spirited russian

• боево́й

  combat, battle, fighting, war

  spirited, feisty, militant, plucky

• оживлённый

  animated, lively, spirited

  busy, bustling

• ме́лочный

  small-minded, petty, mean-spirited

• темпера́ментный

  spirited, excitable, passionate, emotional

• малоду́шный

  cowardly, faint-hearted, craven, poor-spirited

• залётный

  chance, casual, transient, from elsewhere

  stray (bird), vagrant, migrant

  dashing, bold, hot-blooded, spirited

• соко́лик

  my dear, my darling, my dear fellow

  fine young man, handsome young fellow

  little falcon

  fine horse, spirited horse

• бесо́вка

  she-devil, demoness, mischievous woman, spirited woman

• спирто́ванный

  spirited, alcoholized, alcoholic

• гражда́нственный

  civic-minded, public-spirited, patriotic

• задо́рно

  spiritedly, enthusiastically, ardently, playfully

• боеви́тость

  fighting spirit, combativeness, pugnacity, militancy

  drive, punch, assertiveness, spiritedness

Examples

• Ретивый конь не хотел стоять на месте.

  The spirited horse did not want to stand still.

• Дети пели задорную песню на празднике

  The children sang a spirited song at the celebration.

• Дети задорно смеялись во дворе весь вечер

  The children laughed spiritedly in the yard all evening.

• По степи гуляла казачья вольница.

  A band of free-spirited Cossacks roamed the steppe.

• Злонравная соседка постоянно ругалась с людьми.

  The mean-spirited neighbor was constantly arguing with people.

• Всадник купил себе резвого иноходца

  The rider bought himself a spirited ambler.

• Его подъёб был не злым, а дружеским.

  His teasing wasn’t mean-spirited, it was friendly banter.