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1 make merry
1) веселиться, пироватьHis intention had been to kill the day somehow in the streets and then dine at a restaurant, but he could not face again the sight of cheerful people, talking, laughing, and making merry... (W. S. Maugham, ‘Of Human Bondage’, ch. 37) — Он намеревался убить как-нибудь день, а потом поужинать в ресторане, но мысль о том, что он снова увидит вокруг себя веселых людей - они будут разговаривать, смеяться, шутить друг с другом, - была невыносима...
...a wedding was a good excuse to make merry at somebody else's expense. (K. S. Prichard, ‘Golden Miles’, ch. 24) —...всякая новая свадьба была подходящим предлогом, чтобы повеселиться за чужой счет.
2) (about, at, over) подшучивать, потешаться, смеяться над кем-л, или чем-л.We made merry about Dora's wanting to be liked, and Dora said I was a goose, and she didn't like me at any rate... (Ch. Dickens, ‘David Copperfield’, ch. XLII) — Мы все тут принялись подшучивать над тем, что Дора любит нравиться. А она, чтобы отомстить мне, сказала, что я простофиля и что мне, по крайней мере, она совсем не хочет нравиться...
He... was fully aware that they were making merry at his expense. (W. S. Maugham, ‘Catalina’, ch. 27) — Дон Мануэль прекрасно понимал, что соотечественники потешаются над ним.
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2 brighten
1. transitive verb1) 1)aufhellen [Farbe]brighten [up]
2) (make more cheerful) aufhellen, aufheitern [Zimmer]2. intransitive verb1) 1)[Himmel:] sich aufhellenEx:the weather or it is brightening [up] — es klärt sich auf/Ex:brighten [up]
2) (become more cheerful) [Person:] vergnügter werden; [Gesicht:] sich aufhellen; [Aussichten:] sich verbessern* * *verb ((often with up) to make or become bright or brighter: The new wallpaper brightens up the room.) erhellen* * *bright·en[ˈbraɪtən]I. vt▪ to \brighten [up] ⇆ sth1. (make brighter) etw heller machen [o aufhellen2. (make look more cheerful) etw auflockernto \brighten up a room einen Raum freundlicher machen3. (make more promising) etw verbessernto \brighten sb's life Freude in jds Leben bringenII. vi▪ to \brighten [up]2. (become more promising) future rosiger aussehen; prospects besser werden; weather sich akk aufklären, aufheitern* * *['braɪtn(ʌp)]1. vt sep1) (= make cheerful) spirits, person aufmuntern, aufheitern; room, atmosphere aufhellen, aufheitern; conversation beleben; prospects, situation verbessern2. vi2) (person) fröhlicher werden; (face) sich aufhellen or aufheitern; (eyes) aufleuchten; (prospects) sich verbessern, freundlicher werden; (future) freundlicher aussehen* * *2. figa) eine Party, einen Raum etc heiter(er) machen, belebenb) jemanden fröhlich stimmen, aufheiternc) einem schon großen Namen etc noch mehr Glanz verleihen3. polieren, blank putzen, glänzend machen2. fig sich beleben, lebhafter werden3. besser oder erfreulicher werden:prospects brightened die Aussichten besserten sich* * *1. transitive verb1) 1)aufhellen [Farbe]brighten [up]
2) (make more cheerful) aufhellen, aufheitern [Zimmer]2. intransitive verb1) 1)[Himmel:] sich aufhellenEx:the weather or it is brightening [up] — es klärt sich auf/Ex:brighten [up]
2) (become more cheerful) [Person:] vergnügter werden; [Gesicht:] sich aufhellen; [Aussichten:] sich verbessern* * *v.aufhellen v. -
3 chirk
tʃə:k
1. прил.;
амер.;
разг. бойкий, живой, оживленный;
веселый, в хорошем настроении Syn: lively
1., cheerful, gay
1., merry I, in good spirits
2. гл.
