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When the entire chimney had thus been raised, and had been properly bound in with outward props, a brisk fire was kindled, and kept going until it was burned to something like a brick-red.
Quand toute la cheminée fut construite, et qu’on l’eut soutenue par des arcs-boutants extérieurs, on y alluma un grand feu, qu’on eut soin d’entretenir jusqu’à ce qu’elle fût d’un rouge de brique.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The DeerslayerCooper, James Fenimore / Le tueur de daims
Le tueur de daims
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Deerslayer
Cooper, James Fenimore
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
The authors also noted that each one-hour/day of brisk walking was associated with a 24% reduction in obesity and a 34% reduction in diabetes.
Les auteurs ont aussi signalé qu'il y avait un lien entre chaque tranche d'une heure par jour de marche rapide et une réduction de 24 % de l'obésité et de 34 % du diabète.
© 1996-2010, Institut canadien d'information sur la santé (ICIS)
© 1996-2010, Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI).
The different men on the list were soon knocked off at prices which showed a pretty brisk demand in the market; two of them fell to Haley.
Les hommes furent adjugés à des prix qui prouvaient que la marchandise était demandée, et les cours bien tenus; deux échurent en partage à Haley.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
But since his return, it had become brisk again, and Madeleine, by living continually in thought and dread of her first lover, was assuming again, under the influence of this one idea, her attitudes, accent and features of former days.
Mais depuis qu’il était de retour, ce sang se réveillait, Madeleine, vivant continuellement dans la pensée et dans la terreur de son premier amant, retrouvait malgré elle, poussée par son idée fixe, ses attitudes, ses accents, son visage de jadis.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Avoiding the streets, we pushed directly for the temple at a brisk trot.
Évitant les rues, nous prîmes, au grand trot, la direction du temple.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
And, besides, all the folks of Rougemont close their eyes—-they are too much interested in keeping business brisk; and all they fear is that the police may poke their noses into their affairs.
D’autant plus que tout Rougemont ferme les yeux, trop intéressé à ce que le commerce marche n’ayant qu’une crainte, celle que la police ne vienne mettre le nez dans les affaires du pays...
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
I spects I's the wickedest critter in the world;" and Topsy would cut a summerset, and come up brisk and shining on to a higher perch, and evidently plume herself on the distinction.
– Ah! ah! je suis pour sûr la plus méchante des méchantes créatures du monde!» Là-dessus Topsy faisait la cabriole, montait d’un cran plus haut sur son perchoir, et se rengorgeait, glorieuse de tant de distinction.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Business is brisk, eh?'
Ça marche, n’est-ce pas? le commerce.»
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
She was walking with brisk steps too short on account of her narrow skirt; through the thin china silk the sunlight tingled like a hand stroking her back.
Elle marchait à pas rapides, trop petits à cause de sa jupe étroite, а travers la fine soie de Chine, le soleil la chatouillait comme une main qui lui eût caressé le dos.
Dos Passos, John / Manhattan TransferDos Passos, John / Manhattan Transfer
Manhattan Transfer
Dos Passos, John
© Editions Gallimard, 1928, pour la traduction francaise.
Manhattan Transfer
Dos Passos, John
© 1925 by John Dos Passos
© 1953 by Elizabeth Dos Passos
Over his funnel-shaped cheeks the brisk activity had spread a flaky beard like snow, and piled on the top of his head a greasy fleece that the rain was puncturing with little holes.
Sur sa joue creusée en entonnoir l’énergique opération avait étalé une floconneuse barbe de neige, et elle accumulait sur le sommet de son crâne une visqueuse toison que la pluie perforait de petits trous.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
One day he missed the brisk movement of her chin, their agreed signal.
Un jour, il laissa passer le geste énergique du menton, leur signe convenu.
Makine, Andreï / Music of a LifeMakine, Andreï / La musique d'une vie
La musique d'une vie
Makine, Andreï
© 2001 by Andrei Makine
Music of a Life
Makine, Andreï
© 2002 by Geoffrey Strachan
© 2001 by Andreï Makine
The prefect expressed his approval of each sentence by a brisk nod.
Le préfet approuvait chaque membre de phrase d'un vif mouvement de tête.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
There is a brisk lookout on the toilet; injunctions passed around to every one to put on their best face and be spry; and now all are arranged in a circle for a last review, before they are marched up to the Bourse.
Il y a une sévère inspection des toilettes; il est enjoint à chacun de prendre son meilleur visage, son air le plus éveillé. Maintenant tous, rangés en cercle, vont être passés en revue une dernière fois avant le départ pour la Bourse.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Phineas seemed, on the whole, the briskest of the company, and beguiled his long drive with whistling certain very unquaker-like songs, as he went on.
Phinéas seul, toujours sur l’éveil, charmait les longueurs de la route, en sifflant certains airs peu édifiants, et fort anti-quakers.
Beecher Stowe, Harriet / Uncle Tom's CabinBeecher Stowe, Harriet / La case de l'oncle Tom
La case de l'oncle Tom
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Beecher Stowe, Harriet
He could feel it coming in a warm breeze, so faint at first that it barely brushed across his skin, but rising little by little, and growing ever brisker till he was thrilled all over.
Il le sentait venir dans un souffle tiède, très faible d'abord, à peine effleurant sa peau, puis s'enflant peu à peu, si vif, qu'il en tressaillait tout entier.
Zola, Emile / Abbe Mouret's TransgressionZola, Emile / La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret
Zola, Emile
Abbe Mouret's Transgression
Zola, Emile
© BiblioBazaar, LLC

