adjective · rare

nimble

nim·ble

nimble · nimbler · nimblest

швидкий, бистрий, прудкий

быстрый, ловкий, цепкий, шустрый

geschickt, schnell, gewandt, flink

Adept at taking or graspingAdept at taking or grasping.

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/ˈnɪmbəl/

» Tom isn't as nimble as he used to be.

Tom ist nicht mehr so flink wie einst.

Meaning

3 senses

Adept at taking or grasping.
nimble fingers
цепкийcepkij
Quick and light in movement or action.
He was too nimble for the assailant and easily escaped his grasp.
schnell, gelenkig, behänd
прово́рныйprovórnyj, ло́вкийlóvkij, шу́стрыйšústryj
mentally quick
Quickwitted and alert.
He has a nimble mind and can improvise in any situation.
geschickt
сообрази́тельныйsoobrazítelʹnyj, нахо́дчивыйnaxódčivyj

Examples

15 sentences

Tom isn't as nimble as he used to be.
deTom ist nicht mehr so flink wie einst.
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Tom is still nimble.
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Squirrels are nimble in climbing trees.
ruБелки умеют ловко лазить по деревьям.
deEichhörnchen klettern flink auf Bäume.
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A heavy heart bears not a nimble tongue.
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Tom is not as nimble as he used to be.
deTom ist nicht mehr so flink wie einst.
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Translations

8 languages

Русский

By meaning 3

adept at taking or grasping:

quick and light in movement or action:

quick-witted and alert:

Deutsch

By meaning 1

quick and light in movement or action:

Origin

With intrusive -b-, inherited from Middle English nymyl, nemel, nemyll, nymell (“agile, qu

With intrusive -b-, inherited from Middle English nymyl, nemel, nemyll, nymell (“agile, quick, ready, able, capable”), a merger of Old English nǣmel (“receptive, quick to grasp”) and Old English numol (“able to take, capable of holding”), both from niman (“to take”) + -el, -ol (associative suffix), corresponding to nim + -le. Compare German nehmen, Gothic 𐌽𐌹𐌼𐌰𐌽 (niman), Old Norse nema (“to take”). More at nim.

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