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jol·ly ˈhock·ey sticksn modifier BRIT ( hum) bezeichnet Frauentyp der höheren Gesellschaft mit Privatschulhintergrund, der sich überall einmischt und damit anderen auf die Nerven fälltare you coming to Fiona's party tonight? — I don't think so, her last party was full of her awful \jolly hockey sticks type friends kommst du heute Abend zu Fionas Party? — ich denke nicht: Auf ihrer letzten Party hat es nur so von ihren tussihaften Freundinnen gewimmelt -
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jol·ly 'hock·ey sticks n( Brit) ( hum) bezeichnet Frauentyp der höheren Gesellschaft mit Privatschulhintergrund, der sich überall einmischt und damit anderen auf die Nerven fällt;are you coming to Fiona's party tonight? - I don't think so, her last party was full of her awful \jolly hockey sticks type friends kommst du heute Abend zu Fionas Party? - ich denke nicht: Auf ihrer letzten Party hat es nur so von ihren tussihaften Freundinnen gewimmelt -
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∎ what are you so jolly about? qu'est-ce qui te met de si bonne humeur?∎ we had a very jolly time nous nous sommes bien amusés;∎ jolly hockey sticks = expression parodique utilisée en parlant d'une femme bourgeoise, éduquée dans une "public school", caractérisée par un enthousiasme débordant et une certaine naïveté2 adverbBritish rudement, drôlement;∎ it's a jolly good thing he came c'est rudement bien qu'il soit venu;∎ jolly good! formidable!;∎ and a jolly good job too! et c'est tant mieux!;∎ a jolly good fellow un chic type;∎ you'll jolly well do what you're told! tu feras ce qu'on te dit de faire, un point c'est tout!;∎ it jolly well serves them right! c'est vraiment bien fait pour eux!∎ she jollied me into going avec ses paroles enjôleuses, elle a fini par me convaincre d'y aller;∎ he'll come if you jolly him along a bit il viendra si tu le pousses un peu4 nounfamiliar pejorative voyage m aux frais de la princesse►► jolly boat chaloupe f, canot m;Jolly Roger pavillon m noir, drapeau m de pirateBritish égayer;∎ we jollied up the room with some posters nous avons égayé la pièce avec des affiches -
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I 1. ['dʒɒlɪ]1) (cheerful) [ person] allegro, giocondo; [ tune] allegro2) ant. colloq. (enjoyable)2."I'm not going" - "you jolly well are!" — "non ci vado" - "ci vai eccome!"
II ['dʒɒlɪ]jolly good! — colloq. fantastico!
to jolly sb. along — rabbonire o blandire qcn
* * *['‹oli] 1. adjective(merry and cheerful: He's in quite a jolly mood today.) allegro2. adverb(very: Taste this - it's jolly good!) molto- jollity* * *jolly (1) /ˈdʒɒlɪ/A a.1 allegro; gaio; giocondo: a fat, jolly lady, una signora grassa e allegra2 (fam. antiq.) divertente; festoso: We had a jolly time, ci siamo proprio divertiti; How jolly!, che bello!; che piacere!3 (fam.) alticcio; brillo; su di giri (fam.)B avv.(fam. antiq., GB) molto; proprio; veramente: jolly good, proprio buono; ottimo: to have a jolly good time, divertirsi un mondo; spassarsela; Jolly clever of you!, sei stato proprio in gamba!; jolly boring, noiosissimo; una gran noiaC inter.benissimo!; eccellente, magnifico, splendido!D n.1 (fam.) festa; bevuta; baldoria2 (fam.) divertimento; botta di vita3 (al pl.) divertimento (sing.); godimento (sing.); spasso (sing.): to get one's jollies, divertirsi; godere● a jolly good fellow, un giovialone, un cordialone □ (fam. scherz., GB, di donna) jolly hockey-sticks, sportiva ed entusiasta □ (fam.) jolly well, benissimo; (davanti a un verbo) eccome, altroché, sicuro: I jolly well told him!, gliel'ho detto eccome!; I should jolly well hope so!, lo spero bene!; He can jolly well wait!, che aspetti pure!FALSI AMICI: jolly non significa jolly nel senso italiano di matta, oppure chi è in grado di svolgere diverse funzioni. jolly (2) /ˈdʒɒlɪ/► jolly boat.(to) jolly /ˈdʒɒlɪ/v. t. (fam.)2 convincere con incoraggiamenti o blandizie: I tried to jolly him into some enthusiasm, ho cercato di risvegliare in lui un po' di entusiasmo; to jolly sb. into doing st., convincere con belle parole q. a fare qc.● to jolly up, rallegrare, ravvivare, vivacizzare; tirare su di morale, tirare su (fam.).* * *I 1. ['dʒɒlɪ]1) (cheerful) [ person] allegro, giocondo; [ tune] allegro2) ant. colloq. (enjoyable)2."I'm not going" - "you jolly well are!" — "non ci vado" - "ci vai eccome!"
II ['dʒɒlɪ]jolly good! — colloq. fantastico!
to jolly sb. along — rabbonire o blandire qcn
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