quickness russian

• быстрота́

  quickness, rapidity, speed

• прыть

  quickness, vim, pep

• прово́рство

  quickness, promptness, swiftness, agility

• расторо́пность

  quickness, promptness, efficiency

• пры́ткость

  quickness, promptness, liveliness, nimbleness

• дога́дливость

  quickness of apprehension, shrewdness, penetration, acumen

• смётка

  quick wits, quickness on the uptake, sharpness, gumption

  basting, tacking

  basting thread, tacking thread

  clothes brush

• бе́глость

  fluency, facility

  dexterity, agility, nimbleness

  rapidity, speed, quickness

  cursoriness, fleetingness

• поворо́тливость

  manoeuvrability, turning ability, handiness

  nimbleness, agility, quickness

Examples

• Дети удивили нас живостью ума.

  The children amazed us with their quickness of mind.

• Ему не хватает бойкости в разговоре с людьми.

  He lacks confidence and quickness when talking to people.

• Его догадливость помогла решить трудную задачу.

  His quickness of apprehension helped solve the difficult problem.

• Учителя удивила догадливость этого ученика.

  The teacher was amazed by the student's quickness of apprehension.

• Его прыткость в делах удивляла даже начальника.

  Even his boss was amazed by his quickness in getting things done.