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live·ly

(līv′lē)
adj. live·li·er, live·li·est
1.
a. Full of energy or alertness; vigorous or animated: a lively baby; lively eyes.
b. Characterized by much activity or excitement: "You would have ... indulged in the rides, games and fast food on the lively boardwalks" (Sarah Milstein). See Synonyms at active.
2.
a. Quick-paced: a lively tune.
b. Full of flavor or spice: a lively sauce.
c. Stimulating and invigorating: a lively breeze.
3. Rebounding readily upon impact; resilient: a lively tennis ball.
adv.
With energy or vigor; briskly: Step lively!
[Middle English lifli, from Old English līflīc, from līf, life; see leip- in Indo-European roots.]
live′li·ly adv.
live′li·ness n.
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lively

(ˈlaɪvlɪ)
adj, -lier or -liest
1. full of life or vigour
2. vivacious or animated, esp when in company
3. busy; eventful
4. characterized by mental or emotional intensity; vivid
5. having a striking effect on the mind or senses
6. refreshing: a lively breeze.
7. springy or bouncy or encouraging springiness: a lively ball.
8. (Nautical Terms) (of a boat or ship) readily responsive to the helm
adv
9. in a brisk manner: step lively.
10. look lively (interjection) make haste
ˈliveliness n
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live•ly

(ˈlaɪv li)

adj.andadv. -li•er, -li•est. adj.
1. full or suggestive of life or vital energy; active, vigorous, or brisk: a lively discussion.
2. animated; spirited, vivacious, or sprightly: a lively tune; a lively wit.
3. eventful, stirring, or exciting: The opposition gave us a lively time.
4. bustling with activity; astir: The marketplace was lively with vendors.
5. strong, keen, or distinct; vivid: a lively recollection.
6. striking, telling, or effective, as an expression or instance.
7. vivid or bright, as color or light: a lively pink.
8. sparkling, as wines.
9. fresh or invigorating, as air: a lively breeze.
10. rebounding quickly; resilient: a lively tennis ball.
adv.
11. with briskness, vigor, or animation; briskly: to step lively.
[before 1000; Middle English; Old English līflīc vital]
live′li•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. lively - full of life and energy; "a lively discussion"; "lively and attractive parents"; "a lively party"
alert, watchful - engaged in or accustomed to close observation; "caught by a couple of alert cops"; "alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came"; "constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty"
animated, alive - having life or vigor or spirit; "an animated and expressive face"; "animated conversation"; "became very animated when he heard the good news"
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"
spirited - displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
rested - not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing; "came back rested from her vacation"
dull - lacking in liveliness or animation; "he was so dull at parties"; "a dull political campaign"; "a large dull impassive man"; "dull days with nothing to do"; "how dull and dreary the world is"; "fell back into one of her dull moods"
2. lively - full of zest or vigor; "a racy literary style"
spirited - displaying animation, vigor, or liveliness
3. [画像:lively - quick and energetic]lively - 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"
4. lively - elastic; rebounds readily; "clean bouncy hair"; "a lively tennis ball"; "as resilient as seasoned hickory"; "springy turf"
elastic - capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy; "an elastic band"; "a youthful and elastic walk"
5. lively - filled with events or activity; "a lively period in history"
eventful - full of events or incidents; "the most exhausting and eventful day of my life"
6. lively - full of spirit; "a dynamic full of life woman"; "a vital and charismatic leader"; "this whole lively world"
animated, alive - having life or vigor or spirit; "an animated and expressive face"; "animated conversation"; "became very animated when he heard the good news"
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lively

adjective
2. busy, crowded, stirring, buzzing, bustling, moving, eventful lively streets full of bars and cafés
busy slow, dull
3. vivid, strong, striking, bright, exciting, stimulating, bold, colourful, refreshing, forceful, racy, invigorating toys made with bright and lively colours
vivid dull
4. enthusiastic, strong, keen, stimulating, eager, formidable, vigorous, animated, weighty The newspapers showed a lively interest in European developments.
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lively

adjective
1. Possessing, exerting, or displaying energy:
Informal: peppy.
2. Very brisk, alert, and full of high spirits:
Informal: peppy.
Idioms: bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, full of life.
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Translations
حَيَوي، مُفْعَم بالحَياهنَشيِطٌ
energickýříznýživý
livliglevende
eloisa
živahan
élénkeleven
líflegur, fjörugur
元気のよい
활기찬
živahen
livlig
มีชีวิตชีวา
sống động

lively

[ˈlaɪvlɪ] ADJ (livelier (compar) (liveliest (superl)))
1. (gen) [person, personality] → vivaz, alegre ; [atmosphere, conversation, party, town] → animado ; [bar, street, market] → animado, bullicioso ; [dog] → juguetón ; [tune] → alegre ; [performance] → enérgico
things are a little livelier in June → la cosa se anima más en junio
2. (= heated) [debate, discussion] → animado
the meeting promises to be a lively affair → la reunión promete ser animada
things were getting quite lively → el ambiente se estaba caldeando
3. (= fast) [pace, speed] → rápido
look lively! → ¡espabila!
4. (= keen) [mind] → vivaz, inquieto ; [imagination] → vivo ; [sense of humour] → agudo
she took a lively interest in everything → ponía un gran interés en todo
5. (= vivid) [description, account, style] → vivo, vívido
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lively

