esperto

atikçevik

敏捷的灵活的

nimble

[ˈnɪmbl] ADJ (nimbler (compar) (nimblest (superl))) [person, mind] → ágil; [feet] → ligero; [fingers] → hábil, diestro
nimble-fingered → de dedos hábiles
nimble-footed → de pies ligeros

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

nimble

[ˈnɪmb^əl] adj

[person, fingers] → agile; [feet] → agile; [footwork] → bon(bonne)
to be nimble on one's feet → avoir le pied léger

[mind] → vif(vive)nimble-fingered [ˌnɪmb^əlˈfɪŋgə^rd] adj → aux doigts agilesnimble-footed [ˌnɪmb^əlˈfʊtɪd] adj → au pied léger

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nimble

adj (+er) (= quick) fingers, feet → flink; person also → behände (geh); (= agile) → gelenkig, wendig, beweglich; car → wendig; (= skilful) → geschickt; mind → beweglich; to be very nimble at operating something → sehr geschickt im Umgang mit etw sein; as nimble as a goat → leichtfüßig (wie eine Gämse); she is still nimble → sie ist noch sehr rüstig

nimble

nimble-fingered

adj → fingerfertig

nimble-footed

adj → leichtfüßig

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nimble

[ˈnɪmbl] adj (-r (comp) (-st (superl))) (in moving) → agile; (mentally) → vivace, sveglio/a

nimble

(ˈnimbl) adjective

quick and light in movement. a nimble jump.

ˈnimbly adverb

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