1) амер.;
разг.;
перех. развеселить;
порадовать, наполнить радостью;
ободрить Play with her and chirk her up a little! ≈ Поиграй с ней и немного развесели ее! Syn: to make cheerful, brighten up, cheer up, bear up
1), brace up
2) амер.;
разг. развеселиться, оживиться, встряхнуться, воспрянуть духом You need a good holiday to chirk you up. ≈ Тебе нужен отпуск, чтобы развеяться. Syn: to become cheerful, chirk up, cheer up, brace up, buck up
1), perk up
3) шотл.;
неперех. скрипеть (напр., о двери) ;
издавать резкие каркающие звуки;
скрипеть зубами
4) архаич. чирикать, щебетать (как птичка) ;
пищать( как мышка) Syn: chirp
3., chirrup
2., squeak
2. (американизм) (разговорное) оживленный, живой, веселый;
игривый( американизм) развеселить;
подбодрить( американизм) оживляться( шотландское) визжать;
скрипеть (устаревшее) чирикать;
пищать chirk амер. разг. оживленный, веселый ~ оживляться (часто chirk up) ~ развеселить -
4 buoy
I [bɔɪ]nome boa f.; (for marking) boa f. di segnalazioneII [bɔɪ]1) (anche buoy up) (make cheerful) incoraggiare [ person]; tirare su [ morale]2) (anche buoy up) tenere alto [ share prices]3) (anche buoy up) (keep afloat) tenere a galla [person, object]* * *buoy /bɔɪ, USA bu:ˈi:/n.1 (naut.) boa; gavitello3 (fig.) sostegno; appoggio● buoy rope, grippia □ to pick up a buoy, ormeggiarsi a una boa.(to) buoy /bɔɪ, USA bu:ˈi:/v. t. (naut.)1 provvedere di boe; disporre le boe su2 ( talvolta to buoy up) segnare la posizione di (qc.) con boe: to buoy a wreck, segnare con boe la posizione di un relitto● to buoy up, tenere a galla; venire a galla; (fig.) appoggiare, sostenere, incoraggiare: (econ., fin.) to buoy up the market, sostenere il mercato.* * *I [bɔɪ]nome boa f.; (for marking) boa f. di segnalazioneII [bɔɪ]1) (anche buoy up) (make cheerful) incoraggiare [ person]; tirare su [ morale]2) (anche buoy up) tenere alto [ share prices]3) (anche buoy up) (keep afloat) tenere a galla [person, object] -
5 lighten
see light, light II Ilighten vb iluminar / iluminarsetr['laɪtən]1 (colour) aclarar2 (room) iluminar1 (colour) aclararse————————tr['laɪtən]1 (make less heavy) aligerar1 (mood etc) alegrarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto lighten somebody's load hacerle la vida más fácil a alguienlighten ['laɪtən] vt1) illuminate: iluminar, dar más luz a2) : aclararse (el pelo)3) : aligerar (una carga, etc.)4) relieve: aliviar5) gladden: alegrarit lightened his heart: alegró su corazónv.• alegrar v.• aligerar v.• alijar v.• aliviar v.• alumbrar v.• clarear v.• iluminar v.• relampaguear v.• zafar v.'laɪtṇ
1.
1) ( make less heavy) \<\<load/workload\>\> aligerar; \<\<responsibility/conscience\>\> descargar*to lighten the tone of a speech — darle* un tono menos grave a un discurso
2)a) ( make brighter) \<\<room\>\> dar* más luz a; \<\<sky\>\> iluminarb) ( make paler) \<\<color/hair\>\> aclarar3) (liter) \<\<cares\>\> aliviar; \<\<heart\>\> alegrar
2.
vi1) ( become less heavy) \<\<load/weight\>\> hacerse* más ligero or (esp AmL) liviano, aligerarse2) ( become brighter) \<\<sky\>\> despejarse; \<\<face\>\> iluminarse; \<\<atmosphere\>\> relajarse
I ['laɪtn]1.VT [+ room] iluminar más; [+ sky] iluminar; [+ color] hacer más claro2.VI [sky] clarear; (Met) relampaguear
II ['laɪtn]1.VT [+ load] aligerar, hacer menos pesado; (fig) (=make cheerful) [+ atmosphere] relajar; [+ heart] alegrar; (=reduce) [+ cares] aliviar2.VI [load] aligerarse, hacerse menos pesado; [heart] alegrarse* * *['laɪtṇ]
1.
1) ( make less heavy) \<\<load/workload\>\> aligerar; \<\<responsibility/conscience\>\> descargar*to lighten the tone of a speech — darle* un tono menos grave a un discurso
2)a) ( make brighter) \<\<room\>\> dar* más luz a; \<\<sky\>\> iluminarb) ( make paler) \<\<color/hair\>\> aclarar3) (liter) \<\<cares\>\> aliviar; \<\<heart\>\> alegrar
2.
