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1 jolly-boat
s.1 botequín, serení. (náutica)2 esquife, bote auxiliar, serení. -
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
См. также в других словарях:
Jolly-boat — Jol ly boat (j[o^]l l[y^]*b[=o]t ), n. [A corruption of Dan. jolle yawl, or of D. jol yawl + E. boat. See {Yawl} the boat.] (Naut.) A boat of medium size belonging to a ship. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
jolly boat — n. [< MDu jolle, yawl + BOAT] a sailing vessel s small boat, usually carried on the stern … English World dictionary
jolly boat — 1727, of unknown origin, probably from Dan. jolle (17c.) or Du. jol (1680s), both related to yawl; or it may be from M.E. jolywat (late 15c.) a ship s small boat, of unknown origin … Etymology dictionary
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jolly boat — noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: circa 1741 a ship s boat of medium size used for general purpose work … New Collegiate Dictionary
jolly boat — a small boat hoisted at a ship s stern and use as a workboat in harbours. From the Dutch jolle, meaning a small yawl … Dictionary of ichthyology
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