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1 felicitous
felicitous [fɪ'lɪsət̬əs] adj: acertado, oportunoadj.• feliz adj.• oportuno, -a adj.fɪ'lɪsətəs, fə'lɪsɪtəsadjective (frml) oportuno, acertado, feliz[fɪ'lɪsɪtǝs]ADJ frm feliz, oportuno* * *[fɪ'lɪsətəs, fə'lɪsɪtəs]adjective (frml) oportuno, acertado, feliz -
2 felicitous
adj.feliz, acertado(a) (choice, expression) -
3 happy
'hæpi1) (having or showing a feeling of pleasure or contentment: a happy smile; I feel happy today.) feliz, alegre, dichoso2) (willing: I'd be happy to help you.) contento3) (lucky: By a happy chance I have the key with me.) feliz•- happily
- happy-go-lucky
- happy medium
happy adj feliz / contentoHappy birthday! ¡Feliz cumpleaños!tr['hæpɪ]1 (cheerful) feliz, alegre, dichoso,-a, afortunado,-a2 (glad) contento,-a, satisfecho,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLhappy birthday! ¡feliz cumpleaños!to be as happy as a lark estar más feliz que unas pascuashappy medium término medio1) joyful: feliz, contento, alegre2) fortunate: afortunado, feliz♦ happily [-pəli] advadj.• afortunado, -a adj.• alegre adj.• bendito, -a adj.• bienhadado, -a adj.• contento, -a adj.• dichoso, -a adj.• fasto, -a adj.• fausto, -a adj.• feliz adj.• ilusionado, -a adj.• regocijado, -a adj.• venturoso, -a adj.'hæpiadjective -pier, -piest1)a) (joyful, content) <person/home> feliz; < smile> de felicidad, alegre; < disposition> alegreI hope you'll both be very happy — que sean or (Esp) que seáis muy felices
to make somebody happy — hacer* feliz a alguien
as happy as a sandboy/as a lark/as the day (is long)/as Larry — (esp BrE) como unas pascuas, contentísimo
b) ( pleased) (pred)we're so happy you're back — nos alegramos tanto or estamos tan contentos de que hayas vuelto
I'm so happy for you — me alegro mucho por ti, cuánto me alegro!
she'd be only too happy to help — ella ayudaría encantada or con mucho gusto
c) ( satisfied) (pred)to be happy — estar* contento
d) ( fortunate) (before n) < coincidence> feliz; < position> privilegiado, afortunado2) <days/occasion> feliz['hæpɪ]1. ADJ(compar happier) (superl happiest)1) (=contented) felizyou've just made me a very happy man! — ¡me acabas de hacer el hombre más feliz del mundo!
- be as happy as Larry or a lark or a sandboy2) (=cheerful) alegre3) (=satisfied, pleased) contentothe boss is waiting for you and he isn't very happy — te está esperando el jefe y no parece muy contento
to be happy to do sth: I'm just happy to be back running — solo estoy contento de poder volver a correr
I am happy to tell you that... — tengo mucho gusto en comunicarle que...
I'd be happy to check it for you — no me importa nada comprobártelo, con mucho gusto se lo comprobaré more frm
yes, I'd be happy to — sí, con mucho gusto
he seems quite happy to let things go on as they are — parece no importarle dejar que las cosas sigan como están
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we are not happy about the plan — no estamos contentos con el proyecto•
we're very happy for you — nos alegramos mucho por ti•
to keep sb happy — tener a algn contento•
she wasn't happy with his work — no estaba contenta con su trabajo4) (=at ease, unworried) tranquilodon't worry about keeping him waiting, he seems quite happy — no te preocupes por hacerle esperar, él parece muy tranquilo
5) (=pleasant, joyful) [childhood, life, marriage, home] feliz; [place, atmosphere] alegrethey were having such a happy time splashing around — se lo estaban pasando tan bien chapoteando en el agua
we spent many happy hours playing on the beach — pasamos muchas horas maravillosas jugando en la playa
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happy birthday! — ¡feliz cumpleaños!•
happy Christmas! — ¡feliz Navidad!, ¡felices Navidades!return 1., 1)•
happy New Year! — ¡feliz Año Nuevo!6) (=felicitous) [phrase] afortunado, oportuno; [position, chance] afortunado; [coincidence, idea] felizhunting7) * (=tipsy) contentillo *, alegre *2.CPDhappy couple N —
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the happy couple — la feliz parejahappy families NSING — (Cards) juego m de las familias
happy hour N — happy hour m (hora durante la cual se paga menos por la bebida en los bares)
happy slapping * N — (Brit) agresión grabada con un móvil
* * *['hæpi]adjective -pier, -piest1)a) (joyful, content) <person/home> feliz; < smile> de felicidad, alegre; < disposition> alegreI hope you'll both be very happy — que sean or (Esp) que seáis muy felices
to make somebody happy — hacer* feliz a alguien
as happy as a sandboy/as a lark/as the day (is long)/as Larry — (esp BrE) como unas pascuas, contentísimo
b) ( pleased) (pred)we're so happy you're back — nos alegramos tanto or estamos tan contentos de que hayas vuelto
I'm so happy for you — me alegro mucho por ti, cuánto me alegro!
