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1 alegremente
adv.1 happily, joyfully.2 gladly, happily, merrily, cheerfully.* * *► adverbio1 (con alegría) happily, cheerfully2 (frívolamente) gaily* * *adv.cheerfully, happily* * *ADV1) (=felizmente) happily, cheerfully2) (=irresponsablemente) gaily* * *a) ( con alegría) cheerfully, happilyb) ( con ligereza) blithely, gaily* * *= cheerfully, merrily, perkily, lightheartedly, joyously, gaily.Ex. 'Good morning,' he said cheerfully as he picked up the receiver.Ex. Kate and Jones laughed merrily, while Hernandez and the fourth member of the group, head of technical services, Pershing, sat glumly by.Ex. 'Have a minute, Drew?' the selectman asked, perkily.Ex. Publishers claim the book is based on valid sources and portrays blacks positively but lightheartedly.Ex. Wine lovers around the world have joyously adopted the British slang word 'plonk' to describe poor, cheap wine.Ex. See the flamboyantly costumed Rickshaw pullers and their gaily decorated carts = Vea los carritos decorados vistosamente y tirados por hombres vestidos ostentosamente.* * *a) ( con alegría) cheerfully, happilyb) ( con ligereza) blithely, gaily* * *= cheerfully, merrily, perkily, lightheartedly, joyously, gaily.Ex: 'Good morning,' he said cheerfully as he picked up the receiver.
Ex: Kate and Jones laughed merrily, while Hernandez and the fourth member of the group, head of technical services, Pershing, sat glumly by.Ex: 'Have a minute, Drew?' the selectman asked, perkily.Ex: Publishers claim the book is based on valid sources and portrays blacks positively but lightheartedly.Ex: Wine lovers around the world have joyously adopted the British slang word 'plonk' to describe poor, cheap wine.Ex: See the flamboyantly costumed Rickshaw pullers and their gaily decorated carts = Vea los carritos decorados vistosamente y tirados por hombres vestidos ostentosamente.* * *1 (con alegría) cheerfully, happily2 (con ligereza) blithely, gaily* * *alegremente adv1. [con alegría] happily, joyfully2. [irreflexivamente] blithely* * *alegremente adv: happily, cheerfully* * *alegremente adv cheerfully / happily / joyfully -
2 animadamente
adv.in lively fashion, gaily; animatedly.* * *► adverbio1 cheerfully, animatedly* * *ADV [charlar] animatedly, in a lively way; [bailar] in a lively way* * *adverbio <charlar/debatir> animatedlybailaron muy animadamente — they danced gaily o merrily
* * *= animatedly, perkily.Ex. During her interview she had talked animatedly about the wonderful things she foresaw happening with the library at Technicomm, Inc.Ex. 'Have a minute, Drew?' the selectman asked, perkily.* * *adverbio <charlar/debatir> animatedlybailaron muy animadamente — they danced gaily o merrily
* * *= animatedly, perkily.Ex: During her interview she had talked animatedly about the wonderful things she foresaw happening with the library at Technicomm, Inc.
