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1 alegrar
v.1 to cheer up, to make happy (person).le alegró mucho su visita his visit really cheered her upme alegró el día it made my dayLos confites alegran a Ricardo Candy makes Richard happy.2 to brighten up.Sus imitaciones alegran la fiesta His impersonations brighten the party.Estos colores alegran el cuarto These colors brighten up the room.3 to make tipsy.4 to be happy about.5 to be happy to.Me alegra saber eso I am happy to know that.* * *1 (causar alegría) to make happy, make glad, cheer up3 familiar (achispar) to make tipsy1 to be pleased, be glad2 familiar (achisparse) to get tipsy* * *verb1) to cheer up, make happy2) liven up•* * *1. VT1) (=poner contento) to cheer up2) (=animar) [+ fiesta, reunión] to liven up; [+ casa, cuarto] to brighten up, cheer up¡alegra esa cara! — cheer up!
los niños alegran el hogar con sus risas — the children liven up o cheer up the house with their laughter
3) [+ fuego] to poke4) [+ toro] to excite, stir up5) (Náut) [+ cuerda] to slacken2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( hacer feliz) < persona> to make... happyme alegra saberlo — I'm glad o pleased to hear it
c) (Taur) to excite2.alegrarse v prona) (ponerse feliz, contento)cuánto me alegro! — I'm so happy o pleased!
alegrarse de/con algo — to be glad o pleased about something
alegrarse de + inf — to be pleased to + inf
me alegro de verte — it's good o nice to see you
¿no te alegras de haber venido? — aren't you glad o pleased you came?
me alegro de que todo haya salido bien — I'm glad o pleased that everything went well
b) ( animarse) to cheer upc) ( por el alcohol) to get tipsy (colloq)* * *= jazz up, brighten up.Ex. After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.Ex. The flowers will really help brighten up the cemetery when they flower in spring.----* alegrar la vida a Alguien = brighten up + Posesivo + life.* alegrarle el día a Alguien = brighten up + Posesivo + day, make + Posesivo + day.* alegrarse = feel + elated, brighten.* alegrarse de = be glad (to), rejoice in.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( hacer feliz) < persona> to make... happyme alegra saberlo — I'm glad o pleased to hear it
c) (Taur) to excite2.alegrarse v prona) (ponerse feliz, contento)cuánto me alegro! — I'm so happy o pleased!
alegrarse de/con algo — to be glad o pleased about something
alegrarse de + inf — to be pleased to + inf
me alegro de verte — it's good o nice to see you
¿no te alegras de haber venido? — aren't you glad o pleased you came?
me alegro de que todo haya salido bien — I'm glad o pleased that everything went well
b) ( animarse) to cheer upc) ( por el alcohol) to get tipsy (colloq)* * *= jazz up, brighten up.Ex: After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.
Ex: The flowers will really help brighten up the cemetery when they flower in spring.* alegrar la vida a Alguien = brighten up + Posesivo + life.* alegrarle el día a Alguien = brighten up + Posesivo + day, make + Posesivo + day.* alegrarse = feel + elated, brighten.* alegrarse de = be glad (to), rejoice in.* * *alegrar [A1 ]vt1 (hacer feliz) ‹persona› to make … happyme alegró mucho su visita her visit made me very happylos nietos alegraron su vejez his grandchildren brought happiness to o brightened up his old ageme alegra saber que todo salió bien I'm glad o pleased to hear that everything turned out all right2(animar): ¡alegra esa cara! don't look so glum!, cheer up!con sus bromas alegró la fiesta she livened up the party with her jokesunas flores alegrarían la habitación some flowers would brighten up the room3 ( Taur) to excite1(ponerse feliz, contento): me alegro tanto por ti I'm so happy for you; está mucho mejor — me alegro, déle saludos míos she's much better — that's good o I'm glad, give her my best wishesse alegró muchísimo cuando lo vio she was really happy when she saw him¡cuánto me alegro! I'm so happy o pleased!nos alegramos tanto con la noticia we were so pleased at the newsalegrarse DE algo to be glad o pleased ABOUT sthse alegró de nuestra victoria she was glad o pleased about our win o that we had wonse alegran de las desgracias ajenas they take pleasure in other people's misfortunesalegrarse DE + INF to be pleased to + INFse alegró de recibir la carta she was pleased o glad to get the letterme alegro de verte it's good o nice to see you¿no te alegras de haber venido? aren't you glad o pleased you came?alegrarse DE QUE + SUBJ:me alegro de que todo haya salido bien I'm glad o pleased that everything went well2 (animarse) to cheer up¡vamos! ¡alégrate! si no es para tanto come on, cheer up! it's not that bad* * *
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);
alegrarse 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
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
' alegrar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
animar
- contentar
English:
brighten up
- exhilarate
- jazz up
- lighten
- brighten
- jazz
* * *♦ vt1. [persona] to cheer up, to make happy;[fiesta] to liven up;me alegró el día it made my day;le alegró mucho su visita his visit really cheered her up;esas plantas alegran la vista those plants brighten up the view;¡alegra esa cara! cheer up!, give us a smile!2. [habitación, decoración] to brighten up3. [emborrachar] to make tipsy* * *v/t1 make happy2 ( animar) cheer up* * *alegrar vt: to make happy, to cheer up* * *alegrar vb1. (causar alegría) to make happy2. (animar persona) to cheer up3. (animar habitación, etc) to brighten up -
2 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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