[ˈlaɪvli] adj
[person] → vif(vive)
She's got a lively personality
BUT Elle est pleine de vitalité.
[event, discussion] → animé(e)
It was a lively party → C'était une soirée animée.
to take a lively interest in sth → s'intéresser vivement à qch
liven up
[ˌlaɪvənˈʌp]
vt sep
[+ room] → égayer
[+ discussion, evening] → animer
[+ person] → animer
vi (= become more animated) [person, area, restaurant] → s'animer
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lively

adj (+er) → lebhaft ; scene, account, sense of humour → lebendig ; campaign → dynamisch ; pace → flott ; mind → wach, aufgeweckt ; imagination → lebendig, blühend ; tune → schwungvoll ; things are getting lively → es geht hoch her (inf); at 8 things will start to get lively → um 8 wird es dann lebhafter ; we had a lively time → es war viel los (inf); he’s having a lively time of it in his new job → in seiner neuen Stelle kann er sich über Langeweile nicht beklagen ; look lively! (= speed up) → mach schnell!, ein bisschen lebhaft, bitte!
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lively

[ˈlaɪvlɪ] adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (gen) → vivace, vivo/a; (imagination) → fervido/a; (conversation, argument) → animato/a; (interest) → vivo/a; (party, scene) → movimentato/a; (pace) → sostenuto/a
things are getting lively → l'ambiente or l'atmosfera comincia a scaldarsi
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live2

