pert

pert englannista suomeksi

1. pirteä

0. Verbi

0. Substantiivi

pert englanniksi

1. Attractive.

2. Well-formed, shapely. (defdate)

(ux)

3. Lively; alert and cheerful; bright. (defdate)

4. 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"

5. 2001, Donald Spoto, ''Marilyn Monroe: The Biography'', chapter 1, (gbooks):

He was instantly attracted to Gladys's pert, fey humor and her good nature.

6. Cheeky, impertinent. (defdate)

7. 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."

8. Open; evident; unhidden; apert. (defdate)

(rfquotek)

9. Clever.

10. To behave with pertness.

11. An impudent person.

12. (inflection of)

13. (l)

14. horse

15. pretty, attractive

16. quaint