supple
Pliant, flexible, easy to bendPliant, flexible, easy to bend.
» Through the practice of yoga, the students’ bodies became more supple.
Значение
значений: 4Pliant, flexible, easy to bend.
geschmeidig
Lithe and agile when moving and bending.
supple joints
supple fingers
gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease
(переносно)Compliant; yielding to the will of others.
a supple horse
Smooth and drinkable.
Примеры
предложений: 5Through the practice of yoga, the students’ bodies became more supple.
My body is not as supple as it once was.
Моё тело уже не такое гибкое, каким было когда-то. — sharptoothed
The supple stave slid gracefully through the opening.
The author's language is vivid, supple and nuanced.
deDie Sprache des Autors ist plastisch, geschmeidig und nuanciert. — al_ex_an_der
She claimed that yoga could make anyone's body supple.
Переводы
языков: 4По значениям 1
Происхождение
From Middle English souple, from Old French souple, soupple (“soft, lithe, yielding”), froFrom Middle English souple, from Old French souple, soupple (“soft, lithe, yielding”), from Latin supplic-, supplex (“suppliant, submissive, kneeling”), of uncertain formation. Either from sub + plicō (“bend”) (compare complex), or from sub + plācō (“placate”). More at sub-, placate.
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Формы
suppler, supplestСинонимы
синонимов: 6Однокоренные
связанных слов: 5Уроки к слову
уроков: 2- A2Сравнительная степень — Потому что у него есть сравнительная степень
- A2Превосходная степень — Потому что у него есть превосходная степень