she'd be only too happy to help — ella ayudaría encantada or con mucho gusto
c) ( satisfied) (pred)to be happy — estar* contento
d) ( fortunate) (before n) < coincidence> feliz; < position> privilegiado, afortunado2) <days/occasion> feliz
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Felicitous — Fe*lic i*tous, a. Characterized by felicity; happy; prosperous; delightful; skillful; successful; happily applied or expressed; appropriate. [1913 Webster] Felicitous words and images. M. Arnold. {Fe*lic i*tous*ly}, adv. {Fe*lic i*tous*ness}, n.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
felicitous — I adjective accordant, adapted, agreeing, applicable, apposite, appropriate, apropos, apt, becoming, befitting, concinnous, concordant, conformable, congruous, consonant, desirable, effective, excellent, fit, fitting, fortunate, germane, happy,… … Law dictionary
felicitous — 1530s (implied in felicitously), from FELICITY (Cf. felicity) + OUS (Cf. ous) … Etymology dictionary
felicitous — happy, apt, fitting, appropriate, *fit, suitable, meet, proper Analogous words: telling, convincing (see VALID): pat, timely, opportune, *seasonable, well timed: apposite, pertinent, *relevant Antonyms: infelicitous: inept, maladroit Contrasted… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
felicitous — [adj] appropriate, suitable applicable, apposite, apropos, apt, convincing, fit, fitting, germane, happy, inspired, just, meet, neat, opportune, pat, pertinent, proper, propitious, relevant, seasonable, telling, timely, wellchosen, well timed;… … New thesaurus
felicitous — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ well chosen or appropriate. DERIVATIVES felicitously adverb … English terms dictionary
felicitous — [fə lis′i təs] adj. [< FELICITY + OUS] 1. used or expressed in a way suitable to the occasion; aptly chosen; appropriate; apt 2. having the knack of appropriate and pleasing expression felicitously adv. felicitousness n … English World dictionary
felicitous — adjective Date: 1789 1. very well suited or expressed ; apt < a felicitous remark > 2. pleasant, delightful < felicitous weather > Synonyms: see fit • felicitously adverb • felicitousness … New Collegiate Dictionary
felicitous — [[t]fɪlɪ̱sɪtəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED (approval) If you describe a remark or idea as felicitous, you approve of it because it seems particularly suitable in the circumstances. [FORMAL] Her prose style is not always felicitous; she tends to repetition.… … English dictionary
felicitous — adjective 1) his nickname was particularly felicitous Syn: apt, well chosen, fitting, suitable, appropriate, apposite, pertinent, germane, relevant Ant: inappropriate 2) the room s only felicitous feature … Thesaurus of popular words
felicitous — fe•lic•i•tous [[t]fɪˈlɪs ɪ təs[/t]] adj. 1) well suited for the occasion; apt; appropriate: a felicitous speech of acceptance[/ex] 2) pleasant: a felicitous occasion[/ex] • Etymology: 1725–35 fe•lic′i•tous•ly, adv. fe•lic′i•tous•ness, n … From formal English to slang