Ex: 'Have a minute, Drew?' the selectman asked, perkily.* * *‹charlar/debatir› animatedlybailaron muy animadamente toda la noche they danced gaily o merrily all night long* * *animadamente adv[discutir, hablar] animatedly;charlaban animadamente they were having a lively conversation -
3 regocijadamente
adv.1 merrily, joyfully.2 cheerfully, merrily, gladly, joyfully.* * *ADV merrily, joyfully -
4 bailar
v.1 to dance.bailar una rumba to dance a rumbaes difícil bailar esta música it's difficult to dance to this music¿bailas? would you like to dance?sacar a alguien a bailar to ask somebody to dance o for a dancees otro que tal baila (informal figurative) he's just the same, he's no differentMaría ascendió a la cima Mary climbed to the top.2 to be loose.le baila un diente he has a loose toothlos pies me bailan (en los zapatos) my shoes are too big* * *1 to dance2 (hacer girar) to spin1 to dance■ ¿bailas? do you want to dance?, would you like to dance?2 (girar) to spin3 (ser grande) to be too big4 (moverse; cosa) to wobble; (persona) to move about, fidget5 (estar suelto) to be loose\bailar al son que le tocan to swim with the tideir a bailar to go dancingotro,-a que tal baila he's (she's) no differentque me (te, le, etc) quiten lo bailado they can't take the memories away from me (you, him, her, etc)sacar a alguien a bailar to ask somebody to dance* * *verb* * *1. VI1) (=danzar) to dancesacar a algn a bailar — to ask sb to dance, ask sb for a dance
- ¡que me quiten lo bailado o bailao!bailar con la más fea —
bailar al son que tocan —
los políticos bailan al son que le tocan los militares — the politicians toe the line given them by the military
2) [peonza] to spin (round)3) [mueble] to be wobbly, be unsteady4) * [ropa, calzado] to be miles too big *he adelgazado y me bailan los pantalones — I've lost weight and my trousers are miles too big for me *
2. VT1) (=danzar) to dancebailar el vals — to waltz, dance the waltz
2) [+ peonza] to spin3) LAm* (=timar)3.See:* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) (Mús) to danceque me quiten lo bailado! — (fam) I'm going to enjoy myself while I can
2) trompo/peonza to spin3) (fam) ( estar flojo) (+ me/te/le etc)4) (Méx fam)2.bailar vt1) (Mús) to dance2) (Méx fam) (quitar, robar) to swipe (colloq), to pinch (BrE colloq)3.bailarse v pron (Méx fam)* * *= execute + Baile, dance, trip the light fantastic, hoof, shake + a leg.Ex. Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as he recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.Ex. I am too old any longer to play games or dance; my social life is restricted; and I cannot, as I used, take much interest in the future of the world, for I shan't live long enough to see what is going to happen in it.Ex. The article is entitled ' Tripping the Light Fantastic with Theodore de Banville'.Ex. Another comedy sketch consists of a routine in which a dancer, invisible except for white hat, gloves and shoes, hoofs merrily until suffering a fatal seizure.Ex. Small wonder then that western dance classes in the city are brimming with corporates learning to shake a leg and get rid of accumulated stress.----* bailar el swing = jive.* bailar jazz = jive.* bailar la danza del vientre = belly-dance.* * *1.verbo intransitivo1) (Mús) to danceque me quiten lo bailado! — (fam) I'm going to enjoy myself while I can
2) trompo/peonza to spin3) (fam) ( estar flojo) (+ me/te/le etc)4) (Méx fam)2.bailar vt1) (Mús) to dance2) (Méx fam) (quitar, robar) to swipe (colloq), to pinch (BrE colloq)3.bailarse v pron (Méx fam)* * *= execute + Baile, dance, trip the light fantastic, hoof, shake + a leg.Ex: Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as he recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.
Ex: I am too old any longer to play games or dance; my social life is restricted; and I cannot, as I used, take much interest in the future of the world, for I shan't live long enough to see what is going to happen in it.Ex: The article is entitled ' Tripping the Light Fantastic with Theodore de Banville'.Ex: Another comedy sketch consists of a routine in which a dancer, invisible except for white hat, gloves and shoes, hoofs merrily until suffering a fatal seizure.Ex: Small wonder then that western dance classes in the city are brimming with corporates learning to shake a leg and get rid of accumulated stress.* bailar el swing = jive.* bailar jazz = jive.* bailar la danza del vientre = belly-dance.* * *bailar [A1 ]viA ( Mús) to dancesalir a bailar to go out dancingla sacó a bailar he asked her to dance¿bailas? or ¿quieres bailar? do you want o would you like to dance?bailar suelto to dance (without holding on to one's partner, as at a discotheque)bailar agarrado to dance ( holding on to one's partner)otro que tal baila ( fam); another one who's just as bad¡que me quiten lo bailado or bailao! ( fam); I'm going to enjoy myself while I canB «trompo/peonza» to spintus zapatos me quedan bailando your shoes are miles too big for me ( colloq)Dmientras tanto la firma del contrato queda bailando meanwhile the contract is still up in the air■ bailarvtA ( Mús) to dancebailar un tango/vals to tango/waltz, to dance a tango/waltzme bailaron dos mil pesos I had two thousand pesos pinched■ bailarse* * *
bailar ( conjugate bailar) verbo intransitivo
1 (Mús) to dance;
la sacó a bailar he asked her to dance
2 [trompo/peonza] to spin
3 (fam) ( quedar grande) (+ me/te/le etc):
verbo transitivo
to dance;
bailar
I verbo transitivo & verbo intransitivo
1 to dance: no le gusta bailar, she doesn't like to dance
II verbo intransitivo
1 (moverse, no encajar bien) to move, to wobble: esta mesa baila mucho, this table wobbles a lot
♦ Locuciones: baila al son que le tocan, she always goes with the flow o she always adapts to the circumstances
fig fam otro que tal baila, he's just as bad
familiar ¡que nos quiten lo bailado!, nobody can take away the good times we've had!
