Meaning of kustīgs | Babel Free
Definitions
- 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)
- moving (which is in motion)
Equivalents
Examples
“kustīgs bērns, dzīvnieks”
active child, animal
“kustīgi pirksti”
active, moving fingers
“kustīgs kā ūdenszāle”
moving, mobile like seaweed
“ķirzakveidīgiem rāpuļiem raksturīgi kustīgi acu plakstiņi”
lizard-like reptiles have characteristically mobile eyelids
“Vintiņš bija pārāk kustīgs vīrs, lai ilgu laiku uz vietas nosēdētu”
Vintiņš 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 grūti”
a 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 darīja”
Nelija 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 žestiem”
the 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 gammu”
human facial features are unusually mobile, the same face is capable of displaying a most complex range of feelings
“šaušana pa kustīgiem mērķiem”
shooting at moving targets
“mākoņi nekad nevar norimt; viņi ir mainīgi, kustīgi, rotaļīgi”
clouds can never calm down; they are changing, moving, playful
“Ilga pieiet pie dambja, paraugās lejā, satrūkstas, cik augstu uzkāpusi upe, kļuvusi kustīga, nemiera pilna”
Ilga walked up to the dam, looked down, and was surprised to see how high the river had soared, how mobile and restless
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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