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1 Larry
['lærɪ]nome proprio diminutivo di Laurence••* * *Larry /ˈlærɪ/n.dim. di ► Lawrence● as happy as Larry, felice come una Pasqua.(First names) Larry /ˈlærɪ/m. dim. di Lawrence* * *['lærɪ]nome proprio diminutivo di Laurence•• -
2 ♦ happy
♦ happy /ˈhæpɪ/a.1 felice; contento; lieto; fortunato: a happy marriage, un matrimonio felice (o fortunato); I was happy to see her again, fui lieto di rivederla; a happy idea, un'idea felice (o azzeccata); una buona idea; a happy coincidence, una coincidenza fortunata; una felice coincidenza; to be happy with (o about) essere soddisfatto (o contento) di2 (fam.) brillo; alticcio; su di giri (fam.)4 (arc.) esperto; ferrato● Happy birthday!, buon compleanno! □ (iron., del rito evangelico) happy-clappy, che (o chi) manifesta la propria fede cantando e battendo le mani □ (fig. scherz.) happy dispatch, harakiri □ happy ending, lieto fine □ happy event, lieto evento ( la nascita di un bimbo) □ the happy few, i privilegiati; i pochi fortunati □ happy-go-lucky, che prende il mondo come viene; spensierato □ (fam.) happy hour, periodo del giorno in cui le bevande ( al bar, ecc.) costano meno; happy hour □ a (o the) happy medium, il giusto mezzo □ DIALOGO → - Greetings and other useful phrases- Happy New Year!, Buon anno!; Felice anno nuovo! □ to be as happy as a dog with two tails, essere arcicontento; gongolare □ to be (as) happy as a king (o as a clam, as a lark, as a Larry, as a sandboy, as the day is long), essere felice (o contento) come una Pasqua □ to strike a (o the) happy medium, trovare il giusto mezzo (o un giusto compromesso) NOTA D'USO: - una grande soddisfazione-.
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