(in terms of affection)

ἀγαπάω impf. ἠγάπων; fut. ἀγαπήσω; 1 aor. ἠγάπησα; pf. ἠγάπηκα, ptc. ἠγαπηκώς; plpf. 3 sg. ἠγαπήκει Is. 2:25. Pass.: 1 fut. ἀγαπηθήσομαι; 1 aor. 2 sg. ἠγαπήθης Sir 47:16; pf. ptc. ἠγαπημένος (in var. mngs. Hom.+.—STromp de Ruiter, Gebruik en beteekenis van ἀγαπᾶν in de Grieksche Litteratuur 1930; CRichardson, Love: Gk. and Christian, JR 23, ’43,173–85).

① to have a warm regard for and interest in another, cherish, have affection for, love

ⓐ by human beings (Pind., Pla. et al.)

α. to a broad range of persons, apart from recipients of special devotion, for which see β; w. obj. given γυναῖκας Eph 5:25, 28, 33 (on proper attitude of the husband cp. Plut., Mor. 142e); Col 3:19; ὡς ἀδελφήν Hv 1, 1, 1. τὸν πλησίον Mt 5:43; 19:19; 22:39; Mk 12:31, 33 (on 33b s. Aristaen., Ep. 2, 13, end φιλῶ σε ὡς ἐμαυτήν); Ro 13:9; Gal 5:14; Js 2:8; B 19:5 (all quots. fr. Lev 19:18); s. πλησίον 2; τὸν ἕτερον Ro 13:8. τὸν ἀδελφόν 1J 2:10; 3:10; 4:20f. τοὺς ἀδελφούς 3:14. τὰ τέκνα τοῦ θεοῦ 5:2. ἀλλήλους J 13:34; 15:12, 17; 1J 3:11, 23; 4:7, 11f; 2J 5; Ro 13:8; 1 Th 4:9. τοὺς ἀγαπῶντας Mt 5:46; Lk 6:32. τὸ ἔθνος ἡμῶν 7:5. τοὺς ἐχθρούς Mt 5:44; Lk 6:27, 35; s. WvanUnnik, NovT 8, ’66, 284–300, and s. ἐχθρός 2bβ; ἀ. τινα ὑπὲρ τὴν ψυχήν love someone more than one’s own life B 1:4; 4:6; 19:5; D 2:7 (cp. Philo, Rer. Div. Her. 42 ὑπερφυῶς ἀ.; Kaibel 716, 5 φίλους ὑπὲρ ἁτὸν [=αὑτὸν] ἐτίμα). εἰ περισσοτέρως ὑμᾶς ἀγαπῶ, ἧσσον ἀγαπῶμαι; if I love you the more, am I to be loved less? 2 Cor 12:15; ἀ. πολύ, ὀλίγον show much or little affection Lk 7:47; cp. πλεῖον ἀγαπήσει αὐτόν will love him more vs. 42 (on the love-hate pair s. AFridrichsen, Svensk Exegetisk Årsbok 5, ’40, 152–62.—The meaning be grateful is suggested for Lk 7:42 by HWood, ET 66, ’55, 319, after JJeremias. See Jos., Bell. 1, 392 and Ps 114:1 LXX). Abs. ἡμεῖς ἀγαπῶμεν 1J 4:19. πᾶς ὁ ἀγαπῶν vs. 7. ὁ μὴ ἀγαπῶν vs. 8. W. indication of the kind of affection: ἀ. ἐν Ἰησοῦ Χρ. I Mg 6:2. Opp. μισεῖν (Dt 21:15–17) Mt 6:24; Lk 16:13.

β. to transcendent recipients of special devotion: to Jesus 1 Pt 1:8. Esp. in J: 8:42; 14:15, 21, 23f; 21:15f (always spoken by Jesus).—On the last passage s. AFridrichsen, SymbOsl 14, ’35, 46–49; EMcDowell, RevExp 32, ’35, 422–41; Goodsp., Probs. 116–18; JScott, ClW 39, ’45–’46, 71f; 40, ’46–’47, 60f; M-EBoismard, RB 54, ’47, 486f.—ἀ. and φιλέω may be used interchangeably here (cp. the freq. interchange of synonyms elsewh. in the same chapter [βόσκειν–ποιμαίνειν, ἀρνία–προβάτια, ἑλκύειν–σύρειν], but s. KMcKay, NovT 27, ’85, 319–33; also φιλέω).—To God (Dio Chrys. 11 [12], 61; Sextus 442; 444; ParJer 6:6; LXX; Philo, Post. Caini 69; Jos., Ant. 7, 269; TestBenj 3:1; 4:5) Mt 22:37; Mk 12:30, 33; Lk 10:27 (all Dt 6:5); Ro 8:28; 1 Cor 2:9; 8:3. Of affection for the Creator B 19:2.

