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1 merry
'meri1) (cheerful; noisily or laughingly lively etc: merry children; a merry party.) alegre2) (slightly drunk: He's been getting merry on whisky.) alegre, achispado•- merrily- merriness
- merriment
- merry-go-round
- merrymaking
- merrymaker
merry adj alegre / felizMerry Christmas! ¡Feliz Navidad! / ¡Felices Pascuas!tr['merɪ]1 (cheerful) alegre; (amusing) divertido,-a, gracioso,-a2 familiar (slightly drunk) alegre, achispado,-a\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLmerry Christmas! ¡felices Navidades!the more, the merrier cuántos más mejorto make merry divertirse♦ merrily ['mɛrəli] advadj.• alborozado, -a adj.• chancero, -a adj.• divertido, -a adj.• gaitero, -a adj.• gustoso, -a adj.• jaranero, -a adj.• jovial adj.• placentero, -a adj.• regocijado, -a adj.'meriadjective -rier, -riesta) ( joyful) alegrethe more the merrier — (set phrase) cuantos más, mejor
merry Christmas! — feliz Navidad!, felices Pascuas!
to make merry — (liter) divertirse*
b) ( unconcerned)c) ( drunk) (colloq) alegre, achispado['merɪ]ADJ (compar merrier) (superl merriest)1) (=cheerful) [laughter, face, tune] alegreMerry Christmas! — ¡Feliz Navidad!
to make merry — liter divertirse
to go one's (own) merry way —
whatever advice you give her she just goes her own merry way — iro le des el consejo que le des, ella sigue haciendo su santa voluntad *
- lead sb a merry dancehell 1., 1), more 2., 2)2) (Brit) * (=tipsy) achispado, alegreto get merry — achisparse, ponerse alegre
* * *['meri]adjective -rier, -riesta) ( joyful) alegrethe more the merrier — (set phrase) cuantos más, mejor
merry Christmas! — feliz Navidad!, felices Pascuas!
to make merry — (liter) divertirse*
b) ( unconcerned)c) ( drunk) (colloq) alegre, achispado -
2 jolly
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1. adjective(merry and cheerful: He's in quite a jolly mood today.) alegre, divertido, gracioso
2. adverb(very: Taste this - it's jolly good!) muy, la mar de- jollity
jolly1 adj alegre / animadojolly2 adv muyit's jolly expensive es muy caro / es carísimotr['ʤɒlɪ]1 (cheerful) alegre, animado,-a1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL familiar muy\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLjolly well decididamente■ if you don't leave right now, I'll jolly well call the police si no te vas ya, te juro que llamaré a la policía■ don't answer me back, you'll jolly well do as I say! ¡no me repliques, harás lo que yo te diga!Jolly Roger bandera pirata, bandera negraadj.• alegre adj.• divertido, -a adj.• esparcido, -a adj.• jovial adj.
I 'dʒɑːli, 'dʒɒlihe was in a jolly mood — estaba muy contento or alegre
II
adverb (BrE colloq) (as intensifier)I've finished - jolly good! — ya he terminado - muy bien! or estupendo!
III
transitive verb -lies, -lying, -lied (colloq)['dʒɒlɪ]to jolly somebody along — animar a alguien
1.ADJ(compar jollier) (superl jolliest) [person] (=cheerful) alegre; (=amusing) divertido; [laugh] graciosowe had a jolly time — lo pasamos muy bien, nos divertimos mucho
to get jolly * — achisparse *
2.ADV (Brit) * muy, la mar de, bastante (LAm)we were jolly glad — estábamos la mar de contentos, nos alegramos muchísimo
you've jolly well got to — no tienes otro remedio, no te queda otra (LAm)
jolly good! — ¡estupendo!, ¡macanudo! (Peru, S. Cone)
3.VTto jolly sb along — dar ánimos a algn, animar a algn
4.CPDjolly boat N — esquife m
Jolly Roger N — bandera f pirata
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I ['dʒɑːli, 'dʒɒli]he was in a jolly mood — estaba muy contento or alegre
II
adverb (BrE colloq) (as intensifier)I've finished - jolly good! — ya he terminado - muy bien! or estupendo!
III
transitive verb -lies, -lying, -lied (colloq)to jolly somebody along — animar a alguien
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