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agilité

agility, nimbleness

noun a-zhee-lee-TAY Rare

Origin: Latin agilitas, from agilis 'nimble'

Usage Note

Agilité applies to physical quickness (l'agilité d'un gymnaste) as well as mental nimbleness (l'agilité d'esprit). In modern business French it also appears in the Agile methodology sense: méthode agile, travailler en agilité.

Examples

"L'agilité du chat est remarquable."

Natural Translation

The cat's agility is remarkable.

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