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brisk

adjective
Positive degreebrisk
Comparative degreebrisker
Superlative degreebriskest

brisk

verb
Basic forms
Pastbrisked
Imperativebrisk
Present Participle (Participle I)brisking
Past Participle (Participle II)brisked
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I briskwe brisk
you briskyou brisk
he/she/it brisksthey brisk
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am briskingwe are brisking
you are briskingyou are brisking
he/she/it is briskingthey are brisking
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have briskedwe have brisked
you have briskedyou have brisked
he/she/it has briskedthey have brisked
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been briskingwe have been brisking
you have been briskingyou have been brisking
he/she/it has been briskingthey have been brisking
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I briskedwe brisked
you briskedyou brisked
he/she/it briskedthey brisked
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was briskingwe were brisking
you were briskingyou were brisking
he/she/it was briskingthey were brisking
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had briskedwe had brisked
you had briskedyou had brisked
he/she/it had briskedthey had brisked
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been briskingwe had been brisking
you had been briskingyou had been brisking
he/she/it had been briskingthey had been brisking
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will briskwe shall/will brisk
you will briskyou will brisk
he/she/it will briskthey will brisk
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be briskingwe shall/will be brisking
you will be briskingyou will be brisking
he/she/it will be briskingthey will be brisking
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have briskedwe shall/will have brisked
you will have briskedyou will have brisked
he/she/it will have briskedthey will have brisked
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been briskingwe shall/will have been brisking
you will have been briskingyou will have been brisking
he/she/it will have been briskingthey will have been brisking
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would briskwe should/would brisk
you would briskyou would brisk
he/she/it would briskthey would brisk
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be briskingwe should/would be brisking
you would be briskingyou would be brisking
he/she/it would be briskingthey would be brisking
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have briskedwe should/would have brisked
you would have briskedyou would have brisked
he/she/it would have briskedthey would have brisked
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been briskingwe should/would have been brisking
you would have been briskingyou would have been brisking
he/she/it would have been briskingthey would have been brisking
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am briskedwe are brisked
you are briskedyou are brisked
he/she/it is briskedthey are brisked
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being briskedwe are being brisked
you are being briskedyou are being brisked
he/she/it is being briskedthey are being brisked
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been briskedwe have been brisked
you have been briskedyou have been brisked
he/she/it has been briskedthey have been brisked
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was briskedwe were brisked
you were briskedyou were brisked
he/she/it was briskedthey were brisked
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being briskedwe were being brisked
you were being briskedyou were being brisked
he/she/it was being briskedthey were being brisked
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been briskedwe had been brisked
you had been briskedyou had been brisked
he/she/it had been briskedthey had been brisked
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be briskedwe shall/will be brisked
you will be briskedyou will be brisked
he/she/it will be briskedthey will be brisked
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been briskedwe shall/will have been brisked
you will have been briskedyou will have been brisked
he/she/it will have been briskedthey will have been brisked