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supple

  • 1 supple

    supple biegsam; nachgiebig, elastisch (z. B. Material)

    English-German dictionary of Architecture and Construction > supple

  • 2 supple

    adjective
    * * *
    ((of the body etc) bending easily: Take exercise if you want to keep supple; supple dancers.) geschmeidig
    - academic.ru/72301/suppleness">suppleness
    * * *
    sup·ple
    [ˈsʌpl̩]
    1. (flexible) human body gelenkig, geschmeidig; ( fig) mind flexibel, beweglich
    to have a \supple mind geistig beweglich [o flexibel] sein
    2. (not stiff) leather geschmeidig; skin weich
    * * *
    ['sʌpl]
    adj (+er)
    body, material etc geschmeidig, elastisch; person beweglich; shoes weich; mind, intellect beweglich, flexibel

    to keep oneself/one's fingers supple — sich/seine Finger beweglich halten

    * * *
    supple [ˈsʌpl]
    A adj (adv supply)
    1. geschmeidig:
    a) biegsam, elastisch
    b) fig beweglich (Geist etc)
    2. fig fügsam, nachgiebig
    3. fig pej kriecherisch, unterwürfig
    B v/t
    1. geschmeidig etc machen
    2. ein Pferd zureiten
    C v/i geschmeidig etc werden
    * * *
    adjective
    * * *
    adj.
    gefügig adj.

    English-german dictionary > supple

  • 3 supple

    sup·ple [ʼsʌpl̩] adj
    1) ( flexible) human body gelenkig, geschmeidig; ( fig); mind flexibel, beweglich;
    to have a \supple mind geistig beweglich [o flexibel] sein
    2) ( not stiff) leather geschmeidig; skin weich

    English-German students dictionary > supple

  • 4 supple

    < food> (wine) ■ geschmeidig
    < garm> (e.g. leather) ■ weich
    < leath> ■ geschmeidig
    <qualit.mat> (gen.) ■ geschmeidig
    < textil> (thread) ■ geschmeidig; schmiegsam

    English-german technical dictionary > supple

  • 5 limber

    ['limbə]
    - academic.ru/88768/limber_up">limber up
    * * *
    lim·ber1
    [ˈlɪmbəʳ, AM -ɚ]
    I. adj
    <-er, -est or more \limber, most \limber>
    1. (supple) movements geschmeidig
    2. (flexible) body gelenkig, biegsam
    II. vi
    ▪ to \limber up sich akk warm machen
    III. vt
    ▪ to \limber sth etw lockern
    I need to \limber my fingers before playing the piano vor dem Klavierspiel muss ich zuerst Lockerungsübungen für meine Finger machen
    lim·ber2
    [ˈlɪmbəʳ, AM -ɚ]
    I. n MIL, HIST Protze f BRD, Protzwagen m
    II. vt
    to \limber a gun eine Kanone aufstellen
    * * *
    I ['lɪmbə(r)]
    n (MIL)
    Protze f II
    adj
    beweglich, gelenkig
    * * *
    limber1 [ˈlımbə(r)]
    A adj
    1. biegsam, geschmeidig
    2. beweglich, gelenkig
    3. fig flexibel (Kreditbedingungen etc)
    B v/t meist limber up biegsam oder geschmeidig machen, seine Muskeln auch auflockern:
    limber o.s. up → C
    C v/i meist limber up sich auflockern, Lockerungsübungen machen
    limber2 [ˈlımbə(r)]
    A s
    1. MIL Protze f:
    limber chest Protzkasten m
    2. pl SCHIFF Pumpensod m
    B v/t & v/i meist limber up aufprotzen
    * * *
    adj.
    biegsam adj.

    English-german dictionary > limber

  • 6 limber

    lim·ber
    1. lim·ber [ʼlɪmbəʳ, Am -ɚ] adj <-er, -est or more \limber, most \limber>
    1) ( supple) movements geschmeidig
    2) ( flexible) body gelenkig, biegsam vi
    to \limber up sich akk warm machen vt
    to \limber sth etw lockern;
    I need to \limber my fingers before playing the piano vor dem Klavierspiel muss ich zuerst Lockerungsübungen für meine Finger machen
    2. lim·ber [ʼlɪmbəʳ, Am -ɚ] n mil, hist Protze f, Protzwagen m vt
    to \limber a gun eine Kanone aufstellen

    English-German students dictionary > limber

См. также в других словарях:

  • supple — 1 flexible, resilient, *elastic, springy Analogous words: pliable, pliant, *plastic: *soft, gentle, mild Antonyms: stiff 2 Supple, limber, lithe, lithesome, lissome can all apply to bodily movements and mean showing freedom and ease in bending… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Supple — Sup ple, a. [OE. souple, F. souple, from L. supplex suppliant, perhaps originally, being the knees. Cf. {Supplicate}.] 1. Pliant; flexible; easily bent; as, supple joints; supple fingers. [1913 Webster] 2. Yielding compliant; not obstinate;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Supple — may refer to: *Flexibility, Supplenessas a surname: * John Supple, Canadian businessman * Shane Supple, Irish footballer * Tim Supple, English theatre director …   Wikipedia

  • supple — [sup′əl] adj. suppler, supplest [ME souple < OFr < L supplex, humble, submissive, akin to supplicare: see SUPPLICATE] 1. easily bent or twisted; flexible; pliant 2. able to bend and move easily and nimbly; lithe; limber [a supple body] 3.… …   English World dictionary

  • Supple — Sup ple, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Suppled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Suppling}.] 1. To make soft and pliant; to render flexible; as, to supple leather. [1913 Webster] The flesh therewith she suppled and did steep. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To make compliant …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Supple — Sup ple, v. i. To become soft and pliant. [1913 Webster] The stones . . . Suppled into softness as they fell. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • supple — index flexible, malleable, obedient, passive, pliable, pliant, servile, yielding Burton s Legal Thesaurus …   Law dictionary

  • supple — c.1300, from O.Fr. souple pliant, flexible, from Gallo Romance *supples, from L. supplex (gen. supplicis) submissive, humbly begging, lit. bending, kneeling down, thought to be an altered form of *supplacos humbly pleading, appeasing, from sub… …   Etymology dictionary

  • supple — has the adverbial form supply (two syllables) rather than supplely (three syllables) …   Modern English usage

  • supple — [adj] bendable adaptable, agile, bending, ductile, elastic, flexible, graceful, limber, lissome, lithe, lithesome, malleable, moldable, plastic, pliable, pliant, resilient, rubber, springy, stretch, stretchy, svelte, willowy, wiry, yielding;… …   New thesaurus

  • supple — ► ADJECTIVE (suppler, supplest) ▪ flexible or pliant. DERIVATIVES suppleness noun. ORIGIN Latin supplex submissive …   English terms dictionary

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