ⓑ of the affection of transcendent beings

α. for ordinary human beings (Dio Chrys. 3, 60 ἀγαπώμενος ὑπὸ θεῶν; 79 [28], 13; CIG 5159 Βρουτταρᾶτος, ὸ̔ν ἀγαπᾷ ἡ Φαρία ῏Ισις; Norden, Agn. Th. 225 ὸ̔ν Ἄμμων ἀγαπᾷ; 226 [= OGI 90, 4]; s. β below; LXX; Jos., Ant. 8, 173; 314; TestNapht 8:4, 10) Ro 8:37; 9:13 (Mal 1:2); 2 Th 2:16; Hb 12:6 (Pr 3:12); J 14:21 (τηρηθήσεται P⁷⁵); 1J 4:10, 19; 1 Cl 56:4 (Pr 3:12). ἱλαρὸν δότην 2 Cor 9:7.—Jesus’ affection for people Ἰ. ἠγάπησεν αὐτον J. liked him or was fond of him Mk 10:21 (displayed affection, caressed him has also been suggested; cp. X., Cyr. 7, 5, 50; Plut., Pericl. 152 [1, 1] al.).—Gal 2:20; Eph 5:2; J 11:5; 15:9; B 1:1. Of the beloved disciple J 13:23; 19:26; 21:7, 20; s. Hdb.³ on J 13:23, also JMaynard, JSOR 13, 1929, 155–59; Bultmann ad loc. et al.; AKragerud, Der Lieblingsjünger im Johannesevangelium, ’59; LJohnson, ET 77, ’66, 157f; see also μαθητής 2bα.—W. pf. pass. ptc. (cp. β) ἀδελφοὶ ἠ. ὑπὸ τ. θεοῦ (cp. Sir 45:1; 46:13) 1 Th 1:4; 2 Th 2:13; ἅγιοι καὶ ἠ. Col 3:12; τοῖς ἐν θεῷ πατρὶ ἠγαπημένοις Jd 1; ἐκκλησία ἠ. ITr ins; IRo ins.—Ro 9:25 (Hos 2:25 v.l.).

β. for other transcendent beings: God’s love for Jesus J 3:35; 10:17; 17:26, from before creation 17:24. Here belongs also the pf. pass. ptc. the one loved by God (cp. Dt 32:15; 33:5, 26; Is 44:2) as designation of Jesus (cp. ParJer 3:11; AscIs 3:4; TestAbr A 1 p. 78, 6 [Stone p. 4] Ἀβραὰμ τὸν ἠ. μου φίλον; OGI 90, 4 [II B.C.] an Egyptian king is ἠγαπημένος ὑπό τοῦ Φθᾶ; Mitt-Wilck. I/2, 109, 12 [III B.C.] a king ἠγαπημένος ὑπὸ τ. Ἴσιδος) Eph 1:6; B 3:6; 4:3, 8. ἠγαπημένος παῖς αὐτοῦ 1 Cl 59:2f; υἱὸς ἠ. Hs 9, 12, 5. Of Jerusalem τὴν πόλιν τὴν ἠ. (Sir 24:11) Rv 20:9.—S. the lit. on φιλέω 1a.—Jesus’ love for God J 14:31.

