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Dictionary: a·stir   (ə-stûr') pronunciation
adj.
  1. Moving about; being in motion.
  2. Having gotten out of bed.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Out of bed; moving about.

pronunciation The house was quiet; nobody was astir.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: out of bed
  Synonym: up

Meaning #2: on the move
  Synonym: about


Translations: Astir
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - i bevægelse, i sving

Nederlands (Dutch)
bewegend, wakker en op, opgewonden

Français (French)
adj. - en émoi, agité, debout, levé

Deutsch (German)
adj. - beschäftigt sein, aufsein

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ανάστατος, στο πόδι

Italiano (Italian)
in moto

idioms:

  • be astir    essere indaffarato, essere alzato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - agitado, em movimento, fora da cama

idioms:

  • be astir    estar agitado

Русский (Russian)
в движении, взволнованный

idioms:

  • be astir    быть на ногах, быть взволнованным, возбужденным

Español (Spanish)
adj. - levantado, en movimiento, en efervescencia

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - i rörelse, på benen

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
活动的, 骚动的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 活動的, 騷動的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 떠들썩 하여, 일어나서, 흥분하여

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 起きて, ざわめいて

idioms:

  • be astir    活動して

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) في حركه, في اهتياج, خارج الفراش‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נרגש, רוגש, ער‬


 
 
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