He'll climb up that tree in a jiffy. He's as agile as a monkey. — Он ловкий как кошка, ему ничего не стоит в мгновение ока взобраться на это дерево.
Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.
agile — agile, nimble, brisk, spry mean acting or moving with quickness and alacrity. Agile implies dexterity and ease in the management of one’s limbs or, by extension, one’s wits {agile as a monkey} {in a flow of racy comment, skimming from one topic… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
agile — adjective 1 able to move quickly and easily: Andy climbed the tree, agile as a monkey. 2 agile mind the ability to think very quickly and intelligently … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
agile — adjective 1) she was as agile as a monkey Syn: nimble, lithe, supple, limber, acrobatic, fleet footed, light footed, light on one s feet; literary fleet, lightsome Ant: clumsy, stiff 2) an agile mind … Thesaurus of popular words
agile — adjective 1) she was as agile as a monkey Syn: nimble, lithe, supple, acrobatic 2) an agile mind Syn: alert, sharp, acute, shrewd, astute, perceptive, quick … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
Agile mangabey — Agile mangabey[1] Agile mangabey, on the top Conservation status … Wikipedia
Monkey World — Date opened 1987 Location Dorset, England Land area 65 acres (26.3 ha) Number of animals 222 Number of species 16 Website … Wikipedia
Monkey Thieves — Logo Monkey Thieves, also known as Rebel Monkeys, is a documentary series produced by National Geographic, examining the habits and social interactions of Rhesus Macaques in the city of Jaipur, in northwestern India. Monkey Thieves follows a f … Wikipedia
Agile Mangabey — Taxobox name = Agile Mangabeycite web|title=Mammal Species of the World|url=http://www.bucknell.edu/msw3/browse.asp?s=y id=12100426|accessdate=2008 07 09] status = LC status system = iucn3.1 status ref = trend = regnum = Animalia phylum =… … Wikipedia
monkey — monkeyish, adj. monkeyishly, adv. monkeyishness, n. /mung kee/, n., pl. monkeys, v., monkeyed, monkeying. n. 1. any mammal of the order Primates, including the guenons, macaques, langurs, and capuchins, but excluding humans, the anthropoid apes,… … Universalium
monkey — mon·key || mʌŋkɪ n. type of agile tree dwelling mammal of the order Primates (not including humanoid apes, lemurs, or humans); mischievous child or person; 500 Pounds Sterling (British Slang) v. act like a monkey; imitate a monkey; make… … English contemporary dictionary
monkey — mon•key [[t]ˈmʌŋ ki[/t]] n. pl. –keys, v. 1) mam any mammal of two major groupings of Primates, the Old World monkeys or catarrhines, and the New World monkeys or platyrrhines, both characterized by flattened faces, binocular vision, and usu.… … From formal English to slang