② to have high esteem for or satisfaction with someth., take pleasure in (Aesop, Fab. 156 P.)—Appian, Mithrid. 57 §230 τὰ προτεινόμενα=the proffered terms. PsSol 14:6 ἡμέραν ἐν μετοχῇ ἁμαρτίας αὐτῶν day of partnership in their sin. Also striving after someth. (Theopomp. [IV B.C.]: 115 Fgm. 124 Jac. τιμήν; Diod. S 11, 46, 2 τ. πλοῦτον; Appian, Bell. Civ. 1, 49 §215 citizenship; SIG 1268 I, 9 [III B.C.] φιλίαν ἀγάπα=‘value friendship’; pap of early Ptolemaic times in WCrönert, NGG 1922, 31; Ps 39:17; Sir 3:26) τὴν πρωτοκαθεδρίαν καὶ τοὺς ἀσπασμούς Lk 11:43. μισθὸν ἀδικίας 2 Pt 2:15. τὸν κόσμον 1J 2:15. τὸν νῦν αἰῶνα 2 Ti 4:10; Pol 9:2. δικαιοσύνην (Wsd 1:1; Orig., C. Cels. 6, 79, 22) Hb 1:9 (Ps 44:8). σεμνότητα Hm 5, 2, 8. τὴν ἀλήθειαν (Jos., C. Ap. 2, 296; TestReub 3:9) 1 Cl 18:6 (Ps 50:8); Hm 3:1. Opp. ἀ. ψεύδη B 20:2. ὅρκον ψευδῆ 2:8 (Zech 8:17). μᾶλλον τὸ σκότος ἢ τὸ φῶς J 3:19 (on ἀγ. μᾶλλον w. acc. cp. Jos., Ant. 5, 350 and see μᾶλλον 3c); ἀ. τὴν δόξαν τ. ἀνθρώπων μᾶλλον ἤπερ τ. δ. τοῦ θεοῦ value the approval of human beings more highly than that of God 12:43 (cp. Pla. Phdr. 257e). ζωήν enjoy life (Sir 4:12) 1 Pt 3:10; also τὴν ψυχήν (Sir 30:23 v.l.) Rv 12:11.—Hence long for τὶ someth. (Ps 39:17) τὴν ἐπιφάνειαν αὐτοῦ his appearing 2 Ti 4:8. W. inf. fol. wish (Anton. Lib. 40, 1 ἠγάπησεν ἀεὶ παρθένος εἶναι) ἀ. ἡμέρας ἱδεῖν ἀγαθάς to see good days 1 Cl 22:2 (Ps 33:13). τὸ παθεῖν wish for martyrdom ITr 4:2.—ἀγάπην ἀ. (2 Km 13:15) show love J 17:26; Eph 2:4; show one’s admiration τὰ δεσμά for my bonds i.e. they were not embarrassed by them IPol 2:3 (not kiss; there is so far no evidence for that mng. of ἀ.).—ISm 7:1 the context seems to require for ἀ. the sense ἀγάπην ποιεῖν (8:2)=hold a love-feast, but so far this mng. cannot be confirmed lexically. But since the noun ἀγάπη is used absolutely in 6:2 in the sense ‘concern for’ someone, it may be that ἀγαπᾶν in 7:1 refers to acts of kindness.

③ to practice/express love, prove one’s love J 13:1, 34 (perh. an allusion to the agape or love-feast, s. ἀγάπη 2). Abs. w. indication of the means μὴ ἀγαπῶμεν λόγῳ μηδὲ τῇ γλώσσῃ ἀλλὰ ἐν ἔργῳ let us show our love with deeds as well as w. word or tongue (TestGad 6:1 ἀγαπήσατε ἀλλήλους ἐν ἔργῳ) 1J 3:18; cp. ἀ. τῷ στόματι love w. the mouth 1 Cl 15:4 (Ps 77:36 Swete; ed. Rahlfs ’31 v.l.).—RJoly, Le vocabulaire chretien de l’amour est-il original? ’68.—B. 1110. DELG. M-M. TW. Spicq. Sv.

1 to show.

2 to express.

3 to manifest, to record in the manifest.

Ricardo manifestó las condiciones Richard manifested the conditions.

María manifestó su inconformidad Mary manifested her inconformity.

4 to prove to.

Ella manifestó ser comunista She proved to be a Communist.

5 to declare to, to manifest to.

María manifestó odiar a los gatos Mary declared to hate cats.

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Conjugation model [ ACERTAR], like link=acertar acertar

► verbo transitivo

1 (declarar) to state; (expresar) to express

■ el ministro manifestó que no asistiría a la cumbre the minister stated that he would not attend the summit

■ manifestaron su desacuerdo con la decisión they expressed their disagreement with the decision

■ queremos manifestar nuestro apoyo a los huelguistas we want to express our support for the strikers

2 (mostrar) to show

■ cuando abre la boca manifiesta su ignorancia as soon as he opens his mouth he shows his ignorance

► verbo pronominal manifestarse

1 (hacerse evidente) to become apparent

2 to demonstrate

■ se manifestaron a favor del desarme nuclear they demonstrated in favour of nuclear disarmament

3 to declare oneself, express

■ se manifiesta contrario a la monarquía he is against the monarchy

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1) to demonstrate

2) exhibit, display

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- manifestarse

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1. VT

1) (=declarar) to declare

2) [+ emociones] to show

manifestarse

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verbo transitivo

a) (declarar, expresar) <desaprobación/agradecimiento> to express

b) ( demostrar) <emociones/actitudes> to show

manifestarse v pron

1) ( hacerse evidente) to become apparent o evident; ( ser evidente) to be apparent o evident

2) (Pol) to demonstrate, take part in a demonstration

3) ( dar opinión)

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= manifest, report, state, pronounce, profess, evince, communicate, express.