bailarle el agua a alguien, to flatter o to suck up to someone: siempre le está bailando el agua al jefe, he's always sucking up to his boss
' bailar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- cojear
- dejar
- encasquetar
- hartarse
- hincharse
- inflarse
- poema
- quebrar
- sacar
- son
- sosaina
- agarrado
- claqué
- danzar
- gracia
- lindo
- paso
- público
- tango
- vals
English:
also
- boogie
- dance
- fox trot
- intro
- sit out
- straw
- study
- tap dance
- tight
- waltz
- as
- like
- mood
- partner
- perform
- sit
- wall
- whom
- wobble
* * *♦ vt1. [música] to dance;bailar una rumba to dance a rumba;es difícil bailar esta música it's difficult to dance to this music;Famque me quiten lo bailado: aunque nos pusimos perdidos, que nos quiten lo baila(d)o even though we got lost, it didn't spoil our enjoyment2. [peonza] to spin♦ vi1. [danzar] to dance;¿bailas? would you like to dance?;bailar agarrado to dance cheek to cheek;sacar a alguien a bailar [bailar] to dance with sb;[pedir] to ask sb to dance o for a dance; Fames otro que tal baila he's just the same, he's no different;el padre era un mujeriego y el hijo es otro que tal baila the father was a womanizer and his son's a chip off the old block;bailar con la más fea: siempre me toca a mí bailar con la más fea I always seem to get the short straw;bailar al son que tocan: ése baila al son que le tocan los de arriba he does whatever his bosses tell him to do2. [no encajar] to be loose;le baila un diente he has a loose tooth;los pies me bailan (en los zapatos) my shoes are too big;esta falda me baila this skirt is loose on me o too big for me3. [peonza] to spin4. [variar] [cifras] to fluctuate;los resultados de las encuestas bailan entre el 5 y el 15 por ciento the results of the polls range from 5 to 15 percent* * *I v/i1 dance;bailar al son que le tocan toe the line;bailar con la más fea draw the short straw2 de zapato be looseII v/t dance;se lo bailó Méx fam he swiped it fam ;bailarle a alguien el agua suck up to s.o.;¡que me quiten lo bailado! nobody can take away the good times I’ve had* * *bailar vt: to dancebailar vi1) : to dance2) : to spin3) : to be loose, to be too big* * *bailar vb to dance¿bailas? do you want to dance?bailamos un vals we danced a waltz / we waltzed -
5 dedicarse a lo de Uno
(v.) = go about + Posesivo + businessEx. No one complained about the library from the outside, and the staff went merrily about its business, apparently content.* * *(v.) = go about + Posesivo + businessEx: No one complained about the library from the outside, and the staff went merrily about its business, apparently content.
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6 esquech
= comedy sketch, television sketch.Ex. Another comedy sketch consists of a routine in which a dancer, invisible except for white hat, gloves and shoes, hoofs merrily until suffering a fatal seizure.Ex. Linder's writings also included a series of television sketches that lasted in duration from 15 minutes to 1 hour.----* esquech de humor = comedy sketch.* esquech de televisión = television sketch.* esquech humorístico = comedy sketch.* * *= comedy sketch, television sketch.Ex: Another comedy sketch consists of a routine in which a dancer, invisible except for white hat, gloves and shoes, hoofs merrily until suffering a fatal seizure.
