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joy

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alegría
feminine noun
1. happiness, joy (gozo) ; joy (motivo de gozo)
  • con alegría -> happily, joyfully
2. rashness, recklessness (irresponsabilidad)
  • gastaron el dinero con demasiada alegría -> they spent the money too freely

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alegría [ah-lay-gree’-ah]
noun
1. Mirth, merriment, exhilaration, gaiety, glee, rejoicing. (f)
  • Saltar de alegría -> to jump with joy
2. Festivity. (f)
3. Light-someness, 4. (f)
4. Sesamum, oily grain. (Botany) (f)
5. Paste made of sesamum and honey. (f)
noun, plural
6. Rejoicings, public festivals.
Ecstasy, pleasure.

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alegría
1 (felicidad) happiness; joy; (satisfacción) gladness; (optimismo) cheerfulness; (regocijo) merriment
¡qué alegría! how marvellous!; that's splendid!; saltar de alegría to jump for joy
alegría vital joie de vivre
2 (irresponsabilidad) recklessness; irresponsibility
3 (Botánica)
alegría de la casa balsam
4 alegrías (Música) Andalusian song or dance; (España) (genitales) naughty bits (muy_familiar)

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