| gen. |
purposeful; single-eyed; single-minded; driven (Tanya Gesse); goal-oriented (NBagniouk); purposive (Anglophile); persevering (упорно работающий для достижения цели ABelonogov); resolute (твёрдый в своих стремлениях ABelonogov); motivated (ABelonogov); committed (ABelonogov); dedicated (ABelonogov); firm of purpose (ABelonogov); self-motivated (ahatha); ambitious (Slevin); aspiring (trancer); outright; single eyed; achieving (Cat_Nat); determined (EndlessCircle); focused (Sergei Aprelikov); target-driven (Sergei Aprelikov); go-getter (Damirules); highly motivated (sankozh); feisty (решительный, с характером; Origin: late 19th cent.: from earlier feist, fist "small dog", from fisting cur or hound, a derogatory term for a lapdog, from Middle English fist "break wind", of West Germanic origin; determined and full of energy, and not afraid to say what you think and argue with people – used especially when you admire this person. Feisty is often used about women: a feisty young woman; a feisty lady; In the film she plays a feisty young woman who is smarter than all the men put together; a feisty kid with a mind of his own; the city's feisty mayor Taras); on the make (akrivobo); striver (TopGar) |