Ex: Linder's writings also included a series of television sketches that lasted in duration from 15 minutes to 1 hour.* esquech de humor = comedy sketch.* esquech de televisión = television sketch.* esquech humorístico = comedy sketch. -
7 esquech de humor
(n.) = comedy sketchEx. Another comedy sketch consists of a routine in which a dancer, invisible except for white hat, gloves and shoes, hoofs merrily until suffering a fatal seizure.* * *(n.) = comedy sketchEx: Another comedy sketch consists of a routine in which a dancer, invisible except for white hat, gloves and shoes, hoofs merrily until suffering a fatal seizure.
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8 esquech humorístico
(n.) = comedy sketchEx. Another comedy sketch consists of a routine in which a dancer, invisible except for white hat, gloves and shoes, hoofs merrily until suffering a fatal seizure.* * *(n.) = comedy sketchEx: Another comedy sketch consists of a routine in which a dancer, invisible except for white hat, gloves and shoes, hoofs merrily until suffering a fatal seizure.
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9 estar sentado sin hacer o decir nada
(v.) = sit byEx. Kate and Jones laughed merrily, while Hernandez and the fourth member of the group, head of technical services, Pershing, sat glumly by.* * *(v.) = sit byEx: Kate and Jones laughed merrily, while Hernandez and the fourth member of the group, head of technical services, Pershing, sat glumly by.
Spanish-English dictionary > estar sentado sin hacer o decir nada
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10 situación cómica
(n.) = comedy sketchEx. Another comedy sketch consists of a routine in which a dancer, invisible except for white hat, gloves and shoes, hoofs merrily until suffering a fatal seizure.* * *(n.) = comedy sketchEx: Another comedy sketch consists of a routine in which a dancer, invisible except for white hat, gloves and shoes, hoofs merrily until suffering a fatal seizure.
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11 sketch
► nombre masculino (pl sketchs)1 sketch* * *[es'ket]SM (pl sketches) [es'ket] sketch* * *= comedy sketch, television sketch.Ex. Another comedy sketch consists of a routine in which a dancer, invisible except for white hat, gloves and shoes, hoofs merrily until suffering a fatal seizure.Ex. Linder's writings also included a series of television sketches that lasted in duration from 15 minutes to 1 hour.----* sketch de humor = comedy sketch.* sketch de televisión = television sketch.* sketch humorístico = comedy sketch.* sketch satírico = skit.* * *= comedy sketch, television sketch.Ex: Another comedy sketch consists of a routine in which a dancer, invisible except for white hat, gloves and shoes, hoofs merrily until suffering a fatal seizure.
Ex: Linder's writings also included a series of television sketches that lasted in duration from 15 minutes to 1 hour.* sketch de humor = comedy sketch.* sketch de televisión = television sketch.* sketch humorístico = comedy sketch.* sketch satírico = skit.* * */(e)sˈketʃ/sketch* * *
sketch m Cine (escena corta) sketch
' sketch' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
abocetar
- boceto
- borrador
- bosquejar
- bosquejo
- contornear
- croquis
- dibujar
- esbozar
- esbozo
- esquema
- guión
- número
- pergeñar
- pintar
- sainete
- semblanza
- trazar
- apunte
English:
sketch
- sketch-book
- sketch-pad
- draw
- outline
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12 sketch de humor
(n.) = comedy sketchEx. Another comedy sketch consists of a routine in which a dancer, invisible except for white hat, gloves and shoes, hoofs merrily until suffering a fatal seizure.* * *(n.) = comedy sketchEx: Another comedy sketch consists of a routine in which a dancer, invisible except for white hat, gloves and shoes, hoofs merrily until suffering a fatal seizure.
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13 sketch humorístico
(n.) = comedy sketchEx. Another comedy sketch consists of a routine in which a dancer, invisible except for white hat, gloves and shoes, hoofs merrily until suffering a fatal seizure.* * *(n.) = comedy sketchEx: Another comedy sketch consists of a routine in which a dancer, invisible except for white hat, gloves and shoes, hoofs merrily until suffering a fatal seizure.
