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2 cheerful
cheerful adj [person, smile, mood, music] joyeux/-euse ; [news, prospect] réconfortant, réjouissant ; [fire] réconfortant ; [remark, tone] enjoué ; [colour, room, curtains] gai ; [belief, conviction, optimism] inébranlable ; to be cheerful about se réjouir de. -
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cheerful ['tʃɪəfʊl](a) (happy → person) de bonne humeur; (→ remark, smile) joyeux, gai; (→ atmosphere, mood, music) gai, joyeux; (→ colour, wallpaper) gai, riant; (→ news) réjouissant;∎ she's always cheerful elle est toujours de bonne humeur -
4 cheerful
adjective (full of, or causing, happiness: a cheerful smile; cheerful news.) joyeux -
5 bright
bright [braɪt]1. adjectivea. [colour, light] vif ; [room] clair ; [clothes, flowers] de couleur(s) vive(s) ; [star, eyes] brillantb. [day, weather] radieux ; [sunshine, sun] éclatant• to become brighter [weather] s'éclaircirc. ( = clever) intelligentd. ( = cheerful) joviale. [future, outlook, prospects] brillant• you're up bright and early this morning! tu es bien matinal aujourd'hui !2. compounds• the bright lights of New York les lumières fpl de New York ► bright spark (inf) noun petit (e) futé(e) (inf) m(f)* * *[braɪt] 1.1) ( vivid) [blue, red] vif/vive; [garment, carpet, wallpaper] ( of one colour) de couleur vive; ( of several colours) aux couleurs vives2) ( clear) [sunshine] éclatant; [room, day] clair; [weather] radieux/-ieuse; [sky] lumineux/-euse3) ( shiny) [star, eye, coin, metal] brillant; [jewel] étincelant4) ( clever) intelligent5) ( cheerful) [person, mood] joyeux/-euse; [smile, face] radieux/-ieuse6) ( promising) [future] brillant2.adverb [shine, burn] d'un vif éclat -
6 brighten up
1) ( become cheerful) [person, mood] s'égayer (at à); [face] s'illuminer (at à); [eyes] s'allumer (at à; with de)2) ( improve) [situation] s'améliorer; [weather, sky] s'éclaircirbrighten up [something], brighten [something] up3) (make colourful, cheerful) égayer4) ( illuminate) éclairer5) ( improve) rendre [quelque chose] plus réjouissant [prospects] -
7 jolly
jolly [ˈdʒɒlɪ]1. adjective( = cheerful) jovial2. adverb• jolly good! (expressing approval) très bien !* * *['dʒɒlɪ] 1. 2.(colloq) adverb GB ( emphatic) drôlement3.transitive verb -
8 hearty
1) (very friendly: a hearty welcome.) cordial2) (enthusiastic: a hearty cheer.) chaleureux3) (very cheerful; too cheerful: a hearty person/laugh.) gros, franc4) ((of meals) large: He ate a hearty breakfast.) copieux5) ((of a person's appetite) large.) solide -
9 brighten
■ brighten up:1 ( become cheerful) [person, mood] s'égayer (at à) ; [face, expression] s'illuminer (at à) ; [eyes] s'allumer (at à ; with de) ;▶ brighten up [sth], brighten [sth] up1 (make colourful, cheerful) égayer [room, home, atmosphere, day, life] ;2 ( illuminate) [sun, light] éclairer ;3 ( improve) rendre [qch] plus réjouissant [prospects, future]. -
10 lighten
A vtrB vi1 ( grow brighter) [sky, colour, hair, wood, skin] s'éclaircir ;2 ( grow less heavy) [burden, pressure, workload] s'alléger ;3 ( become more cheerful) [mood] s'adoucir ; [atmosphere] se détendre ; [expression] s'éclairer ; his heart lightened il s'est senti soulagé. -
11 cheer
cheer [tʃɪə(r)]1 noun∎ I heard a cheer go up j'ai entendu des acclamations;∎ three cheers for the winner! un ban ou hourra pour le gagnant!;∎ three cheers! hourra!∎ words of good cheer paroles fpl d'encouragement;∎ be of good cheer! prenez courage!(a) (make cheerful → person) remonter le moral à, réconforter(b) (encourage by shouts) acclamerpousser des acclamations ou des hourrasencourager (par des acclamations);∎ his supporters cheered him on to victory les acclamations de ses supporters l'ont encouragé jusqu'à la victoire➲ cheer up(b) (house, room) égayer(become more cheerful) s'égayer, se dérider;∎ cheer up! courage!;∎ the weather's cheered up le temps s'est arrangé -