vi1) ( become less heavy) \<\<load/weight\>\> hacerse* más ligero or (esp AmL) liviano, aligerarse2) ( become brighter) \<\<sky\>\> despejarse; \<\<face\>\> iluminarse; \<\<atmosphere\>\> relajarse -
6 hilarō
hilarō āvī, ātus, āre [hilarus], to make cheerful, cheer, gladden, exhilarate: Periclis suavitate hilaratae Athenae: animum, Ct.: Hos ubi tua vox hilaraverit, O.* * *hilarare, hilaravi, hilaratus V TRANScheer, gladden; give cheerful appearance to -
7 cheer
cheer [tʃɪə(r)]1 noun∎ I heard a cheer go up j'ai entendu des acclamations;∎ three cheers for the winner! un ban ou hourra pour le gagnant!;∎ three cheers! hourra!∎ words of good cheer paroles fpl d'encouragement;∎ be of good cheer! prenez courage!(a) (make cheerful → person) remonter le moral à, réconforter(b) (encourage by shouts) acclamerpousser des acclamations ou des hourrasencourager (par des acclamations);∎ his supporters cheered him on to victory les acclamations de ses supporters l'ont encouragé jusqu'à la victoire➲ cheer up(b) (house, room) égayer(become more cheerful) s'égayer, se dérider;∎ cheer up! courage!;∎ the weather's cheered up le temps s'est arrangé -
8 exhilarate
iɡ'ziləreit(to make (a person) feel happy and lively: He was exhilarated by the walk.) animar- exhilarating
tr[ɪg'zɪləreɪt]1 (make cheerful) animar, alegrar; (enliven, stimulate) avivar, estimularv.• alegrar v.• excitar v.• levantar el ánimo de v.• regocijar v.ɪg'zɪləreɪta) ( make happy) llenar de júbilob) ( stimulate) tonificar*, estimular[ɪɡ'zɪlǝreɪt]VT alegrar, entusiasmarto feel exhilarated — sentirse muy entusiasmado or alegre
* * *[ɪg'zɪləreɪt]a) ( make happy) llenar de júbilob) ( stimulate) tonificar*, estimular -
9 brighten up
['braɪtn(ʌp)]1. vt sep1) (= make cheerful) spirits, person aufmuntern, aufheitern; room, atmosphere aufhellen, aufheitern; conversation beleben; prospects, situation verbessern2. vi2) (person) fröhlicher werden; (face) sich aufhellen or aufheitern; (eyes) aufleuchten; (prospects) sich verbessern, freundlicher werden; (future) freundlicher aussehen -
10 buck up
1) (to hurry: You'd better buck up if you want to catch the bus.) sich beeilen2) (to cheer up: She bucked up when she heard the news.) Mut fassen* * *◆ buck up1. (cheer up) [wieder] Mut fassen [o guter Dinge sein]\buck up up! Kopf hoch!II. vt▪ to \buck up sb up jdn aufmuntern [o aufheitern]* * *(inf)1. vi2) (= cheer up) aufleben2. vt sep2) (= make cheerful) aufmuntern3) -
11 teita
(-tta, -ttr), v. to gladden, cheer, make cheerful.* * *t, to gladden, cheer; hvat er mik teitir, Gísl. (in a verse); gamm-teitandi, ‘vulture-cheerer,’ i. e. a warrior. Lex. Poët. -
12 प्रतिमुद्
prati-mudĀ. - modate (rarely P.) - ti, to rejoice at, welcome with joy, be glad to seeᅠ (with acc., rarely gen.) RV. etc. etc.:
Caus. - modayate, to gladden, cheer ṠBr.:
Desid. of Caus. - mumodayishati, to wish to make cheerful ib.