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14 sombríamente
adv.bleakly, lugubriously, somberly, cheerlessly.* * *ADV sombrely, somberly (EEUU)* * *= glumly, grimly, sombrely [somberly, -USA].Ex. Kate and Jones laughed merrily, while Hernandez and the fourth member of the group, head of technical services, Pershing, sat glumly by.Ex. As she sat alone in the staff lounge at the end of her exhausting day, she reflected grimly that she was on her own as far as the assignments were concerned = Mientras se sentaba sola en la sala de personal al final de un día agotador, reflexionaba sombríamente que estaba sola en lo relativo a sus tareas.Ex. Focusing on the structure, functions, and finance of this institution, the book somberly traces what its authors see as, in general, a story of decline.* * *= glumly, grimly, sombrely [somberly, -USA].Ex: Kate and Jones laughed merrily, while Hernandez and the fourth member of the group, head of technical services, Pershing, sat glumly by.
Ex: As she sat alone in the staff lounge at the end of her exhausting day, she reflected grimly that she was on her own as far as the assignments were concerned = Mientras se sentaba sola en la sala de personal al final de un día agotador, reflexionaba sombríamente que estaba sola en lo relativo a sus tareas.Ex: Focusing on the structure, functions, and finance of this institution, the book somberly traces what its authors see as, in general, a story of decline.* * *somberly* -
15 taciturnamente
adv.morosely, dourly, glumly, somberly.* * *= glumly.Ex. Kate and Jones laughed merrily, while Hernandez and the fourth member of the group, head of technical services, Pershing, sat glumly by.* * *= glumly.Ex: Kate and Jones laughed merrily, while Hernandez and the fourth member of the group, head of technical services, Pershing, sat glumly by.
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16 tristemente
adv.sadly.* * *► adverbio1 sadly* * *ADV sadlyel tristemente famoso lugar — the sadly notorious o well-known place
* * *adverbio sadly* * *= glumly, ruefully, forlornly, sadly, wistfully.Ex. Kate and Jones laughed merrily, while Hernandez and the fourth member of the group, head of technical services, Pershing, sat glumly by.Ex. One respondent rather ruefully told us, 'In a way, I am delighted by they are so busy earning credit for the school that I am seriously worried about our ability to cover our own needs.Ex. Then the secretary, having rallied herself, said forlornly 'I'll let him know you're here in a minute'.Ex. Sadly, the information network has not so far been able to respond adequately to the special needs of business.Ex. He said that growing up during the depression he always looked back wistfully to the 1920s age of flappers as an era of freedom he had missed.* * *adverbio sadly* * *= glumly, ruefully, forlornly, sadly, wistfully.Ex: Kate and Jones laughed merrily, while Hernandez and the fourth member of the group, head of technical services, Pershing, sat glumly by.
Ex: One respondent rather ruefully told us, 'In a way, I am delighted by they are so busy earning credit for the school that I am seriously worried about our ability to cover our own needs.Ex: Then the secretary, having rallied herself, said forlornly 'I'll let him know you're here in a minute'.Ex: Sadly, the information network has not so far been able to respond adequately to the special needs of business.Ex: He said that growing up during the depression he always looked back wistfully to the 1920s age of flappers as an era of freedom he had missed.* * *sadly—no —dijo tristemente no, he said sadly o sorrowfullytristemente, así es sadly, that's the way it isesta tristemente célebre localidad this regrettably o sadly well-known place* * *tristemente advsadly;el tristemente famoso penal the notorious jail* * *tristemente adv sadly -
17 ledamente
adv.1 merrily, cheerfully. (Poetry)2 joyfully, merrily, cheerfully. -
18 agradablemente
adv.1 merrily, graciously.2 nicely, agreeably, gladly, genially.* * *► adverbio1 nicely, pleasantly* * *ADV pleasantly, agreeably* * *= fetchingly, agreeably, affably.Ex. 'You were far away, weren't you?' spoke the director across the desk fetchingly = "Estaban muy lejos, ¿verdad?" dijo el director agradablemente desde el otro lado del mostrador.Ex. The effective reference librarian should lean to disagree agreeably.Ex. He was looking affably at the two dubious ragamuffins and, moreover, even making inviting gestures to them.* * *= fetchingly, agreeably, affably.Ex: 'You were far away, weren't you?' spoke the director across the desk fetchingly = "Estaban muy lejos, ¿verdad?" dijo el director agradablemente desde el otro lado del mostrador.
