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Latvian
Etymology
From kust(ēt) (“to move”) + -īgs.
Pronunciation
Adjective
kustīgs (definite kustīgais, comparative kustīgāks, superlative viskustīgākais, adverb kustīgi)
- mobile, moving, active (such that it moves, changes position, often and quickly, in an agile way; who does not stand still, who is always active, fidgety)
- kustīgs bērns, dzīvnieks ― active child, animal
- kustīgi pirksti ― active, moving fingers
- kustīgs kā ūdenszāle ― moving, mobile like seaweed
- ķirzakveidīgiem rāpuļiem raksturīgi kustīgi acu plakstiņi ― lizard-like reptiles have characteristically mobile eyelids
- Vintiņš bija pārāk kustīgs vīrs, lai ilgu laiku uz vietas nosēdētu ― Vintiņš was too active a man to sit in place for very long
- mazs bērns ir ļoti kustīgs, atrasties vienā un tai pašā stāvoklī viņam ir pārlieku grūti ― a little child is very active, it is too difficult (for him/her) to stay in one position
- Nelija atcerējās savu māti drusku salīkušu, rupjā priekšautā, bet arvien kustīgu, arvien viņa kaut ko darīja ― Nelija remembered her mother a little bent, in a coarse apron, but always active, always doing something
- aktrise runā viegli, un arī rokas, tik kustīgas un graciozas, allaž piedalās čalojošā sarunā ar bezbedīgiem žestiem ― the actress speaks easily, and also (her) hands, so mobile and graceful, always participate in the garrulous conversation with light-hearted gestures
- cilvēka sejas vaibsti ir neparasti kustīgi, viena un tā pati seja spēj attēlot vissarežģītāko jūtu gammu ― human facial features are unusually mobile, the same face is capable of displaying a most complex range of feelings
- moving (which is in motion)
- šaušana pa kustīgiem mērķiem ― shooting at moving targets
- mākoņi nekad nevar norimt; viņi ir mainīgi, kustīgi, rotaļīgi ― clouds can never calm down; they are changing, moving, playful
- Ilga pieiet pie dambja, paraugās lejā, satrūkstas, cik augstu uzkāpusi upe, kļuvusi kustīga, nemiera pilna ― Ilga walked up to the dam, looked down, and was surprised to see how high the river had soared, how mobile and restless
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