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lithe youthfulness

English translation: Physical description: she moved easily and looked young

04:25 Mar 7, 2008
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: lithe youthfulness
She had thick, short hair of iridescent blonde and exuded a lithe youthfulness.

I know the meaning of lithe as "sthg that can bend or flexible"...how do we translate it in this context.
Magicmarker
Local time: 21:00
Selected answer:Physical description: she moved easily and looked young
Explanation:
...both in her appearance and in the way she moved.
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:00
Grading comment
I agree too. Thank you very much indeed.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +7Physical description: she moved easily and looked young
Jack Doughty
3 +2has a flexible personality (see explanation)
Mark Berelekhis
4 +1grace and aliveness
d_vachliot (X)


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
has a flexible personality (see explanation)


Explanation:
This is a description of her (youthful) personality, essentially meaning that she doesn't have the stubbornness that often comes with age, but is flexible and able to adapt to any situation.

Mark Berelekhis
United States
Local time: 10:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 206

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Joshua Wolfe: I think Mark is right to focus on non-physical--because of the word "exude"
12 hrs
  -> Thank you, Joshua.
agree  Alexandra Tussing
19 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
Physical description: she moved easily and looked young


Explanation:
...both in her appearance and in the way she moved.

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 518
Grading comment
I agree too. Thank you very much indeed.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  kmtext
1 hr
  -> Thank you.
agree  NancyLynn
4 hrs
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agree  Mihaela Ghiuzeli
5 hrs
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agree  Patricia Townshend (X)
7 hrs
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agree  Cristina Santos
11 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Alexandra Tussing
17 hrs
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agree  V_Nedkov
1 day 6 hrs
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
grace and aliveness


Explanation:
Lithe: graceful, characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, Marked by effortless grace (The Free Online Dictionary.)

I hope it's clear now.

d_vachliot (X)
Local time: 17:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alexandra Tussing
12 hrs
  -> Thank you, Tusinterp:-)
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