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1 merry
∎ Merry Christmas! Joyeux Noël!;∎ to make merry s'amuser;∎ proverb the more the merrier plus on est de fous, plus on rit∎ the merry month of May le joli mois de mai;∎ Literature the merry men Robin des Bois et ses joyeux compères;∎ humorous the Minister and his merry men le ministre et son état-major;∎ Merry England l'Angleterre du bon vieux temps∎ the weather is playing merry hell with the rail timetables le mauvais temps a complètement chamboulé l'horaire des trains;∎ familiar my back is giving me merry hell mon dos me fait souffrir le martyre;∎ British to lead sb a merry dance (exasperate) donner du fil à retordre à qn; (deceive) faire marcher qn; (in romantic context) mener qn en bateau►► the Merry Monarch = surnom du roi Charles II -
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merry [ˈmerɪ]1. adjectivea. ( = cheerful) joyeux2. compounds* * *['merɪ]1) ( happy) joyeux/-euse, gai2) (colloq) ( tipsy) éméché3) (arch) ou hum (also merrie)••the more the merrier! — Prov plus on est de fous, plus on rit Prov
to give somebody merry hell — (colloq) passer un bon savon à quelqu'un (colloq)
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3 merry
1 ( happy) joyeux/-euse, gai ; merry Christmas! joyeux Noël! ;2 ○ ( tipsy) éméché ;3 ‡( also merrie) (pleasant, delightful) merry England l'Angleterre d'autrefois ; the merry month of May le joli mois de mai ; Robin Hood and his merry men Robin des Bois et ses joyeux compagnons.the more the merrier! Prov plus on est de fous, plus on rit Prov ; to make merry s'amuser ; to give sb merry hell ○ passer un bon savon à qn ○.
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(the) more the merrier — the more the merrier phrase used for saying that you will be happy if more people come or take part in what you are doing Thesaurus: words used to describe social eventshyponym Main entry: more * * * the ˌmore the ˈmerrier idiom ( … Useful english dictionary
the more the merrier — the more people or things there are, the better or more enjoyable a situation will be * * * the more the merrier used to say that more people are welcome or invited to do something “Can I bring my friends to the party?” “Of course, the more the… … Useful english dictionary
the more the merrier — means that the greater the quantity or the bigger the number of something, the happier the speaker will be … The small dictionary of idiomes
the more the merrier — The more the merrier means that the greater the quantity or the bigger the number of something, the happier the speaker will be. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
The more the merrier — The more the merrier means that the greater the quantity or the bigger the number of something, the happier the speaker will be … Dictionary of English idioms
The More the Merrier — Filmdaten Deutscher Titel: Immer mehr, immer fröhlicher Originaltitel: The More the Merrier Produktionsland: USA Erscheinungsjahr: 1943 Länge: 104 Minuten Originalsprache: Englisch … Deutsch Wikipedia
the more the merrier — c 1380 Pearl (1953) 1. 850 The mo [more] the myryer, so God me blesse. 1546 J. HEYWOOD Dialogue of Proverbs II. vii. I3 The mo the merier, we all daie here [hear] and se. Ye but the fewer the better fare (saied he). 1614 T. ADAMS Devil’s Banquet… … Proverbs new dictionary
The More the Merrier — Infobox Film name = The More the Merrier imdb id = 0036172 director = George Stevens writer = Robert Russell Frank Ross, Jr. starring = Jean Arthur Joel McCrea Charles Coburn distributor = Columbia Pictures released = March 26, 1943 runtime = 104 … Wikipedia
The More the Merrier — Plus on est de fous Plus on est de fous Titre original The More the Merrier Réalisation George Stevens Acteurs principaux Jean Arthur Joel McCrea Charles Coburn Scénario Robert Russell Frank Ross, Jr. Société de distribution C … Wikipédia en Français
the more the merrier — if more people come, we will have a better party Tell everybody the party s at my place the more the merrier! … English idioms
(the) more the merrier. — something that you say which means you are happy for other people to join your group in an activity. Do you mind if Ann comes to the cinema with us? Not at all. The more the merrier … New idioms dictionary