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1 happy event
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2 congratulate
• onnitella• toivottaa onnea* * *kən'ɡrætjuleit((often with on) to express pleasure and joy to (a person) at a happy event, a success etc: She congratulated him on passing his driving test.) onnitella- congratulation -
3 celebrate
• juhlia• huvitella• hummata• viettää juhlallisesti• viettää juhlaa• viettää(juhlia)• viettää• viettää (juhlaa)• riemuita• ylistää* * *'seləbreit(to mark by giving a party etc in honour of (a happy or important event): I'm celebrating (my birthday) today.) juhlia- celebration
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4 if
• VTradio / television• välitaajuusradio / television• peilitaajuus* * *if1) (in the event that; on condition that: He will have to go into hospital if his illness gets any worse; I'll only stay if you can stay too.) jos2) (supposing that: If he were to come along now, we would be in trouble.) jos3) (whenever: If I sneeze, my nose bleeds.) joka kerran kun4) (although: They are happy, if poor.) vaikkakin5) (whether: I don't know if I can come or not.) -ko, -kö•- if only
См. также в других словарях:
happy event — the birth of a child Although: ... an unhappy condition followed by a happy event, although the event is by no means always happy. (Atwood, 1996) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
happy event — noun the live birth of a child • Syn: ↑blessed event • Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism • Hypernyms: ↑live birth * * * happy event noun (usu facetious or joc) A … Useful english dictionary
(the) happy event — the happy event informal phrase the birth of a baby Thesaurus: pregnancy and having a babyhyponym Main entry: event … Useful english dictionary
(the) happy event — humorous the birth of a child. So when are they expecting the happy event? … New idioms dictionary
happy event — joyful occasion, joyful event … English contemporary dictionary
(a) happy event — a ˌhappy eˈvent idiom the birth of a baby Main entry: ↑happyidiom … Useful english dictionary
a happy event — Meaning Euphemism for the birth of a child. Origin … Meaning and origin of phrases
the happy event — informal the birth of a baby … English dictionary
happy — hap|py W1S1 [ˈhæpi] adj comparative happier superlative happiest [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: hap chance, luck (13 20 centuries), from Old Norse happ] 1.) having feelings of pleasure, for example because something good has happened to you or you are … Dictionary of contemporary English
happy — adjective 1 having feelings of pleasure, for example because something good has happened to you: Larry looked really happy when we gave him his present. | He was a happy child who rarely cried. | be happy to be doing sth: They felt happy to be… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
happy — /ˈhæpi / (say hapee) adjective (happier, happiest) 1. characterised by or indicative of pleasure, content, or gladness: a happy mood. 2. delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person. 3. favoured by fortune; …