Ex: The effective reference librarian should lean to disagree agreeably.Ex: He was looking affably at the two dubious ragamuffins and, moreover, even making inviting gestures to them.* * *pleasantly, agreeably* * *agradablemente advagreeably, pleasantly;estoy agradablemente sorprendido I'm pleasantly surprised* * *agradablemente adv pleasantly -
19 bullir
v.1 to boil.El agua bulle alegremente en la olla Water boils merrily in the pot.2 to bustle.bullir de to seethe withla calle bullía de gente the street was swarming with people3 to mill, to whirl.Las corrientes bullen en el mar Currents mill=whirl in the sea.* * *1 (líquido - hervir) to boil; (- agitarse) to bubble up; (mar) to seethe; (calle etc) to swarm with, seethe with2 (insectos) to swarm; (gente) to bustle about* * *verb* * *1. VI1) [agua] (=hervir) to boil; (=agitarse) to bubble (up)sangre 2)2) (=moverse) to move, stirno bullía — he didn't move, he never stirred
3) [insectos] to swarm2.VT to move, stir3.See:* * *verbo intransitivola calle bullía de gente — the street was teeming o swarming with people
el lugar bullía de actividad — the place was a hive of activity
* * *= buzz with.Ex. The entire USA has begun to buzz with discusions on making this way of doing business the rule rather than the exception of 21st century life.----* bullir de actividad = be a hive of activity.* * *verbo intransitivola calle bullía de gente — the street was teeming o swarming with people
el lugar bullía de actividad — the place was a hive of activity
* * *= buzz with.Ex: The entire USA has begun to buzz with discusions on making this way of doing business the rule rather than the exception of 21st century life.
* bullir de actividad = be a hive of activity.* * *bullir [I9 ]vime bulle la sangre (en las venas) cuando oigo esas cosas it makes my blood boil when I hear things like thatlas ideas bullían en su mente his mind was bubbling (over) with ideasuna nube de abejas bullía alrededor del panal a cloud of bees swarmed around the honey combla calle bullía de gente the street was teeming o swarming with peopleel lugar bullía de actividad the place was a hive of activity* * *
bullir ( conjugate bullir) verbo intransitivo:◊ la calle bullía de gente the street was teeming o swarming with people;
el lugar bullía de actividad the place was a hive of activity
bullir verbo intransitivo
1 (un líquido) to boil, bubble (up)
2 (hormiguear) to bustle
' bullir' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
pulular
English:
seethe
- bubble
- bustle
* * *bullir vi1. [hervir] to boil;[burbujear] to bubble;me bulle la sangre cuando veo injusticias así it makes my blood boil to see injustices like that2. [multitud] to bustle;[ratas, hormigas] to swarm; [mar] to boil;la calle bullía de gente the street was swarming with people;los pasillos bullían de actividad the corridors were a hive of activity3. [surgir] to bubble up;le bullían muchas ideas en la cabeza her head was bubbling over with ideas* * *v/i fig1 de sangre boil* * *bullir {38} vi1) hervir: to boil2) moverse: to stir, to bustle about -
20 festejar
v.1 to celebrate.María festejó su aniversario Mary celebrated her Maryiversary.María festejó alegremente Mary celebrated merrily.2 to entertain.3 to give a party to, to feast, to fete.María festejó a su hijo Mary gave a party to her son.* * *1 (celebrar) to celebrate2 (agasajar) to wine and dine, entertain■ festejaron al campeón en su pueblo natal the champion was given a very warm welcome in his home town3 (cortejar) to court, woo* * *verb1) to feast2) celebrate* * *VT1) [+ persona] to wine and dine, entertain2) (=celebrar) to celebrate3) † (=cortejar) to woo, court4) Méx * (=azotar) to thrash* * *verbo transitivoa) <chiste/gracia> to laugh atb) ( agasajar) to wine and dine, fête, entertainc) (AmL) ( celebrar) to celebrated) (ant) ( cortejar) to court (dated), to woo (dated or liter)* * *= celebrate, pull out + the corks, party.Ex. Were we to allow ourselves to be enticed by it, we should be celebrating our Bicentennial by a return to the pre-Panizzi days in cataloging.Ex. Yet rather than battening down the hatches and boarding up the shopfronts, it is more a case of polishing the silver and pulling out the corks.Ex. A couple had only been married for two weeks and the husband, although very much in love, couldn't wait to go out on the town and party with his old buddies.* * *verbo transitivoa) <chiste/gracia> to laugh atb) ( agasajar) to wine and dine, fête, entertainc) (AmL) ( celebrar) to celebrated) (ant) ( cortejar) to court (dated), to woo (dated or liter)* * *= celebrate, pull out + the corks, party.Ex: Were we to allow ourselves to be enticed by it, we should be celebrating our Bicentennial by a return to the pre-Panizzi days in cataloging.