Ex. A catalog, on the other hand, should manifest the attributes of a data base.

Ex. Criticism is not appropriate in a style which aims to report, but not comment upon the content of the original document.

Ex. Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.

Ex. 'Look,' she pronounced impatiently, 'I have lots of work to do'.

Ex. As a result, books or other media professing alleged blasphemy, heresy, sedition, or immorality are liable to be banned.

Ex. New computer based technologies are evincing revolutionary changes in the educational curriculum for schools of library and information science.

Ex. The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.

Ex. In a SDI service the user specifies his own individual interest in detail, and these are then expressed in terms of a user interest profile.

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* manifestar afecto por = profess + affection for.

* manifestar amor por = profess + love for.

* manifestar claramente = make + it + clear.

* manifestar desprecio = profess + disdain.

* manifestar horror = register + horror.

* manifestarse = be manifest, embody, manifest + Reflexivo, show up, stage + protest.

* manifestar un punto de vista = air + view.

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verbo transitivo

a) (declarar, expresar) <desaprobación/agradecimiento> to express

b) ( demostrar) <emociones/actitudes> to show

manifestarse v pron

1) ( hacerse evidente) to become apparent o evident; ( ser evidente) to be apparent o evident

2) (Pol) to demonstrate, take part in a demonstration

3) ( dar opinión)

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manifestar [A5 ]

(declarar, expresar): manifestó públicamente su adhesión a la campaña she publicly declared o stated her support for the campaign

manifestaron su apoyo a esta propuesta they spoke in favor of this proposal, they expressed o made known their support for the proposal

manifestó su condena del atentado she expressed her condemnation of the attack

queremos manifestar nuestro agradecimiento a todos aquellos que nos han apoyado we wish to express our gratitude to all those who have supported us

2 (demostrar) ‹emociones/actitudes› to show

manifestó gran entusiasmo por el proyecto he showed o demonstrated a great deal of enthusiasm for the project

A (hacerse evidente) to become apparent o evident; (ser evidente) to be apparent o evident

las consecuencias se manifestarán a largo plazo the consequences will become apparent o evident in the long term

el problema no se manifiesta hasta la pubertad the problem does not manifest itself o appear until puberty

B ( Pol) to demonstrate

más de 10.000 personas se manifestaron ayer en Valencia more than 10,000 people demonstrated o took part in a demonstration in Valencia yesterday

(dar una opinión): se ha manifestado en contra de las medidas she has spoken out against the measures, she has made known o expressed her opposition to the measures

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a) ( expresar) ‹desaprobación/agradecimiento› to express;

◊ manifestaron su apoyo a esta propuesta they expressed their support for the proposal

b) ( demostrar) ‹ emociones› to show

◊ manifestarse en contra/a favor de algo to express one's opposition to/support for sth

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♦ vt

1. [alegría, dolor] to show;

manifestó su enfado golpeando la mesa he showed his annoyance by banging on the table

2. [opinión] to express;

manifestó su intención de presentarse como candidato he announced his intention to put himself forward as a candidate;

manifestaron su agradecimiento por la ayuda recibida they expressed their gratidude for the help received

♦ See also the pronominal verb manifestarse

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1 ( demostrar) show

2 ( declarar) declare, state

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manifestar {55} vt

1) : to demonstrate, to show

2) : to declare

♦ See also the reflexive verb manifestarse

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manifestar vb

1. (opinión, etc) to express

2. (sentimiento) to show [pt. showed; pp. shown]

traiter [tʀete]

➭ TABLE 1

1. transitive verb

   a. to treat

• traiter qn bien/mal/comme un chien to treat sb well/badly/like a dog

• traiter qn d'égal à égal to treat sb as an equal

• traiter qn en enfant/malade to treat sb like a child/an invalid

• traiter durement qn to be hard on sb

• se faire traiter pour une affection pulmonaire to undergo treatment for lung trouble

