sparky

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spark·y

(spär′kē)

adj. spark·i·er, spark·i·est

Animated; lively.

spark′i·ly adv.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

sparky

(ˈspɑːkɪ)

adj, sparkier or sparkiest

lively; vivacious; spirited

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

spark•y

(ˈspɑr ki)

adj. spark•i•er, spark•i•est.

1. emitting or producing sparks.

2. animated; lively.

[1610–20]

spark′i•ly, adv.

Translations

sparky

[ˈspɑːkɪ] ADJ → vivaracho, marchoso

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

sparky

[ˈspɑː^rki] adj (British) (= lively) [person] → radieux/euse; [event] → étincelant(e)sparring match [ˈspɑːrɪŋ] n

(BOXING) → combat m d'entraînement

(= argument) → échange m verbalsparring partner [ˈspɑːrɪŋ] n

(BOXING) → sparring-partner m

(fig) → adversaire mf de toujours

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

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