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crisp

(krĭsp)
adj. crisp·er, crisp·est
1. Firm but easily broken or crumbled; brittle: crisp potato chips.
2. Pleasingly firm and fresh: crisp carrot and celery sticks.
3.
a. Bracing; invigorating: crisp mountain air.
b. Lively; sprightly: music with a crisp rhythm.
4. Conspicuously clean or new: a crisp dollar bill.
5. Marked by clarity, conciseness, and briskness: a crisp reply.
6. Having small curls, waves, or ripples. Used of hair.
v. crisped, crisp·ing, crisps
v.tr.
To make or keep crisp.
v.intr.
To become or remain crisp.
n.
1. Something crisp or easily crumbled: The roast was burned to a crisp.
2. A dessert of fruit baked with a sweet crumbly topping: apple crisp.
3. Chiefly British A potato chip.
[Middle English, curly, from Old English, from Latin crispus; see sker- in Indo-European roots.]
crisp′ly adv.
crisp′ness n.
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Adv. 1. crisply - in a well delineated manner; "the new style of Minoan pottery was sharply defined"
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Translations
جَعْد، مُتَمَوِّج
jasněrázně
friskt
líflega

crisply

[ˈkrɪsplɪ] ADV [pressed, ironed] → cuidadosamente ; [say, reply] → secamente ; [speak, write] → de manera concisa, de manera sucinta
crisply fried onion rings → crujientes aros de cebolla fritos
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

crisply

[ˈkrɪspli] adv
crisply fried bacon → du bacon croustillant
crisply ironed → parfaitement repassé(e)
[say, reply] → d'un ton vif
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

crisply

adv → knackig ; baked, fried → knusprig ; starched → steif ; dressed → adrett, frisch ; write, speak → knapp ; the snow crunched crisply under his feet → der Schnee knirschte unter seinen Füßen ; the notes rang out crisply → die Töne kamen klar
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

crisply

[ˈkrɪsplɪ] adv (speak) → con tono secco ; (write) → in modo vivace
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

crisp

(krisp) adjective
1. stiff and dry enough to break easily. crisp biscuits. bros, krakerig هَش، سَريع الإنكِسار хрупкав quebradiço chřupavý knusprig sprød τραγανός crujiente, quebradizo krõbe ترد؛ خشک hauras croustillant פריך कुरकुर hrskav ropogós, omlós renyah stökkur friabile かりかりに焼けた 파삭파삭한 traškus kraukšķīgs rapuh bros sprø kruchy وچ estaladiço crocant рассыпчатый chrumkavý drobljiv rskav knaprig, frasig, spröd กรอบ gevrek, kıtır kıtır 脆的 крихкий, розсипчастий كرارا، خست‍ہ giòn 脆的
2. (of vegetables etc) firm and fresh. a crisp lettuce. bros, krakerig ناضِر، طازَج свеж fresquinho křehký fest und frisch frisk τραγανός crujiente, fresco karge تر و تازه rapea croquant טרי, רענן स्पष्ट, विशद hrskav friss, ropogós segar dan renyah ferskur croccante, fresco ぱりぱりする 아삭아삭한 traškus, gaivus stingrs; ciets (par augļiem, saknēm) rangup stevig sprø chrupiący تروتازه fresquinho crocant свежий krehký hrustljav svež spröd สดและกรอบ taze 鮮脆的 цупкий تازه chắc và tươi 鲜脆的
3. (of manner, speech etc) firm and clear. opgewek, beslis, pittig حازِم، واضِح وصارِم отривист claro rázný entschieden frisk σαφής, κοφτός resuelto, seco krapsakas پر شور و حرارت selkeä précis; cassant נוקב, חד दृढ़ čvrst, jasan határozott jelas skÿr; ótvíræður deciso てきぱきした 또렷또렷한 trumpas, glaustas noteikts; izteiksmīgs (par stilu) rapuh zelfverzekerd kort, skarp energiczny له حرارت او شور سره claro la obiect; tăios решительный rázny, rezký jasen, odločen odsečan kort och koncis, bestämd สะอาดเรียบร้อย açık, seçik, kesin (言行舉止)乾脆的 чіткий; рішучий صاف اور واضح quả quyết 干脆的
noun
short for potato crisp.
ˈcrisply adverb
krakerig جَعْد، مُتَمَوِّج ясно com firmeza jasně, rázně knusprig sprødt; friskt με σαφήνεια, κοφτά secamente, crujientemente krapsakalt بطور ترد terävästi d'un ton cassant בְּאוֹפֵן חָד कुरमुरा hrskavo határozottan, erőteljesen, frissen renyah líflega in modo deciso ぱりぱりと 파삭파삭하게 trumpai, glaustai kraukšķīgi, noteikti dengan rangup bondig, zelfverzekerd kort og knapt, skarpt lapidarnie ماتیدلوسره com firmeza pe un ton tăios решительно rázne rezko rskavost kort och koncist, bestämt อย่างกรอบ gevrek, çıtır çıtır (鮮)脆地,乾脆地 рішуче; чітко جچ‍ے تل‍ے انداز می‍ں một cách hoạt bát 干脆地
ˈcrispness noun
krakerigheid هَـشاشَه، نَـضارة، حَزْم решителност firmeza křehkost; ráznost; chřupavost die Knusprigkeit, die Frische sprødhed; friskhed σαφήνεια firmeza, sequedad, naturaleza dura pero quebradiza krapsakus تردی terävyys netteté פְּרִיכוּת कुरमुरापन‍ hrskavost ropogósság kerenyahan hreinleiki; skÿrleiki l'essere deciso 歯切れのよさ 파삭파삭함 traškumas kraukšķīgums kerangupan brosheid, stevigheid, zelfverzekerdheid sprøhet, korthet, skarphet kruchość ماتیدونکی firmeza claritate свежесть; решительность krehkosť jasnost rskav frasighet, sprödhet, knaprighet ความกรอบ gevreklik, tazelik (鮮)脆,乾脆 рішучість كراراپن sự nhanh nhẹn 脆
ˈcrispy adjective
krakerig جَعْد، مُتَمَوِّج، هَش، مُنْعِش، ناضِر къдрав quebradiço křehký; chřupavý knusprig sprød; frisk τραγανιστός crujiente, quebradizo krõbe ترد؛ تر و تازه rapea crépu פריך झुर्रीदार, कुरकुरा hrskav ropogós renyah stökkur croccante ぱりぱりした 파삭파삭한 traškus kraukšķīgs; noteikts rangup bros sprø kruchy, energiczny تر او تازه estaladiço crocant хрустящий kučeravý nakodran; hrustljav rskav frasig กรอบ gevrek 酥脆的 хрусткий; кучерявий خست‍ہ khô cứng 松脆的
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