• cette infection se traite facilement this infection is easily treated

• fruits non traités unsprayed fruit

   b. [+ minerai, déchets, données] to process

   c. ( = qualifier) traiter qn (inf) ( = l'insulter) to call sb names

• traiter qn de fou/menteur to call sb a fool/a liar

• traiter qn de tous les noms to call sb all the names under the sun

• ils se sont traités de voleur(s) they called each other thieves

• je me suis fait traiter d'imbécile they called me a fool

   d. [+ question, thème] to treat ; [+ affaire] to handle ; (Law) [+ dossier, plainte] to deal with

• il n'a pas traité le sujet he hasn't dealt with the subject

2. indirect transitive verb

• traiter de to deal with

• le livre traite des problèmes de la drogue the book deals with the problems of drugs

3. intransitive verb

( = négocier, parlementer) to negotiate

• traiter avec qn to negotiate with sb

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1) ( agir envers) to treat [personne, animal, objet]

2) Médecine ( soigner) to treat [malade, affection, symptôme]

3) ( développer) to deal with [question, sujet]

4) ( régler) to deal with [problème, dossier, scandale, affaire]

5) ( soumettre à une opération) to treat [bois, textile, aliment, sang, récoltes]; to process [eaux usées]

6) Informatique to process [données, information, image]

7) ( qualifier)

traiter de verbe transitif indirect

verbe intransitif ( négocier) to negotiate, to do GB ou make a deal

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1. vt

1) (se comporter envers) to treat

2) MÉDECINE, [patient] to treat, [affection] to treat

3) TECHNIQUE, [matériaux] to process, to treat

4) INFORMATIQUE, [données] to process

5) [affaire] to deal with, to handle

6) (= qualifier)

2. vi

1) (= négocier) to deal

2) [documentaire, article]

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traiter verb table: aimer

A vtr

1 ( agir envers) to treat [personne, animal, objet]; traiter qn en malade/comme son fils to treat sb like an invalid/like a son; traiter qn en égal to treat sb as an equal; être bien/mal traité to be well/badly treated; traiter durement qn to be hard on sb; la critique l'a traité durement the critics gave him a rough ride; si tu traitais mieux ces plantes/livres if you treated these plants/books better; traiter qn comme un chien to treat sb very badly, to treat sb like dirt;

2 ( soigner) Méd to treat [malade, affection, symptôme]; être traité or se faire traiter pour un ulcère to have treatment for an ulcer;

3 ( développer) to deal with [question, sujet]; Art to treat [thème]; il n'a pas traité le sujet he hasn't dealt with the subject; traiter un mot dans un dictionnaire to treat a word in a dictionary;

4 ( régler) to deal with [problème, dossier, scandale, affaire];

5 ( soumettre à une opération) to treat [bois, textile, aliment, sang, récoltes]; to process [eaux usées]; non traité [bois, aliment] untreated;

6 Ordinat to process [données, information, image];

7 ( qualifier) traiter qn de qch to call sb sth; traiter qn de menteur to call sb a liar; traiter qn de paresseux to call sb lazy; elle m'a traité de tous les noms she called me all sorts of names; se faire traiter de tous les noms d'oiseaux to get called all the names under the sun.

B traiter de vtr ind traiter de to deal with [sujet, thème]; l'auteur/l'œuvre traite de the author/work deals with.

C vi ( négocier) to negotiate, to do GB ou make a deal; traiter avec qn to negotiate ou deal with sb; traiter d'égal à égal (avec qn) to deal with sb on equal terms.

D se traiter vpr ils se sont traités de tous les noms they called each other all sorts of names.

[trete] verbe transitif

1. [se comporter avec] to treat

2. [soigner - patient, maladie] to treat

3. INDUSTRIE to treat, to process

[aliments] to process

[récoltes - généralement] to treat ; [ - par avion] to spray

[lentille] to coat

4. [qualifier]

5. COMMERCE [affaire, demande, dossier] to deal with (inseparable), to handle

6. [étudier - thème] to treat, to deal with (inseparable)

7. INFORMATIQUE [données, texte, images] to process

traiter quelque chose par lots to batch process something

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traiter avec verbe plus préposition

nous ne traiterons pas avec des terroristes we won't bargain ou negotiate with terrorists

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traiter de verbe plus préposition

[suj: roman, film, thèse] to deal with (inseparable), to be about

[suj: auteur] to deal with

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se traiter verbe pronominal

(emploi passif) [maladie]

ça se traite aux antibiotiques it can be treated with antibiotics

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se traiter verbe pronominal

(emploi réciproque) [personne]

ils se traitaient de menteurs they were calling each other liars

1 joy, cheer, brightness, cheerfulness.