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13 buck up
1) colloq. (cheer up) tirarsi su di morale2) colloq. (hurry up) sbrigarsi; buck [sb.] up (cheer up) tirare su di morale, incoraggiare [ person]* * *1) (to hurry: You'd better buck up if you want to catch the bus.) spicciarsi2) (to cheer up: She bucked up when she heard the news.) rincuorarsi* * *fam1. vi + adv(cheer up) tirarsi su, (hurry up) sbrigarsi, muoversi2. vt + adv1) (make cheerful) tirar su (il morale di)2)* * *1) colloq. (cheer up) tirarsi su di morale2) colloq. (hurry up) sbrigarsi; buck [sb.] up (cheer up) tirare su di morale, incoraggiare [ person] -
14 lighten light·en
I ['laɪtn]1. vt(darkness) rischiarare, illuminare, (hair, colour) schiarire2. vischiarirsi, (room) rischiararsiII ['laɪtn] vt(load) alleggerire, (fig: make cheerful: heart, atmosphere) sollevare -
15 buoy
buoy [bɔɪ]bouée f( = hearten) porter* * *[bɔɪ] 1.noun gen bouée f; ( for marking) balise f (flottante)2.transitive verb1) (also buoy up) ( make cheerful) revigorer (by par)2) (also buoy up) Finance stimuler [share prices] (by par)3) (also buoy up) lit ( keep afloat) maintenir à flot -
16 exhilaro
to make cheerful. -
17 hilaro
hĭlăro, āvi, ātum, 1, v. a. [hilaris], to make cheerful, to cheer, gladden, exhilarate (rare but class.): omnes jucundum motum, quo sensus hilaretur, Graece hêdonên, Latine voluptatem vocant, Cic. Fin. 2, 3, 8:Periclis suavitate maxime hilaratae sunt Athenae,
id. Brut. 11, 44; Ov. Pont. 4, 4, 37:picas mirum in modum hilarari, si interim audierint id verbum,
rejoice, Plin. 10, 42, 59, § 118:ut cum caelo hilarata videatur (terra),
Cic. N. D. 2, 40, 102:hilaratus vultus,
Plin. 36, 5, 4, § 13:Festaque pallentes hilarent altaria lucos,
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18 ἱλαρύνω
V 0-0-0-1-1=2 Ps 103(104),15; Sir 36,22to cheer, to make cheerful, to gladden; neol. -
19 buoy
B vtr -
20 alegre
adj.1 happy (contento).una mujer de vida alegre a loose woman2 cheerful, bright.3 tipsy (borracho).4 perky, bright, sunny, debonair.pres.subj.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: alegrar.* * *► adjetivo1 (contento) happy, glad2 (color) bright3 (música) lively4 (espacio) cheerful, pleasant5 familiar (achispado) tipsy6 eufemístico (irreflexivo) thoughtless, irresponsible, rash\alegre de cascos familiar scatterbrained* * *adj.1) glad, cheerful, happy2) bright3) lively4) merry* * *ADJ1) (=feliz) [persona] happy; [cara, carácter] happy, cheerfulser alegre — to be cheerful o happy
María es muy alegre — María's a very cheerful o happy person
2) (=luminoso) [día, habitación, color] bright3) [música, fiesta] lively4) * (=borracho)estar alegre — to be merry o tipsy *
5) (=irresponsable) thoughtless6) (=inmoral) [vida] fast; [chiste] † risqué, bluemujer 1)* * *a) <persona/carácter> happy, cheerful; < color> bright; <fiesta/música> livelyes muy alegre — she's very cheerful, she's a very happy girl
b) [estar] ( por el alcohol) tipsy (colloq)* * *= cheerful, lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.], light hearted [light-hearted/lighhearted], jolly [jollier -comp., jolliest -sup.], merry [merrier -comp., merriest -sup.], joyful, blithe, gleeful, perky [perkier -comp., perkiest -sup.], cheery [cheerier -comp., cheeriest -sup.], breezy [breezier -comp., breeziest -sup.], good-humoured.Ex. Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.Ex. But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.Ex. Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life.Ex. 'Let folks alone and all will then be jolly'.Ex. Maybe Juan and his merry companions would be happy to relegate us to the boiler room, or a janitor's closet!.Ex. It's that joyful leap from one place to another that symbolises the freedom to explore on the web.Ex. According to these librarians, prudent judgment and professional knowledge about the value of a title should never be replaced by a blithe trust in statistical data.Ex. However, there is a gleeful bad-taste energy throughout; the film's dumb good nature is infectious, though hardly commendable.Ex. The members of Harvey's family seem almost spookily healthy and perky and nice to each other.Ex. The novel is a cheery social satire about geeky middle-aged men and their freakishly attractive, younger spouses.Ex. This knowing sequel to the breezy glamor of 'Ocean's Eleven' provides more thieves, more heists, more twists, more locations, and more playfulness than the original.Ex. The second thing is being good-humoured, not to get angry or pontificate or be dogmatic.----* más alegre que unas castañuelas = as happy as Larry.* * *a) <persona/carácter> happy, cheerful; < color> bright; <fiesta/música> livelyes muy alegre — she's very cheerful, she's a very happy girl
b) [estar] ( por el alcohol) tipsy (colloq)* * *= cheerful, lively [livelier -comp., liveliest -sup.], light hearted [light-hearted/lighhearted], jolly [jollier -comp., jolliest -sup.], merry [merrier -comp., merriest -sup.], joyful, blithe, gleeful, perky [perkier -comp., perkiest -sup.], cheery [cheerier -comp., cheeriest -sup.], breezy [breezier -comp., breeziest -sup.], good-humoured.Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.
