jolly

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jolly
[ˈdʒɒlɪ]
adjetivo
1alegre (cheerful)
  • the jolly Roger -> la bandera pirata
adverbio
2bien (familiar) (very) (británico)
  • jolly good! -> ¡estupendo!, ¡chévere! (Am salvo RP), ¡padre! (español de México), ¡bárbaro(a)! (RP)
  • it serves him jolly well right! -> ¡se lo tiene bien merecido!
  • yes, I jolly well DID do it! -> sí, fui yo ¿qué pasa?
verbo transitivo
también:
  • to jolly somebody into doing something -> animar a alguien a hacer algo
  • to jolly somebody along -> animar a alguien

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jolly [yo-li]
adjetivo
1Alegre, festivo, airoso, gallardo, vivo, placentero, agradable.
2Rollizo, lleno, robusto.
  • She was jolly glad -> se alegró muchísimo
  • To jolly along, dar ánimos. Jolly good -> ¡estupendo, fabuloso

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jolly [ˈdʒɒlɪ]
adjective
jollier (comparative)jolliest (superlative) [+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 (informal) achisparse; (informal)
adverb
(Britain) (informal) 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; (informal) you've jolly well got to no tienes otro remedio; no te queda otra; (LAm) jolly good! ¡estupendo!; ¡macanudo!; (Peru) (S. Cone)
verb:transitive
to jolly sb along dar ánimos a algn; animar a algn; to jolly sb into doing sth engatusar a algn para que haga algo
modifier
jolly boat (n) esquife; (m)
Jolly Roger (n) bandera pirata; (f)

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Verb Conjugation for "jolly"

Imperative
  • jolly
  • you jolly
  • he/she jollies
  • we jolly
  • you jolly
  • they jolly
Preterite
  • I jollied
  • you jollied
  • he/she jollied
  • we jollied
  • you jollied
  • they jollied
Present Continuous
  • I am jollying
  • you are jollying
  • he/she is jollying
  • we are jollying
  • you are jollying
  • they are jollying
Present Perfect
  • I have jollied
  • you have jollied
  • he/she has jollied
  • we have jollied
  • you have jollied
  • they have jollied
Past Continuous
  • I was jollying
  • you were jollying
  • he/she was jollying
  • we were jollying
  • you were jollying
  • they were jollying
Past Perfect
  • I had jollied
  • you had jollied
  • he/she had jollied
  • we had jollied
  • you had jollied
  • they had jollied
Future
  • I will jolly
  • you will jolly
  • he/she will jolly
  • we will jolly
  • you will jolly
  • they will jolly
Future Perfect
  • I will have jollied
  • you will have jollied
  • he/she 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 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 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 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 had been jollying
  • we had been jollying
  • you had been jollying
  • they had been jollying
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hearty laughter, raucous laughter, guffaw