2 sesame, sesame seed.

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► nombre femenino

1 (felicidad) happiness, joy

■ ¡qué alegría! that's wonderful!, how marvellous!

2 peyorativo (irresponsabilidad) irresponsibility, thoughtlessness, rashness

■ gasta el dinero con una alegría increíble she's very rash with money

► nombre femenino plural alegrías

1 dance and song typical of Andalusia

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alegría de vivir joie de vivre

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1) (=felicidad) happiness, joy; (=satisfacción) gladness; (=optimismo) cheerfulness; (=regocijo) merriment

2) pey (=irresponsabilidad) recklessness, irresponsibility

3) (Bot)

4) pl alegrías (Mús) Andalusian song or dance ; Esp ** (=genitales) naughty bits **

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femenino (dicha, felicidad) happiness, joy

- alegría de vivir

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= joy, cheerfulness, glee, felicity.

Ex. In an authority list, the terms, whether descriptors or non-descriptors, may be single words (e.g., Hosiery, Journalism, Lingerie), or phrases of two or three words (e.g., Electric meters, Electric power plants, joy and sorrow).

Ex. Blood hypothesized that girls were dated because they exhibit such personality characteristics as consideration, cheerfulness, being a good sport, & a sense of humor = Blood formuló la hipótesis de que las chicas tenían citas debido a las características de su personalidad como consideración, alegría, ser una tía apañada y tener sentido del humor.

Ex. But we see the pain in a person's face, hear the glee in his chortles, perceive the affection in the looks and gestures of lovers.

Ex. We follow a mishmash of characters as they move through their unfortunate life without felicity.

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* alegría de vivir = joie de vivre.

* alegrías y penas = pleasures and pains.

* con alegría = joyously, gleefully.

* estar loco de alegría = be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits, be tickled pink.

* falto de alegría = joyless.

* llenar de alegría = delight, brighten up.

* loco de alegría = chuffed to bits.

* no caber en sí de alegría = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.

* volverse loco de alegría = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.

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femenino (dicha, felicidad) happiness, joy

- alegría de vivir

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A (dicha, felicidad) happiness, joy

¡qué alegría verte por aquí! it's great to see you!, how lovely to see you!

no sabes qué alegría me das con esa noticia you don't know how happy that news makes me, you can't imagine how glad o happy o pleased I am to hear that

para gran alegría nuestra to our great delight

estaba que saltaba de alegría he was jumping for joy

joie de vivre

B ( Bot) sesame

patient Lucy ( AmE), busy Lizzie ( BrE)

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◊ ¡qué alegría verte! it's great to see you!;

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alegría nf

1. [gozo] happiness, joy;

llorar de alegría to weep with happiness o joy;

me dio una alegría tremenda it gave me great pleasure, it made me very happy;

¡qué alegría volver a verte! how lovely to see you again!;

ha sacado otro disco, para alegría de sus seguidores he has brought out a new record, to the delight of his fans

2. [motivo de gozo] joy;

ser la alegría de la huerta to be the life and soul of the party

3. [irresponsabilidad] rashness, recklessness;

gastaron el dinero con demasiada alegría they spent the money too freely

4. alegría de la casa [planta] busy Lizzie

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f happiness;

me has dado una gran alegría you’ve made me very happy

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alegría nf

: joy, cheer, happiness

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alegría n happiness / joy

joy, glee, joyfulness, merriment.

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► nombre masculino

1 jubilation, joy

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SM joy, rejoicing, jubilation

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masculino jubilation

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= elation, jubilation, glee, joy.

Ex. She put her empty cup in the dirty-dish cart, and mounted on the wings of a pure and ingenuous elation the long flight of stairs leading to the offices on the first floor.

Ex. The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.

Ex. But we see the pain in a person's face, hear the glee in his chortles, perceive the affection in the looks and gestures of lovers.

Ex. In an authority list, the terms, whether descriptors or non-descriptors, may be single words (e.g., Hosiery, Journalism, Lingerie), or phrases of two or three words (e.g., Electric meters, Electric power plants, joy and sorrow).

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* con júbilo = joyously, gleefully.

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masculino jubilation

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jubilation

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1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo