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1 gaily
see gaytr['geɪlɪ]1 alegrementegaily ['geɪli] adv: alegrementeadv.• alegremente adv.'geɪliadverb alegremente['ɡeɪlɪ]ADV1) (=brightly) [dressed, decorated] vistosamente, alegrementegaily coloured cushions — cojines de vistosos or alegres colores
2) (=cheerfully) [chatter, sing] alegremente3) (=thoughtlessly) alegremente, como si tal cosapeople who gaily fritter away their time — gente que malgasta alegremente el tiempo or que malgasta el tiempo como si tal cosa
she gaily admitted that she had lied — admitió alegremente que había mentido, admitió que había mentido como si tal cosa
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2 gaily
adv.alegremente, con alegría. -
3 ring gaily
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4 caparison
n.• caparazón s.m.• paramento s.m.v.• engualdrapar v.[kǝ'pærɪsn]1.2.VT engualdrapargaily caparisoned — brillantemente enjaezado; (fig) brillantemente vestido
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5 gay
ɡei
1. adjective1) (happy or making people happy: The children were gay and cheerful; gay music.) alegre2) (bright: gay colours.) alegre, vivo, vistoso3) (homosexual: gay liberation; gay rights.) gay, homosexual
2. noun(homosexual.) homosexual- gaily- gaiety
gay adj n gay / homosexual
gay /gai/, /gei/ adjetivo (pl ■ sustantivo masculino y femenino (m) gay man, gay; (f) gay woman, lesbian
gay adj inv & sustantivo masculino homosexual, gay Antes significaba alegre, feliz, pero hoy en día significa casi exclusivamente homosexual o gay. ' gay' also found in these entries: Spanish: alegre - colectiva - colectivo - feliz English: gay - abandon - come - group - queertr[geɪ]1 familiar (homosexual) gay, homosexual2 (happy, lively) alegre3 (bright) vistoso,-agay ['geɪ] adj1) merry: alegre2) bright, colorful: vistoso, vivo3) homosexual: homosexualadj.• alborozado, -a adj.• alborozador adj.• alegre adj.• correntón, -ona adj.• donoso, -a adj.• esparcido, -a adj.• gayo, -a adj.• jacarandoso, -a adj.• jacarero, -a adj.• ligero, -a adj.gay*adj.• gay* adj.• homosexual adj.• marica* adj.n.• gay* s.f.• gay* s.m.• homosexual s.f.• homosexual s.m.
I geɪ1) ( homosexual) gay adj inv, homosexual2) (dated) ( merry) alegre
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noun gay mf, homosexual mf[ɡeɪ]1. ADJ1) (=homosexual) [man, community, movement] gay adj inv, homosexual; [woman] homosexual, lesbiano; [bar] gay adj inv, de gaysgay men and women — hombres y mujeres homosexuales, gays y lesbianas
gay sex — relaciones fpl homosexuales
the gay scene — el ambiente gay or homosexual
2) †(compar gayer) (superl gayest) (=cheerful) [person, colour, costume] alegre; [atmosphere, music, laughter] alegre, festivo3) (=carefree)with gay abandon — despreocupadamente, alegremente
she's living the gay life in Paris — se da la gran vida en París, se pega la vida padre en París *
2.N (=man) gay m, homosexual m ; (=woman) lesbiana f, homosexual f3.CPDthe gay liberation movement, gay lib * N — el movimiento de liberación homosexual
gay rights NPL — derechos mpl de los homosexuales
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I [geɪ]1) ( homosexual) gay adj inv, homosexual2) (dated) ( merry) alegre
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6 prance
((eg of horses) to dance or jump about.) hacer cabriolas; brincartr[prɑːns]1 (horse) hacer cabriolas1) : hacer cabriolas, cabriolara prancing horse: un caballo haciendo cabriolas2) swagger: pavonearseprance n: cabriola fn.• cabriola s.f.• trenzado s.m.v.• andar pavoneándose v.• cabriolar v.• cabriolear v.• trenzar v.præns, prɑːnsa) \<\<horse\>\> brincar*, hacer* cabriolasb) (pej) \<\<person\>\>she pranced into the room wearing her new dress — entró meneándose or pavoneándose con el vestido nuevo
Phrasal Verbs:[prɑːns]VI [horse] hacer cabriolas; [person] (proudly) pavonearse; (gaily) brincar, saltar* * *[præns, prɑːns]a) \<\<horse\>\> brincar*, hacer* cabriolasb) (pej) \<\<person\>\>she pranced into the room wearing her new dress — entró meneándose or pavoneándose con el vestido nuevo
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7 ge
ge sustantivo femenino: name of the letter◊ g'ge' also found in these entries: English: allegation - alligator - circumnavigate - congregate - congregation - conjugate - corrugated - delegate - delegation - elongate - forgave - fumigate - Gaelic - gage - gaiety - gaily - gain - gainful - gainfully - gait - gale - game - gamekeeper - gape - gaping - garish - gate - gatecrash - gatecrasher - gateway - gauge - gave - gay - gaze - gregarious - Hungarian - instigate - instigation - interrogate - interrogation - investigate - investigation - investigator - irrigate - irrigation - mitigate - narrow-gauge - navigate - navigation - navigational
См. также в других словарях:
Gaily — Gai ly, adv. [From {Gay}.] Merrily; showily. See {gaily}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gaily — also gayly, late 14c., from M.E. gai (see GAY (Cf. gay)) + LY (Cf. ly) (2). The spelling gaily is the more common, and is supported by the only existing analogy, that of DAILY (Cf. daily) [OED] … Etymology dictionary
gaily — [adv] happily, brightly blithely, brilliantly, cheerfully, colorfully, flamboyantly, flashily, gleefully, glowingly, joyfully, laughingly, lightheartedly, merrily, showily, sparklingly, spiritedly, splendidly, vivaciously, with élan*, with… … New thesaurus
gaily — ► ADVERB 1) in a light hearted and cheerful manner. 2) without thinking of the consequences. 3) with a bright appearance … English terms dictionary
gaily — [gā′lē] adv. [ME] in a gay manner; specif., a) happily; merrily; joyously b) brightly; in bright colors … English World dictionary
gaily — [[t]ge͟ɪli[/t]] 1) ADV GRADED: ADV with v If you do something gaily, you do it in a lively, happy way. Magda laughed gaily. 2) ADV GRADED: ADV ed Something that is gaily coloured or gaily decorated is coloured or decorated in a bright, pretty way … English dictionary
gaily — gai|ly [ˈgeıli] adv [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: GAY1] 1.) in a happy way = ↑cheerfully ▪ Morning, Albert, she called gaily. 2.) in a way that shows you do not care about, or do not realize, the effects of your actions ▪ They gaily went on talking… … Dictionary of contemporary English
gaily — adverb 1 in a happy cheerful way: He walked past whistling gaily. 2 in a way that shows you do not care about, or do not realize, the effects of your actions: They gaily went on talking after the film had started. 3 gaily… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
gaily — gai|ly [ geıli ] adverb 1. ) in a happy and lively way: She greeted us gaily with a wave. 2. ) in a way that shows you do not understand or care how what you do affects other people: James gaily continued to offend everyone with his remarks. 3. ) … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
gaily — UK [ˈɡeɪlɪ] / US adverb 1) in a happy and lively way She greeted us gaily with a wave. 2) in a way that shows you do not understand or care how what you do affects other people James gaily continued to offend everyone with his remarks. 3) with… … English dictionary
gaily — adv. Gaily is used with these adjectives: ↑coloured Gaily is used with these verbs: ↑decorate, ↑paint … Collocations dictionary