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['merɪ]1) (happy) allegro, gaio2) colloq. (tipsy) allegro, brillo, alticcio3) ant. (anche merrie)merry England — = l'Inghilterra felice del periodo elisabettiano
••the more the merrier! — prov. più si è, meglio è
to make merry — fare festa o baldoria
to give sb. merry hell — colloq. mettere qcn. nei casini
* * *['meri]1) (cheerful; noisily or laughingly lively etc: merry children; a merry party.) felice, allegro2) (slightly drunk: He's been getting merry on whisky.) allegro•- merrily- merriness
- merriment
- merry-go-round
- merrymaking
- merrymaker* * *merry /ˈmɛrɪ/a.2 (arc.) bello; dolce; ameno3 (fam.) brillo; alticcio● merry-andrew, buffone; pagliaccio □ (stor.) Merry England, l'Inghilterra Felice ( della regina Elisabetta I) □ merry-go-round, giostra; carosello; (fig.) attività frenetica □ merry-making, festa; baldoria; divertimento □ (stor.) the Merry Monarch, il Re Libertino ( Carlo II: 1649-85) □ Merry Christmas!, buon Natale!; felice Natale! □ to make merry, far festa; far baldoria.* * *['merɪ]1) (happy) allegro, gaio2) colloq. (tipsy) allegro, brillo, alticcio3) ant. (anche merrie)merry England — = l'Inghilterra felice del periodo elisabettiano
••the more the merrier! — prov. più si è, meglio è
to make merry — fare festa o baldoria
to give sb. merry hell — colloq. mettere qcn. nei casini
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