1 (gen) [+person, personality] vivaz; alegre; [+atmosphere, conversation, party, town] animado; [+bar, street, market] animado; bullicioso; [+dog] juguetón; [+tune] alegre; [+performance] enérgico things are a little livelier in June la cosa se anima más en junio
2 (heated) [+debate, discussion] animado By all accounts, there have been lively discussions at recent cabinet meetings Some of the debate is likely to be lively
the meeting promises to be a lively affair la reunión promete ser animada
Next week's annual general meeting of the Royal Bank of Scotland promises to be a lively affair
things were getting quite lively el ambiente se estaba caldeando
By the end of the meeting, things were getting quite lively
3 (fast) [+pace, speed] rápido she made a lively start a lively start by the pacemakers had Ondieki on course for a world record to [look] lively Snelders twice had to look lively to foil McCoist and Gough
look lively! ¡espabila!
Come on, look lively!
4 (keen) [+mind] vivaz; inquieto; [+imagination] vivo His lively imagination will be sparked off by fairy stories
[+sense of humour] agudo He has a lively sense of humour and an infuriating wit she has a lively enquiring mind
she took a lively interest in everything ponía un gran interés en todo
5 (vivid) [+description, account, style] vivo; vívido ...a biography written in a straightforward yet lively style ...a lively account of a long-ago battle
