jolly

jolly
'‹oli
1. adjective
(merry and cheerful: He's in quite a jolly mood today.) alegre, divertido, gracioso

2. adverb
(very: Taste this - it's jolly good!) muy, la mar de
- jollity
jolly1 adj alegre / animado
he has a jolly smiling face tiene una cara alegre y sonriente
El comparativo de jolly se escribe jollier; el superlativo se escribe jolliest
jolly2 adv muy
it's jolly expensive es muy caro / es carísimo
jolly
tr['ʤɒlɪ]
adjective (comp jollier, superl jolliest)
1 (cheerful) alegre, animado,-a
■ she was a very jolly person era una persona muy animada
2 dated (amusing) divertido,-a
■ we had a terribly jolly time nos divertimos muchísimo
adverb
1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL familiar muy
■ it's jolly difficult es la mar de difícil
■ they played jolly well jugaron fenomenal
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
jolly well decididamente
■ if you don't leave right now, I'll jolly well call the police si no te vas ya, te juro que llamaré a la policía
■ don't answer me back, you'll jolly well do as I say! ¡no me repliques, harás lo que yo te diga!
Jolly Roger bandera pirata, bandera negra
jolly ['ʤɑli] adj, -lier ; -est : alegre, jovial
jolly
adj.
• alegre adj.
• divertido, -a adj.
• esparcido, -a adj.
• jovial adj.

I 'dʒɑːli, 'dʒɒli
adjective -lier, -liest (merry) <person> jovial, alegre; <laugh/tune> alegre

he was in a jolly mood — estaba muy contento or alegre


II
adverb (BrE colloq) (as intensifier)

you were jolly lucky! — qué suerte tuviste!

you'll do as you're jolly well told! — tú harás lo que se te diga y sanseacabó! (fam)

I've finished - jolly good! — ya he terminado - muy bien! or estupendo!


III
transitive verb -lies, -lying, -lied (colloq)

to jolly somebody along — animar a alguien

['dʒɒlɪ]
1.
ADJ
(compar jollier) (superl jolliest) [person] (=cheerful) alegre; (=amusing) divertido; [laugh] gracioso

it was all very jolly — todo fue muy agradable

it wasn't very jolly for the rest of us — los demás no nos divertimos tanto

we had a jolly time — lo pasamos muy bien, nos divertimos mucho

to get jolly * — achisparse *

2.
ADV (Brit) * muy, la mar de, bastante (LAm)

we were jolly glad — estábamos la mar de contentos, nos alegramos muchísimo

it's jolly hard — es terriblemente difícil

you did jolly well — lo hiciste la mar de bien *

you've jolly well got to — no tienes otro remedio, no te queda otra (LAm)

jolly good! — ¡estupendo!, ¡macanudo! (Peru , S. Cone)

3.
VT

to jolly sb along — dar ánimos a algn, animar a algn

to jolly sb into doing sth — engatusar a algn para que haga algo

4.
CPD

jolly boat N — esquife m

Jolly Roger N — bandera f pirata

* * *

I ['dʒɑːli, 'dʒɒli]
adjective -lier, -liest (merry) <person> jovial, alegre; <laugh/tune> alegre

he was in a jolly mood — estaba muy contento or alegre


II
adverb (BrE colloq) (as intensifier)

you were jolly lucky! — qué suerte tuviste!

you'll do as you're jolly well told! — tú harás lo que se te diga y sanseacabó! (fam)

I've finished - jolly good! — ya he terminado - muy bien! or estupendo!


III
transitive verb -lies, -lying, -lied (colloq)

to jolly somebody along — animar a alguien


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