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ágil

agile

adjective AH-heel Rare

Origin: From Latin agilis, from agere (to move/drive).

Also means

nimble

Usage Note

Ágil does not change for gender — un movimiento ágil, una mente ágil — but it adds -es in the plural: ágiles. The written accent is always required on the first syllable. Beyond physical nimbleness, ágil is widely used in tech and business (metodología ágil = agile methodology), a direct calque from English 'agile'.

Examples

"El gimnasta tiene un cuerpo muy ágil."

Natural Translation

The gymnast has a very agile body.

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