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jol·ly

(jŏl′ē)

adj. jol·li·er, jol·li·est

1. Full of good humor and high spirits.

2. Exhibiting or occasioning happiness or mirth; cheerful: a jolly tune.

3. Greatly pleasing; enjoyable: had a jolly time.

adv. Chiefly British

To a great extent or degree; extremely.

v. jol·lied, jol·ly·ing, jol·lies

v.tr.

To keep amused or diverted for one's own purposes; humor.

v.intr.

To amuse oneself with humorous banter.

n. pl. jol·lies

1. Chiefly British A good or festive time.

2. jollies Slang Amusement; kicks: However you get your jollies is fine with me.

[Middle English joli, from Old French, perhaps of Scandinavian origin.]

jol′li·ly adv.

jol′li·ness n.

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jolly

(ˈdʒɒlɪ)

adj, -lier or -liest

1. full of good humour; jovial

2. having or provoking gaiety and merrymaking; festive

3. greatly enjoyable; pleasing

adv

Brit (intensifier): you're jolly nice.

vb (tr) , -lies, -lying or -lied

4. (often foll by: up or along) to try to make or keep (someone) cheerful

5. to make good-natured fun of

6. informal chiefly Brit a festivity or celebration

7. informal chiefly Brit a trip, esp one made for pleasure by a public official or committee at public expense

8. slang Brit a Royal Marine

[C14: from Old French jolif, probably from Old Norse jōl yule]

ˈjolliness n

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jol•ly

(ˈdʒɒl i)

adj. -li•er, -li•est, adj.

1. being in good spirits; merry.

2. cheerfully festive: a jolly party.

3. delightful; charming.

v.t.

4. to try to keep (a person) in good humor, esp. to gain a desired end (usu. fol. by along).

5. to tease, esp. good-naturedly.

6. Usu., jollies.Informal. pleasurable excitement; kicks; fun.

adv.

7. Brit. very: jolly good.

[1275–1325; Middle English joli, jolif < Old French, =jol- (probably < Old Norse jōl; see yule) + -if -ive]

jol′li•er, n.

jol′li•ly, adv.

jol′li•ness, n.

jolly

- Comes from Old French jolif, "merry, festive, pleasant."

jolly

Past participle: jollied
Gerund: jollying

Imperative
jolly
jolly

Present
I jolly
you jolly
he/she/it jollies
we jolly
you jolly
they jolly

Preterite
I jollied
you jollied
he/she/it jollied
we jollied
you jollied
they jollied

Present Continuous
I am jollying
you are jollying
he/she/it is jollying
we are jollying
you are jollying
they are jollying

Present Perfect
I have jollied
you have jollied
he/she/it has jollied
we have jollied
you have jollied
they have jollied

Past Continuous
I was jollying
you were jollying
he/she/it was jollying
we were jollying
you were jollying
they were jollying

Past Perfect
I had jollied
you had jollied
he/she/it had jollied
we had jollied
you had jollied
they had jollied

Future
I will jolly
you will jolly
he/she/it will jolly
we will jolly
you will jolly
they will jolly

Future Perfect
I will have jollied
you will have jollied
he/she/it will have jollied
we will have jollied
you will have jollied
they will have jollied

Future Continuous
I will be jollying
you will be jollying
he/she/it will be jollying
we will be jollying
you will be jollying
they will be jollying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been jollying
you have been jollying
he/she/it has been jollying
we have been jollying
you have been jollying
they have been jollying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been jollying
you will have been jollying
he/she/it will have been jollying
we will have been jollying
you will have been jollying
they will have been jollying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been jollying
you had been jollying
he/she/it had been jollying
we had been jollying
you had been jollying
they had been jollying

Conditional
I would jolly
you would jolly
he/she/it would jolly
we would jolly
you would jolly
they would jolly

Past Conditional
I would have jollied
you would have jollied
he/she/it would have jollied
we would have jollied
you would have jollied
they would have jollied

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Noun	1.	jolly - a happy party party - an occasion on which people can assemble for social interaction and entertainment; "he planned a party to celebrate Bastille Day" Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom
	2.	jolly - a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work jolly boat yawl - a ship's small boat (usually rowed by 4 or 6 oars)
Verb	1.	jolly - be silly or tease one another; "After we relaxed, we just kidded around" banter, chaff, josh, kid bait, tantalise, tantalize, taunt, razz, twit, tease, cod, rag, rally, ride - harass with persistent criticism or carping; "The children teased the new teacher"; "Don't ride me so hard over my failure"; "His fellow workers razzed him when he wore a jacket and tie"
Adj.	1.	jolly - full of or showing high-spirited merriment; "when hearts were young and gay"; "a poet could not but be gay, in such a jocund company"- Wordsworth; "the jolly crowd at the reunion"; "jolly old Saint Nick"; "a jovial old gentleman"; "have a merry Christmas"; "peals of merry laughter"; "a mirthful laugh" jocund, jovial, merry, mirthful, gay joyous - full of or characterized by joy; "felt a joyous abandon"; "joyous laughter"
Adv.	1.	jolly - to a moderately sufficient extent or degree; "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him"; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers" fairly, middling, moderately, passably, pretty, reasonably, somewhat