(laiv) adjective
1. having life; not dead. a live mouse. lewendige حَي، غَيْر مَيِّت жив vivo živý lebendig levende ζωντανός vivo elus زنده elävä vivant חי जीवित živ élő hidup lifandi vivente, vivo 生きている 살아 있는 gyvas dzīvs hidup levend levende żywy ژوندى vivo viu живой živý živ živ levande มีชีวิต canlı, diri 活的 живий زندہ sống 活的
2. (of a radio or television broadcast etc) heard or seen as the event takes place; not recorded. I watched a live performance of my favourite opera on television; Was the performance live or recorded? regstreeks حَي، مُباشِر на живо ao vivo přímý live direkte; live ζωντανός, σε απευθείας μετάδοση en directo otse(ülekanne) زنده suora lähetys en direct שִׁידוּר חַי जीवन्त uživo élő, egyenes (adás) langsung í beinni útsendingu in diretta*, dal vivo* 生放送の 생방송인 tiesioginis (par pārraidi) tiešs secara langsung direct direkte, live odbywający się na żywo په ژوندى بڼه مثلا د راډيو له لارى directo live, în direct, pe viu прямой priamy v živo uživo direktsänd, live ถ่ายทอดสด canlı 現場直播的 такий, що передається наживо ساتھ کے ساتھ نشر ہونے والا trực tiếp 实况播送的
3. full of energy, and capable of becoming active. a live bomb lewendige, geaktiveerde قُنْبُلَه حَيَّه зареден ativo nevybuchlý; čilý; aktivní scharf levende; ueksploderet ενεργός activo, vivo lõhkevõimeline فعال räjähtämätön actif, amorcé, branché חי जीवन्त aktivan aktív aktif virkur inesploso; carico まだ役立つ 장전되어 있는 veikiantis, nesprogęs enerģisks; darbīgs; (par šāviņu, bumbu u.tml.) neizšauts; nesprādzis hidup energiek, geladen ladd, skarp żywy, ostry, pod napięciem ډيرقوى activo amorsat, activ действующий nevybuchnutý aktiven živ laddad, skarp อาจปะทุได้อีก aktif, enerji dolu 精力充沛的, 未爆的 діяльний; енергійний پر اثر chưa nổ, chưa cháy 精力充沛的,未爆的(炸弹)
4. burning. a live coal. lewendige مُتَوَقِّد، جَمْر горящ aceso žhavý glühend brændende αναμμένος candente põlev افروخته palava ardent בוער विधुन्मय, साम्प्रतिक, घटित होता हुआ gorući izzó menyala glóandi ardente, acceso 燃えている 타고 있는 degantis, žėruojantis degošs; liesmojošs; kvēlojošs hidup gloeiend glødende rozżarzony لګيدلى مثلا ذغال aceso aprins горящий horiaci goreč živi glödande ลุก (ถ่านไฟ) yanmakta olan 燃燒著的 такий, що горить جلتا، سلگتا ہوا đang cháy 燃着的
adverb
(of a radio or television broadcast etc) as the event takes place. The competition will be broadcast live. regstreeks بصورةٍ حَيَّه ومُباشِرَه на живо ao vivo přímo live direkte; live απευθείας, ζωντανά en directo otse بطور زنده suorana en direct שִׁידוּר חַי घटित होने वाली uživo élőben langsung í beinni útsendingu in diretta*, dal vivo* 生放送で 생방송으로 gyvai, tiesiogiai (par pārraidi) tieši secara langsung direct direkte na żywo په ژوندى بڼه ao vivo live, în direct непосредственно priamo v živo uživo direkt, live ถ่ายทอดสด canlı olarak 現場直播 наживо واقعہ ہوتے ہوئے نشر کرنا trực tiếp 直播实况
ˈlively adjective
active; full of life, high spirits or movement. She took a lively interest in us; The music is bright and lively. lewendig حَيَوي، مُفْعَم بالحَياه жив alegre živý; řízný lebhaft levende; livlig ζωηρός, ζωντανός, δραστήριος alegre, vivo, lleno de vida elav فعال؛ سرزنده eloisa plein d'entrain מָלֵא חַיִים फुर्तीला, सजीव, सक्रिय živahno, živo élénk bersemangat líflegur, fjörugur vivo, vivace 生き生きした 활기찬 gyvas, guvus možs; mundrs; straujš; dzīvīgs rancak levendig livlig, sprelsk żywy, wesoły فعال او د يو كار د كولو مينه لرل alegre viu; plin de viaţă живой; бодрый živý živahen živahan livlig กระตือรือร้น canlı, hareketli 活躍的,熱烈的,輕快活潑的 живий; веселий پر جوش rất; sống động 活泼的,活跃的,栩栩如生的,真实的
ˈliveliness noun
opgewektheid حَيَوِيَّه оживление vivacidade živost, čilost die Lebhaftigkeit livlighed ζωντάνια vivacidad elavus سرزندگی eloisuus entrain עליזות, חיות सजीवता živahnost élénkség semangat fjör, hressileiki vivacità 活気 활기 gyvumas, guvumas, energingumas možums; mundrums; dzīvīgums kerancakan levendigheid livlighet ożywienie, żwawość د زوند پيل vivacidade însufleţire живость; бодрость živosť živahnost živahnost livlighet ความมีชีวิตชีวา canlılık 活躍,熱烈,輕快活潑 пожвавленість جوش خروش کا جذبہ sự sống động 活泼,快活,热闹
ˈlivestock noun
domestic animals, especially horses, cattle, sheep, and pigs. lewende hawe, vee ماشِيَه домашни животни criação živý inventář der Viehbestand besætning οικόσιτα ζώα ganado kari احشام karja bétail מֶשֶק חַי पशुधन stoka haszonállatok ternak búpeningur bestiame 家畜 가축류 (naminiai) gyvuliai, galvijai mājlopi ternakan vee buskap, husdyrbesetning żywy inwentarz كورنى ژوى criação vite домашний скот živý inventár živina domaće životinje kreatursbesättning ปศุสัตว์ çiftlik hayvanları 家畜 худоба مویشی gia súc 家畜
live wire
1. a wire charged with electricity. stroomdraad سِلْك مُكَهْرَب проводник под напрежение fio vivo drát pod proudem elektrischgeladener Draht strømførende ledning ηλεκτροφόρο καλώδιο cable de alta tensión voolu all olev juhe سیم برق دار jännitteinen johto fil sous tension תַּיִל מְחוּשמָל विद्युत्मय तार neizoliran áram alatt lévő huzal berarus listrik rafmagnsvír sem spenna er á (filo sotto tensione) 電気の流れている電線 (전류가 통해 있는) 활선(活線) elektros laidas, kuriuo teka srovė (elektrības avotam) pieslēgts vads dawai hidup onder stroom staande draad strømførende ledning drut pod napięciem بريښنا لرونكى مزى يا سيم fio vivo fir sub tensiune провод под напряжением vodič s napätím žica pod napetostjo strujna žica strömförande ลวดไฟฟ้า elektrik yüklü tel 通電的電線 провід під напругою بجلی کا ننگا تار dây diện 通电的电线
2. a person who is full of energy and enthusiasm. He is very quiet, but his sister is a real live wire. deurdrywer إنْسان مليء بالحَيَوِيَّه енергичен човек azougue člověk plný energie energie geladener Mensch energibundt αεικίνητος, δυναμικός άνθρωπος puro nervio nagu tulesäde آدم با پشتکار tarmonpesä personne qui pète le feu מָלֵא מֶרֶץ जीवन्त pun života nyughatatlan ember penuh gairah dugnaðarforkur; fjörkálfur (persona piena di vita) 活動家 활동가 smarkuolis nemiera gars orang yang tak tahu duduk diam energiek iemand person full av pepp, energibunt osoba pełna energii د شور او انرژى نه ډك كس azougue plin de viaţă/de vioiciune живой, эгергичный человек človek plný energie podjeten človek živa vatra energiknippe คนที่มีความกระตือรือร้น hayat dolu kimse 生龍活虎般的人 живчик زوردار شخصیت người nhiệt tình 生龙活虎般的人
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lively

→ نَشيِطٌ energický livlig lebhaft ζωηρός animado eloisa animé živahan animato 元気のよい 활기찬 levendig livlig pełen życia animado деятельный livlig มีชีวิตชีวา canlı sống động 活泼的
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lively

a. vivo-a; vivaracho-a, animado-a.
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