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1 agile
agile* * ** * *['adʒile]1) (svelto) [persona, animale, movimento] agile, nimble ( a fare at doing); (destro) dexterous, deft3) (facile)essere di agile lettura — [ libro] to be an easy read, to make light reading
••agile di mano — light- o nimble-fingered
* * *agile/'adʒile/agile di mano light- o nimble-fingered. -
2 abile
good (in at); fit (a for)* * *abile agg.1 able, capable; ( intelligente) clever (at, in); ( destro) skilful (at, in): un bambino abile e intelligente, an able and intelligent child; era un'infermiera abile e intelligente, ma mancava di umanità, she was a capable and efficient nurse, but lacked humanity; era abile nel dire agli altri cosa fare, he was clever at telling other people what to do; è un abilissimo guidatore, he's a very skilful driver; era sempre stata abile con le mani, she had always been clever with her hands; era un abile acrobata, he was a skilful acrobat; abbiamo lasciato la cosa in mani abili, we have left the matter in skilled hands // abile adulatore, adroit flatterer2 ( fatto con abilità) able; clever; skilful: con un'abile mossa, s'accaparrò tutto il mercato, with an able (o clever) move he cornered the market4 (dir.) legally qualified.* * *['abile]1) (idoneo)2) (bravo) [professionista, cuoco] able, skilled, skilful BE, skillful AE; (svelto, agile) [persona, mani] deft, dexterousun abile politico — an artful o a dexterous politician
essere abile in qcs., a fare — to be skilful at sth., at doing
3) (accorto) [mossa, trucco] cunning, clever* * *abile/'abile/2 (bravo) [ professionista, cuoco] able, skilled, skilful BE, skillful AE; (svelto, agile) [persona, mani] deft, dexterous; un abile politico an artful o a dexterous politician; essere abile in qcs., a fare to be skilful at sth., at doing3 (accorto) [mossa, trucco] cunning, clever. -
3 felicità
f happiness* * *felicità s.f.1 happiness, joy; ( beatitudine) bliss, blissfulness: vivere dei momenti di profonda felicità, to experience moments of intense happiness; che felicità!, sono arrivate le vacanze!, what joy! (o happiness), the holidays are here!; ti auguro ogni felicità, I wish you every happiness; è una felicità rivedervi tutti, it's a joy to see you all again // felicità!, God bless you!2 ( di espressione) felicity, aptness: si espresse con felicità, he found an apt way of expressing himself* * *[fe'litʃita]nome proprio femminile Felicia, Felicity* * *felicità/felit∫i'ta/f.inv.1 (contentezza) happiness, gladness, felicity; (più forte) joy, delight; (beatitudine) bliss; volere la felicità di qcn. to want sb. to be happy; augurare a qcn. ogni felicità to wish sb. every joy o happiness o all the best; fare la felicità di qcn. to make sb. happy2 (appropriatezza) felicity. -
4 Felicita
f happiness* * *felicità s.f.1 happiness, joy; ( beatitudine) bliss, blissfulness: vivere dei momenti di profonda felicità, to experience moments of intense happiness; che felicità!, sono arrivate le vacanze!, what joy! (o happiness), the holidays are here!; ti auguro ogni felicità, I wish you every happiness; è una felicità rivedervi tutti, it's a joy to see you all again // felicità!, God bless you!2 ( di espressione) felicity, aptness: si espresse con felicità, he found an apt way of expressing himself* * *[fe'litʃita]nome proprio femminile Felicia, Felicity* * *Felicita/fe'lit∫ita/n.pr.f.Felicia, Felicity.
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deft — [ deft ] adjective deft movements are made quickly and with skill a. moving quickly and with skill: a deft yachtswoman deft at doing something: a chef who is extremely deft at producing original dishes ╾ deft|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
deft — (d[e^]ft), a. [OE. daft, deft, becoming, mild, gentle, stupid (cf. OE. daffe, deffe, fool, coward), AS. d[ae]ft (in derivatives only) mild, gentle, fitting, seasonable; akin to dafen, gedafen, becoming, fit, Goth. gadaban to be fit. Cf. {Daft},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
deft — [deft] adj written [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: daft] 1.) a deft movement is skilful, and often quick ▪ He sketched her with quick, deft strokes. ▪ deft footwork 2.) skilful at doing something ▪ his deft chairmanship of the company >deftly adv… … Dictionary of contemporary English
deft´ly — deft «dehft», adjective. quick and skillful in action; nimble; clever: »The fingers of a violinist or surgeon must be deft. ... one of the deftest juggling performances since the late W. C. Fields laid aside his Indian clubs (Time). SYNONYM(S):… … Useful english dictionary
deft. — «dehft», adjective. quick and skillful in action; nimble; clever: »The fingers of a violinist or surgeon must be deft. ... one of the deftest juggling performances since the late W. C. Fields laid aside his Indian clubs (Time). SYNONYM(S): See… … Useful english dictionary
deft — deft·ly; deft·ness; deft; … English syllables
deft — [deft] adj. [ME defte, dafte: see DAFT] skillful in a quick, sure, and easy way; dexterous SYN. DEXTEROUS deftly adv. deftness n … English World dictionary
deft — I adjective able, accomplished, adept, adroit, agile, apt, canny, capable, clever, competent, cunning, dexterous, efficient, expert, facile, flexible, gifted, good at, handy, ingenious, light, masterful, masterly, nimble, nimble fingered,… … Law dictionary
deft — (adj.) O.E. gedæfte mild, gentle, differentiated in Middle English into DAFT (Cf. daft) (q.v.) and this word, via sense of apt, skillful, adept. Cognate with Goth. gadaban to be fit, O.N. dafna to grow strong, Du. deftig important, relevant … Etymology dictionary
deft — adj. adept, skillful; dexterous, agile, nimble … English contemporary dictionary
deft — *dexterous, adroit, handy Analogous words: nimble, *agile, brisk: *quick, ready, apt, prompt: skillful, skilled, adept, *proficient: sure, assured, *confidçnt Antonyms: awkward Contrasted words: clumsy, maladroit, inept, gauche (see … New Dictionary of Synonyms