Meaning of nasks | Babel Free

Definitions

active, diligent; fast, quick, agile, nimble

Equivalents

Examples

“nasks zēns”

active, agile, quick boy

“māte pusjokodama, pusnopietni stāstīja par tirgotājiem, kuri taujājot pēc saimnieciskas un naskas dzīvesbiedres”

mother, half joking, half seriously, talked about merchants who were inquiring about economical and diligent wives

“izdarīgā un naskā meitene ātri vien apguva profesiju”

the diligent and agile girl quickly learned the profession

“straume Gaujā ir nesalīdzināmi veiklāka un braukšana veicas ievērojami naskāk nekā Ventā”

the stream at Gauja is incomparably more agile and traveling (on it) happens significantly faster than at Venta

“tikai pa retam klusumu pāršķēla steidzīga gājēja naskais solis”

only occasionally did the quick step (= walk) of a hurried passerby interrupt the silence

“zemes bite ir naska, / jau pilni kambarīši tai vaska”

the earth bee is quick, hard-working / it already (has) little chambers (= combs) full of wax

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