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1 happy-go-lucky
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2 happy-go-lucky adj
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3 ♦ happy
♦ 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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['hæpɪ]1) (cheerful) feliceto keep sb. happy — accontentare qcn
3) (willing)5) (lucky) fortunatothe happy few — i pochi fortunati, gli eletti
* * *['hæpi]1) (having or showing a feeling of pleasure or contentment: a happy smile; I feel happy today.) felice2) (willing: I'd be happy to help you.) felice3) (lucky: By a happy chance I have the key with me.) fortunato, felice•- happily
- happy-go-lucky
- happy medium* * *['hæpɪ]1) (cheerful) feliceto keep sb. happy — accontentare qcn
3) (willing)5) (lucky) fortunatothe happy few — i pochi fortunati, gli eletti
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5 happy **** hap·py adj
['hæpɪ]1) (pleased, content) contento (-a), felice, (cheerful) allegro (-a), (at ease, unworried) tranquillo (-a)happy with — (arrangements) soddisfatto (-a) di
we're very happy for you — ci rallegriamo per te, siamo molto felici per te
yes, I'd be happy to — (certo,) con piacere, (ben) volentieri
I am happy to tell you that... — sono felice or ho il piacere di informarti che...
to be as happy as a lark — essere felice or contento (-a) come una pasqua
happy Christmas/New Year! — buon Natale/anno!
2) (well-chosen: phrase, idea) felice, indovinato (-a), (lucky: position) fortunato (-a), favorevole
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Happy-go-lucky — Happy Hap py (h[a^]p p[y^]), a. [Compar. {Happier} ( p[i^]*[ e]r); superl. {Happiest}.] [From {Hap} chance.] 1. Favored by hap, luck, or fortune; lucky; fortunate; successful; prosperous; satisfying desire; as, a happy expedient; a happy effort;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
happy-go-lucky — adj enjoying life and not worrying about things ▪ a happy go lucky kind of person … Dictionary of contemporary English
happy-go-lucky — adjective a happy go lucky person tends not to worry about the future … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
happy-go-lucky — also happy go lucky, 1670s as an adverb, haphazard; the adjective, of persons, recorded from 1856 … Etymology dictionary
happy-go-lucky — If someone is happy go lucky, they don t worry or plan and accept things as they happen … The small dictionary of idiomes
happy-go-lucky — index improvident Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
happy-go-lucky — *random, haphazard, hit or miss, chance, chancy, casual, desultory … New Dictionary of Synonyms
happy-go-lucky — [adj] carefree and untroubled blithe, casual, cheerful, cool, devil may care*, easy, easygoing, feckless, free minded, heedless, improvident, insouciant, irresponsible, lackadaisical*, lighthearted, nonchalant, reckless, unconcerned; concepts 404 … New thesaurus
happy-go-lucky — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ cheerfully unconcerned about the future … English terms dictionary
happy-go-lucky — [hap′ē gō luk′ē] adj. taking things as they come; easygoing; trusting to luck; lighthearted … English World dictionary
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