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(service, meeting, Christian) agaçant de par sa joie exubérante□ (appliqué aux chrétiens évangéliques)2 nounchrétien(enne) m,f évangélique□ (agaçant de par sa joie exubérante)Un panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > happy-clappy
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Неодобрительно: экзальтированный (связано с образом христианских телепроповедей в американском стиле, с хором на заднем плане, хлопающим в ладоши в такт песнопениям), в чрезмерном радостном возбуждении, с излишним, показным энтузиазмом -
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♦ happy /ˈhæpɪ/a.1 felice; contento; lieto; fortunato: a happy marriage, un matrimonio felice (o fortunato); I was happy to see her again, fui lieto di rivederla; a happy idea, un'idea felice (o azzeccata); una buona idea; a happy coincidence, una coincidenza fortunata; una felice coincidenza; to be happy with (o about) essere soddisfatto (o contento) di2 (fam.) brillo; alticcio; su di giri (fam.)4 (arc.) esperto; ferrato● Happy birthday!, buon compleanno! □ (iron., del rito evangelico) happy-clappy, che (o chi) manifesta la propria fede cantando e battendo le mani □ (fig. scherz.) happy dispatch, harakiri □ happy ending, lieto fine □ happy event, lieto evento ( la nascita di un bimbo) □ the happy few, i privilegiati; i pochi fortunati □ happy-go-lucky, che prende il mondo come viene; spensierato □ (fam.) happy hour, periodo del giorno in cui le bevande ( al bar, ecc.) costano meno; happy hour □ a (o the) happy medium, il giusto mezzo □ DIALOGO → - Greetings and other useful phrases- Happy New Year!, Buon anno!; Felice anno nuovo! □ to be as happy as a dog with two tails, essere arcicontento; gongolare □ to be (as) happy as a king (o as a clam, as a lark, as a Larry, as a sandboy, as the day is long), essere felice (o contento) come una Pasqua □ to strike a (o the) happy medium, trovare il giusto mezzo (o un giusto compromesso) NOTA D'USO: - una grande soddisfazione-.
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happy-clappy — happy clap|py [ˌhæpi ˈklæpi] adj BrE informal relating to a Christian church where people sing, shout, show their emotions, and encourage other people to join their church used to show disapproval ▪ happy clappy Christians >happy clappy n … Dictionary of contemporary English
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happy-clappy — /hæpi ˈklæpi/ (say hapee klapee) Colloquial –noun (plural happy clappies) 1. a member of a Christian group that favours an informal religious ceremony with audience participation, as by handclapping, and contemporary music with religious lyrics.… …
happy-clappy — happˈy clappˈy adjective (informal, usu derogatory) Denoting any form of demonstratively enthusiastic Christian worship, esp involving chanting and hand clapping • • • Main Entry: ↑happy … Useful english dictionary
happy-clappy — 1. noun A member of a Christian church whose worship is characterized by enthusiasm and spontaneity. 2. adjective Of, or relating to such a worshiper or such a church … Wiktionary
happy clappy — Meaning A disparaging name for the form of Christian religious observance which is informal, musical and spontaneous. Origin Came into use in the 1980s in the UK. Applied especially to aficionados of the Toronto Blessing form of worship … Meaning and origin of phrases
happy-clappy — UK [ˌhæpɪ ˈklæpɪ] / US adjective British informal, showing disapproval relating to a type of Christian church where people worship in a very enthusiastic way by singing loudly, shouting, and clapping … English dictionary
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