Ex: Yet rather than battening down the hatches and boarding up the shopfronts, it is more a case of polishing the silver and pulling out the corks.Ex: A couple had only been married for two weeks and the husband, although very much in love, couldn't wait to go out on the town and party with his old buddies.* * *festejar [A1 ]vt1 ‹chiste/gracia› to laugh at2 (agasajar) to wine and dine, fête, entertain3 ( AmL) (celebrar) to celebratele festejaron el cumpleaños en el club they celebrated her birthday at the club* * *
festejar ( conjugate festejar) verbo transitivo (AmL) ( celebrar) to celebrate
festejar verbo transitivo to celebrate
' festejar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
celebrar
English:
celebrate
- feast
* * *♦ vt1. [celebrar] to celebrate;festejó su cumpleaños con los amigos she celebrated her birthday with her friends2. [agasajar] to fête;la ciudad festejó a los campeones the champions were fêted by the town♦ See also the pronominal verb festejarse* * *v/t1 persona wine and dine2 L.Am.celebrate* * *festejar vt1) celebrar: to celebrate2) agasajar: to entertain, to wine and dine
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Merrily — Mer ri*ly, adv. [From {Merry}.] In a merry manner; with mirth; with gayety and laughter; jovially. See {Mirth}, and {Merry}. [1913 Webster] Merrily sing, and sport, and play. Granville. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Merrily — f English (U.S.): apparently a respelling of MARILEE (SEE Marilee), reshaped to coincide with the adverb derived from the adjective merry … First names dictionary
merrily — (adv.) O.E. myriglice pleasantly, melodiously; see MERRY (Cf. merry) + LY (Cf. ly) (2) … Etymology dictionary
merrily — [[t]me̱rɪli[/t]] 1) ADV: ADV with v (disapproval) If you say that someone merrily does something, you are critical of the fact that they do it without realizing that there are a lot of problems which they have not thought about. There they were,… … English dictionary
merrily — mer|ri|ly [ˈmerıli] adv 1.) written in a happy way, or in a way that makes you feel happy ▪ Sylvia laughed merrily. 2.) literary quickly and in a pleasant way ▪ The fire soon began to burn merrily. ▪ The clock ticked merrily in the corner. 3.)… … Dictionary of contemporary English
merrily — mer|ri|ly [ merəli ] adverb 1. ) in a happy or lively way: A woman was singing merrily in the next room. 2. ) without knowing or thinking about problems or dangers that exist: GAILY: I kept on merrily writing checks, not realizing that the bank… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
merrily — UK [ˈmerəlɪ] / US adverb 1) in a happy or lively way A woman was singing merrily in the next room. 2) without knowing or thinking about problems or dangers that exist I kept on merrily writing cheques, not realizing that the bank had closed my… … English dictionary
merrily — adverb In a cheerful or merry manner. Merrily we row our boat... Were having so much fun were singing about it … Wiktionary
merrily — adv. Merrily is used with these verbs: ↑laugh, ↑sing, ↑skip … Collocations dictionary
merrily — merry ► ADJECTIVE (merrier, merriest) 1) cheerful and lively. 2) Brit. informal slightly drunk. ● make merry Cf. ↑make merry DERIVATIVES merrily a … English terms dictionary
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