jolly

adjective happy, bright, funny, lively, hopeful, sunny, cheerful, merry, vibrant, hilarious, festive, upbeat (informal), bubbly, gay, airy, playful, exuberant, jubilant, cheery, good-humoured, joyous, joyful, carefree, breezy, genial, ebullient, chirpy (informal), sprightly, jovial, convivial, effervescent, frolicsome, ludic (literary), mirthful, sportive, light-hearted, jocund, gladsome (archaic), blithesome She was a jolly, kindhearted woman.
serious, grave, miserable, solemn, gaunt, morose, lugubrious, doleful, down in the dumps (informal), saturnine

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jolly

adjective

Characterized by joyful exuberance:

blithe, blithesome, boon, convivial, gay, gleeful, jocund, jovial, merry, mirthful.

Translations

جِداً فَرِحٌمَرِح، بَشوش

veselýhodně

gladvirkelig

fröhlich quietschfidel sehr

πρόσχαρος

alegre divertido gracioso jovial

iloinen

gai jovial

veseo

káturmjög

allegro divertimento molto rallegrare vivace

陽気な

명랑한

jautrslīksmsļotipriecīgs

vesel

glad

รื่นเริง

keyifli neşeli şen

vui vẻ

快活的欢乐的非常

jolly

[ˈdʒɒlɪ]

A. ADJ (jollier (compar) (jolliest (superl))) [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

B. 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)

C. 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

D. CPD jolly boat N → esquife m
Jolly Roger N → bandera f pirata

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jolly

[ˈdʒɒli]

adj

[person] → gai(e), enjoué(e)

(= enjoyable) [occasion, day, night] → agréable
to have a jolly time → bien s'amuser

adv

(British) [good, well, nice, old, hard] → rudement, drôlement
jolly good! → formidable!
jolly well ...
No, you jolly well can't! → Non, il n'en est pas question!

jolly along

vt sep (British) [+ person] → enjôler, amadouer

jolly

adj (+er)

(esp Brit: = merry) → fröhlich, vergnügt; everyone had a very jolly time → alle haben sich köstlich amüsiert

(inf: = tipsy) → angeheitert (inf)

adv (dated Brit inf) → ganz schön (inf), → vielleicht (inf); nice, warm, happy, pleased → mächtig (inf); you are jolly lucky → Sie haben vielleicht Glück or ein Mordsglück; jolly good → prima (inf), → famos (dated inf); a jolly good idea → eine tolle Idee; that’s jolly kind of you → das ist furchtbar or unheimlich nett von Ihnen; it’s getting jolly late → es wird langsam spät; he took the news jolly well → er hat die Nachricht wirklich gut verkraftet; you jolly well will go! → und ob du gehst!; so you jolly well should be! → das will ich schwer meinen! (inf); I should jolly well hope/think so! → das will ich auch hoffen/gemeint haben!

vt (Brit) to jolly somebody into doing something → jdn bereden, etw zu tun; to jolly somebody along → jdm aufmunternd zureden; to jolly somebody up → jdn aufmuntern

(Brit inf) (= party) → Fete f (inf); (= trip) → Vergnügungsreise f

(inf) to get one’s jollies (from something) → (von etw) einen Kick bekommen (sl)

jolly

jolly boat

n → Beiboot nt

Jolly Roger

n → Totenkopfflagge f, → Piratenflagge f

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jolly

[ˈdʒɒlɪ]

1. adj (-ier (comp) (-iest (superl))) (person) → allegro/a, gioviale; (laugh) → allegro/a, gioioso/a; (old) (party) → piacevole

2. adv (Brit) (fam) → veramente, proprio
he's jolly lucky! → è fortunatissimo!
you've jolly well got to → devi assolutamente or proprio farlo
it jolly well serves you right → te lo meriti proprio
jolly good! (old) → benissimo!

3. vt to jolly sb along (Brit) (cheer up) → cercare di tenere qn su di morale; (encourage) → incoraggiare dolcemente qn

jolly

(ˈdʒoli) adjective

merry and cheerful. He's in quite a jolly mood today.

adverb

very. Taste this – it's jolly good!

ˈjolliness, ˈjollity noun

jolly

→ فَرِحٌ veselý glad fröhlich πρόσχαρος jovial iloinen gai veseo allegro 陽気な 명랑한 plezierig munter wesoły alegre веселый glad รื่นเริง keyifli vui vẻ 欢乐的

jolly

a. alegre, jovial.

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