Find a word related to L I T H E

Question

The idea is to find an English word (synonym or antonym related to the word – L I T H E (adjetivo) and then write a simple sentence in English and Spanish for that word.

Or an unusual use of the word.

Example:

Leopards are lithe as are all cats.

Los leopardos son ágil como son todos los gatos.

Pictures are a good idea.

This link might help you find some ideas.

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Please don't forget to vote here. Thanks everyone. :) - rac1, Dec 11, 2014

I don't think there is a Spanish word for this look..' She was lithe as a panther' does not convey a motherly look. - annierats, Dec 11, 2014

I think Ian is talking about her lithe appearance and not about her looking motherly. - rac1, Dec 11, 2014

Lithe as in supple. :) - ian-hill, Dec 11, 2014

Yes, but lithe is more than supple.. I asked my husband who is an ENGLISHMAN, so there. - annierats, Dec 11, 2014

Jejejeje Annie :) - rac1, Dec 11, 2014

I thought I was an Englishman and it is my thread - so there.:) - ian-hill, Dec 11, 2014

You are a pom mate , ipso facto an Englishman," ♫ ♩ ♬He is an IIIIIIIINglishmaaaan ♫ ♩ ♬ - ray76, Dec 12, 2014

Answer 1

'Spry' es una palabra en inglés americano que escuché hace unos años. En inglés britanico decimos 'spritely', pero ambos palabras quieren decir el mismo.

Nunca creas que sabes alguien a causa de su edad. Mucha gente parece vieja pero es todavia muy agil...

'Spry' is an American word that I first heard only a few years ago. In Britain we say 'spritely', but both words mean the same.

never think you know someone because of their age. Many old folk remain very spry / spritely...

I agree, lithe is not ' agile' it is more than that.. It's an elegant, sort of lean look with abit of predator about it, do you agree? - annierats, Dec 11, 2014

Yes, but they are closely related in meaning. - Faldaesque, Dec 11, 2014

:) - ian-hill, Dec 11, 2014

My dictionary only has "ágil" for "lithe" but lots of things can be agile and not lithe - locusts for example.:) - ian-hill, Dec 11, 2014

Yes, it depends a lot on the context...what you are describing. - rac1, Dec 11, 2014

Good to know, thanks - Joydeep_Singh, Dec 11, 2014

Answer 2

The ultimate example of being clumsy is someone slipping on a banana peel.

El último ejemplo de ser torpe es alguien deslizando sobre una cáscara de plátano.

The ole banana peel trick. lol - rac1, Dec 11, 2014

:) - ian-hill, Dec 12, 2014

Answer 3

Jack had to be quick and nimble when he jumped over the candlestick.

Jack tenía que ser rápido y ágil cuando saltó sobre el candelero.

or else? :) - ian-hill, Dec 11, 2014

Nimble is good. - annierats, Dec 11, 2014

Nice one, Ann. - rac1, Dec 11, 2014

I think it should be " tenia que estar rapido :) - Joydeep_Singh, Dec 12, 2014

Answer 4

slight - leve

Él era un leve hombre con pelo negro y ojos azules.

He was a slight man with black hair and blue eyes.

:) - ian-hill, Dec 11, 2014

;) - ray76, Dec 12, 2014

Answer 5

Cheetah in my knowledge is the most limber and agileof all the animals ..

Cheetah es el animal más ágil y flexible de todos animales.

Answer 6

sylphlike - de sílfide

She isn't exactly sylphlike.

No es precisamente una sílfide.

Je je, didn't see this one. - sanlee, Dec 11, 2014

is she a Quilter ? - ray76, Dec 12, 2014

:) - ian-hill, Dec 12, 2014

She gets confused with directions...jeje - rac1, Dec 13, 2014

Answer 7

las mujeres tipicamente estan mas flexible de los hombres.

Women are typically more flexible than men.

Do you mean physically or emotionally mate? - ray76, Dec 12, 2014

More slippery maybe :) - ian-hill, Dec 12, 2014

Answer 8

Surfers look very lithe.

Las surfistas se ven muy elegantes .

:) - ian-hill, Dec 11, 2014

Answer 9

Lissome

“Lissome” es una palabra que sólo he visto antes usada para describir mujeres jóvenes, y la verdad es que es muy posible que sólo haya leído la palabra, y que nunca haya oído la palabra hablada.

“Lissome” is a word that I have only seen before now used to describe young women, and the truth is that it is very possible that I have only read the word, and never have heard the word spoken.

It sounds oldfashioned but means winsome, young, basically sexy, I guess. - annierats, Dec 11, 2014

Anyway, the guy in my picture, is a guy. ;) - bosquederoble, Dec 11, 2014

:) I guessed that somehow - no idea how though - must be in my genes.. :) - ian-hill, Dec 11, 2014

Don't worry Ian, most Englsishmen are media guay, that's why they are homophobic.. mY husband as well, I think, sometimes.. - annierats, Dec 11, 2014

That is almost slanderous in its generalisation of Englishmen amiga. - ian-hill, Dec 11, 2014

I am also homophobic because I was groped by two homo sexuals when I was 17, but I was strong so I beat them up, ha ... I know all are not the same but I am scared of them now .. - Joydeep_Singh, Dec 12, 2014

Answer 10

Technology is developing by leaps and bounds, there are already flexible cellular phones.

La tecnología está desarrollando con brincos , ya hay móviles flexibles.

:) - ian-hill, Dec 11, 2014

Guao :) - Joydeep_Singh, Dec 11, 2014

You don't need the article here, Porcu. :) - rac1, Dec 11, 2014

Thanks Rac - porcupine7, Dec 11, 2014

De nada, Porcu. :) - rac1, Dec 11, 2014

Answer 11

Antonyms for lithe - clumsy - chapucero

Una persona chapucera resbalando en una cáscara de plátano.
A clumsy person slipping on a banana peel.

:) - ian-hill, Dec 13, 2014

Answer 12

My cat was so agile he could climb the artificial Christmas tree.

Mi gato era tan ágil que podía subir al árbol de Navidad artificial.

Answer 13

lithe = ágil

:) - ian-hill, Dec 12, 2014