to be happy is to be healthy

ser alegre — to be cheerful o happy

María es muy alegre — María's a very cheerful o happy person

estar alegre — to be merry o tipsy *

Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.

mit etw geségnet sein — to be blessed with sth

geségneten Leibes sein (old Bibl) () — Bibl)

geségnete Mahlzeit! — for what we are about to receive may the Lord make us truly thankful

im geségneten Alter von 84 Jahren — at the ripe old age of 84

einen geségneten Schlaf haben — to be a sound sleeper

la casa tiene un hermoso jardín — the house has a beautiful o lovely garden

un día hermoso — a beautiful o lovely day

Ex: The store was gutted and rebuilt, according to his specifications, into a beautiful, modern facility, decorated in vibrant hues and furnished with the latest Herman Miller offerings.

to look good with — [garment, accessories] andare o stare bene con

the good guys — (in films) i buoni

would you be good enough to do, would you be so good as to do — saresti tanto o così gentile da fare

to be very good about — essere molto buono o comprensivo riguardo a [ mistake]

to be good at — essere bravo in [ Latin]; essere bravo o forte a [ chess]

to be no good at — essere una schiappa in [ chemistry]; essere una schiappa a [ tennis]

to be good with — saperci fare con [children, animals]; essere bravo con [ numbers]

to be good for — fare bene a [person, plant, health]; giovare a [business, morale]

this will look good on your CV — BE o

résumé — AE questo farà bella figura sul tuo curriculum

to keep good time — [ clock] essere preciso

it's a good job o thing (that) fortuna che, meno male che; we've never had it so good colloq. le cose non sono mai andate così bene; it's too good to be true — è troppo bello per essere vero

good for you! — (approvingly) bravo! sono contento o buon per te! (sarcastically) tanto meglio per te!

good on you! — BE colloq. bravo!

good thinking — buona o bella idea!

to be onto a good thing, to have a good thing going — colloq. avere per le mani qualcosa di buono

to be up to no good — colloq. combinare qualche guaio

to do sb., sth. good — fare bene a qcn., qcs. ( to do fare)

to look good with — [garment, accessories] andare o stare bene con

the good guys — (in films) i buoni

would you be good enough to do, would you be so good as to do — saresti tanto o così gentile da fare

to be very good about — essere molto buono o comprensivo riguardo a [ mistake]

to be good at — essere bravo in [ Latin]; essere bravo o forte a [ chess]

to be no good at — essere una schiappa in [ chemistry]; essere una schiappa a [ tennis]

to be good with — saperci fare con [children, animals]; essere bravo con [ numbers]

to be good for — fare bene a [person, plant, health]; giovare a [business, morale]

this will look good on your CV — BE o

résumé — AE questo farà bella figura sul tuo curriculum

to keep good time — [ clock] essere preciso

it's a good job o thing (that) fortuna che, meno male che; we've never had it so good colloq. le cose non sono mai andate così bene; it's too good to be true — è troppo bello per essere vero

good for you! — (approvingly) bravo! sono contento o buon per te! (sarcastically) tanto meglio per te!

good on you! — BE colloq. bravo!

good thinking — buona o bella idea!

to be onto a good thing, to have a good thing going — colloq. avere per le mani qualcosa di buono

to be up to no good — colloq. combinare qualche guaio

to do sb., sth. good — fare bene a qcn., qcs. ( to do fare)

das Lében des Menschen/der Tiere etc — the life of man/animals etc

am Lében sein/bleiben — to be/stay alive

das Lében als Milchmann — life as a milkman, a milkman's life

haben — to have one's life ahead of or in front of or before/behind one

solange ich am Lében bin — as long as I live

das or sein Lében verlieren — to lose one's life

ein glückliches etc Lében führen — to lead a happy etc life

mit dem Lében spielen, sein Lében aufs Spiel setzen — to take one's life in one's hands, to dice with death

seinem Lében ein Ende machen or bereiten — to put an end to one's life

or befördern (inf) — to kill sb, to take sb's life, to take care of sb (inf); (bei Hinrichtung auch) to put sb to death

ums Lében kommen — to die, to lose one's life

sein Lében lassen (müssen) — to lose one's life

um sein Lében laufen or rennen — to run for one's life or for dear life

jdn wieder ins Lében zurückrufen — to bring sb back to life; Bewusstlosen to revive sb, to bring sb round (Brit) or around (US)

was ist das für ein Lében? — what kind of (a) life is that?

der Mann/die Frau meines Lébens — my ideal man/woman

etw für sein Lében gern tun — to love doing sth, to be mad about doing sth (inf)

etw für sein Lében gern essen/trinken — to be mad about sth (inf), to love sth

er hat es nie leicht gehabt im Lében — he has never had an easy life

zum ersten Mal or das erste Mal im Lében — for the first time in one's life

ich habe noch nie im or in meinem Lében geraucht — I have never smoked (in) all my life or in my whole life

ins Lében treten — to go out into the world

(draußen) im Lében ist das ganz anders — in real life it's very different

ein Film nach dem Lében — a film from real life

unser Lében währet siebenzig Jahr... (Bibl) — the days of our years are three score years and ten (Bibl)

so ist das Lében (eben) — that's life, such is life, that's the way the cookie crumbles (inf)

in dieser Stadt ist wenigstens Lében — at least there is some life in this town

bringen (inf) — to liven or brighten sth up

es war überhaupt kein Lében in seinem Vortrag — there wasn't a spark of life in his lecture

sich (Dat.) das Leben nehmen — take one's [own] life

seines Lebens nicht [mehr] sicher sein — not be safe [any more]

mit beiden Beinen od. Füßen im Leben stehen — have one's feet firmly on the ground

nie im Leben, im Leben nicht! — (ugs.) not on your life! (coll.); never in your life! (coll.)

sich (Dat.) das Leben nehmen — take one's [own] life

mit beiden Beinen od. Füßen im Leben stehen — have one's feet firmly on the ground

nie im Leben, im Leben nicht! — (ugs.) not on your life! (coll.); never in your life! (coll.)