kustīgs

Latvian

Etymology

From kust(ēt) (to move) + -īgs.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

kustīgs (definite kustīgais, comparative kustīgāks, superlative viskustīgākais, adverb kustīgi)

  1. mobile, moving, active (such that it moves, changes position, often and quickly, in an agile way; who does not stand still, who is always active, fidgety)
    kustīgs bērns, dzīvnieksactive child, animal
    kustīgi pirkstiactive, moving fingers
    kustīgs kā ūdenszālemoving, mobile like seaweed
    ķirzakveidīgiem rāpuļiem raksturīgi kustīgi acu plakstiņilizard-like reptiles have characteristically mobile eyelids
    Vintiņš bija pārāk kustīgs vīrs, lai ilgu laiku uz vietas nosēdētuVintiņš was too active a man to sit in place for very long
    mazs bērns ir ļoti kustīgs, atrasties vienā un tai pašā stāvoklī viņam ir pārlieku grūtia little child is very active, it is too difficult (for him/her) to stay in one position
    Nelija atcerējās savu māti drusku salīkušu, rupjā priekšautā, bet arvien kustīgu, arvien viņa kaut ko darījaNelija remembered her mother a little bent, in a coarse apron, but always active, always doing something
    aktrise runā viegli, un arī rokas, tik kustīgas un graciozas, allaž piedalās čalojošā sarunā ar bezbedīgiem žestiemthe actress speaks easily, and also (her) hands, so mobile and graceful, always participate in the garrulous conversation with light-hearted gestures
    cilvēka sejas vaibsti ir neparasti kustīgi, viena un tā pati seja spēj attēlot vissarežģītāko jūtu gammuhuman facial features are unusually mobile, the same face is capable of displaying a most complex range of feelings
  2. moving (which is in motion)
    šaušana pa kustīgiem mērķiemshooting at moving targets
    mākoņi nekad nevar norimt; viņi ir mainīgi, kustīgi, rotaļīgiclouds can never calm down; they are changing, moving, playful
    Ilga pieiet pie dambja, paraugās lejā, satrūkstas, cik augstu uzkāpusi upe, kļuvusi kustīga, nemiera pilnaIlga walked up to the dam, looked down, and was surprised to see how high the river had soared, how mobile and restless

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