pert
suomi-englanti sanakirjapert englannista suomeksi
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pert englanniksi
Well-formed, shapely. (defdate)
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1594, William Shakespeare, ''wikisource:A Midsummer Night's Dream|A Midsummer Night's Dream'', Act 1, Scene 1:
- "Go Philostrate, Stirre vp the Athenian youth to merriments, Awake the pert and nimble spirit of mirth"
2001, Donald Spoto, ''Marilyn Monroe: The Biography'', chapter 1, (gbooks):
- He was instantly attracted to Gladys's pert, fey humor and her good nature.
Cheeky, impertinent. (defdate)
2009, Hilary Mantel, ''Wolf Hall'', Fourth Estate 2010, p. 333:
- "You'll not be so pert when the Cornish seize you. They spit children like you and roast them on bonfires."
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To behave with pertness.
An impudent person.
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