Ex: But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.Ex: Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life.Ex: 'Let folks alone and all will then be jolly'.Ex: Maybe Juan and his merry companions would be happy to relegate us to the boiler room, or a janitor's closet!.Ex: It's that joyful leap from one place to another that symbolises the freedom to explore on the web.Ex: According to these librarians, prudent judgment and professional knowledge about the value of a title should never be replaced by a blithe trust in statistical data.Ex: However, there is a gleeful bad-taste energy throughout; the film's dumb good nature is infectious, though hardly commendable.Ex: The members of Harvey's family seem almost spookily healthy and perky and nice to each other.Ex: The novel is a cheery social satire about geeky middle-aged men and their freakishly attractive, younger spouses.Ex: This knowing sequel to the breezy glamor of 'Ocean's Eleven' provides more thieves, more heists, more twists, more locations, and more playfulness than the original.Ex: The second thing is being good-humoured, not to get angry or pontificate or be dogmatic.* más alegre que unas castañuelas = as happy as Larry.* * *1 ‹persona/carácter› happy, cheerful; ‹color› bright; ‹fiesta› lively; ‹música› livelysu habitación es muy alegre her room is very brightes muy alegre, siempre está de buen humor she's very cheerful o she's a very happy person, she's always in a good moodse puso muy alegre con la noticia the news made him very happy* * *
Del verbo alegrar: ( conjugate alegrar)
alegré es:
1ª persona singular (yo) pretérito indicativo
alegre es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) presente subjuntivo3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) imperativo
Multiple Entries:
alegrar
alegre
alegrar ( conjugate alegrar) verbo transitivo
◊ me alegra saberlo I'm glad o pleased to hear it
‹ fiesta› to liven up;
‹ habitación› to brighten up;◊ ¡alegra esa cara! cheer up!
alegrarse verbo pronominala) (ponerse feliz, contento):
se alegró muchísimo cuando lo vio she was really happy when she saw him;
¡cuánto me alegro! I'm so happy o pleased!;
está mucho mejor — me alegro she's much better — I'm glad (to hear that);
alegrese con algo to be glad o pleased about sth;
me alegro de verte it's good o nice to see you;
me alegro de que todo haya salido bien I'm glad o pleased that everything went well
alegre adjetivo
‹ color› bright;
‹fiesta/música› lively;
es muy alegre she's very cheerful, she's a very happy person
alegrar verbo transitivo
1 (contentar, satisfacer) to make happy o glad: me alegra que me haga esa pregunta, I'm glad you asked that
2 fig (animar) to enliven, brighten up
alegre adjetivo
1 (contento) happy, glad ➣ Ver nota en gay
2 (color vivo) bright
(música) lively
(habitáculo) pleasant, cheerful
3 fig (achispado, bebido) tipsy, merry
' alegre' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
excesivamente
- feliz
- gay
- pletórica
- pletórico
- viva
- vivo
- contento
- vida
English:
bright
- brighten up
- cheerful
- cheery
- festive
- gay
- glad
- gleeful
- happy
- jaunty
- jolly
- joyful
- joyous
- light-hearted
- merry
- perky
- rip-roaring
- sunny
- tipsy
- good
- light
- lively
- self
* * *alegre adj1. [persona] happy, cheerful;estás muy alegre you're very happy o cheerful today;¡hay que estar alegre! cheer up!;es una persona muy alegre she's a very happy o cheerful person2. [fiesta, día] lively3. [habitación, decoración, color] bright4. [irreflexivo] happy-go-lucky;hace las cosas de un modo muy alegre she's very happy-go-lucky5. [borracho] tipsy, merry* * *adj2 fam ( bebido) tipsy* * *alegre adj1) : glad, cheerful2) : colorful, bright* * *alegre adj2. (color, habitación) bright
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satisfy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. content, set at ease; gratify, sate, appease; convince, assure; pay, liquidate, discharge; fulfill, meet; suffice, do, answer. See pleasure, belief, payment, sufficiency. Ant., dissatisfy,… … English dictionary for students
Brighten — Bright en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brightened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Brightening}.] Note: [From {Bright}, a.] 1. To make bright or brighter; to make to shine; to increase the luster of; to give a brighter hue to. [1913 Webster] 2. To make illustrious,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Brightened — Brighten Bright en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brightened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Brightening}.] Note: [From {Bright}, a.] 1. To make bright or brighter; to make to shine; to increase the luster of; to give a brighter hue to. [1913 Webster] 2. To make… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English