12 blithe
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13 breezy
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14 buoy
buoy [bɔɪ]bouée f( = hearten) porter* * *[bɔɪ] 1.noun gen bouée f; ( for marking) balise f (flottante)2.transitive verb1) (also buoy up) ( make cheerful) revigorer (by par)2) (also buoy up) Finance stimuler [share prices] (by par)3) (also buoy up) lit ( keep afloat) maintenir à flot -
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16 cheap
cheap [t∫i:p]1. adjective• the cheapest seats are around $15 les places les moins chères sont autour de 15 dollarsb. ( = poor-quality) bon marché inv2. adverb[buy] ( = inexpensively) bon marché ; ( = cut-price) au rabais3. compounds* * *[tʃiːp] 1.1) ( not expensive) bon marché invto be cheap — être bon marché, ne pas coûter cher inv
2.it's cheap to produce — cela ne revient pas cher de le/la produire
adverb (colloq) [buy, get, sell] pour rien3.on the cheap adverbial phrase [buy, sell] au rabaisto do things on the cheap — péj y aller à l'économie (colloq)
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17 disposition
disposition [‚dɪspəˈzɪ∫ən]a. ( = temperament) caractère mb. ( = arrangement) disposition f* * *[ˌdɪspə'zɪʃn]1) ( temperament) tempérament m2) ( tendency) tendance f3) ( arrangement) disposition f -
18 ever
ever [ˈevər]a. ( = at any time) jamais• have you ever seen her? l'avez-vous déjà vue ?• do you ever see her? est-ce qu'il vous arrive de la voir ?• faster/more beautiful than ever plus vite/plus beau que jamaisb. ( = at all times) they lived happily ever after ils vécurent heureux• as if I ever would! moi, faire ça !• why ever not? mais enfin, pourquoi pas ?• ever since then they have been very careful depuis ils sont très prudents► ever so (inf) (British)• if ever you meet him... si jamais tu le rencontres...* * *['evə(r)] 1.1) ( at any time)rarely, if ever — rarement sinon jamais
hardly ever — rarement, presque jamais
she's a liar if ever I saw one ou if ever there was one! — c'est une menteuse ou je ne m'y connais pas!
2) ( when making comparisons)more beautiful than ever — plus beau/belle que jamais
there are more working women than ever before — les femmes n'ont jamais été aussi nombreuses à travailler
3) (at all times, always) toujoursyours ever — ( in letter) bien à toi or à vous
4) (expressing anger, irritation)have you ever heard/seen anything like it? — as-tu jamais entendu/vu rien de pareil?
5) ( expressing surprise)why ever not? — GB pourquoi pas?
6) GB ( very)ever so — si
ever so glad — si heureux/-euse
7) (colloq) ( in exclamations)2.do I ever! — ( emphatic yes) et comment!
ever- combining form3.ever-growing ou -increasing — toujours croissant
as ever adverbial phrase comme toujours4.ever more adverbial phrase de plus en plus5.ever since adverbial phrase, conjunctional phrase depuis -
19 gay
gay [geɪ]1. adjectiveb. ( = cheerful) (old-fashioned) [person, company, occasion] joyeux ; [music, party, appearance, colour] gai ; [costume] aux couleurs gaies2. noun* * *[geɪ] 1.(colloq) noun homosexuel/-elle m/f, gay mf2.1) ( homosexual) homosexuel/-elle; [club, magazine] gay2) ( lively) gai; [laughter] joyeux/-euse; [street] animé3) ( carefree) joyeux/-euse -
20 genial
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