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Dictionary: jol·ly   (jŏl'ē) pronunciation
adj., -li·er, -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., -lied, -ly·ing, -lies.

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

v.intr.
To amuse oneself with humorous banter.

n., pl., -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.]

jollily jol'li·ly adv.
jolliness jol'li·ness n.

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adjective

    Characterized by joyful exuberance: blithe, blithesome, boon2, convivial, gay, gleeful, jocund, jovial, merry, mirthful. See happy/unhappy.

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adj

Definition: laughing, joyful
Antonyms: gloomy, miserable, sad, unhappy



also jolly boat

n. pl. -ies a lapstraked ship's boat that is smaller than a cutter, typically hoisted at the stern of the ship.

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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Happy or cheerful.

pronunciation And it's just the jolly joking things, The never mind the trouble things, The laugh with me, it's funny things, That make the world seem bright. — Grace Haines.

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Dansk (Danish)
1.
adj. - sjov, jovial, gemytlig, mægtig dejligt
v. tr. - holde humøret oppe, smådrille, overtale ved smiger
v. intr. - holde humøret oppe
adv. - vældig, meget godt
n. - sjov eller udglattende bemærkning, godmodigt drilleri, bifald, marinesoldat, jolle, skabelon

idioms:

  • jolly good fellow    ret god ven, populær
  • Jolly Roger    sørøverflag
  • jolly well    meget godt, sgu godt

2.
n. - jolly boat; jolle

Nederlands (Dutch)
vrolijk, lollig, zeer, bepraten, lol schoppen, gezellig babbelen, (mv) lol, jol

Français (French)
1.
adj. - enjoué, jovial, agréable, amusant, plaisant
v. tr. - enjôler, flatter
v. intr. - plaisanter
adv. - (GB) drôlement, rudement, vachement
n. - fête, célébration, (US) amusement

idioms:

  • jolly good fellow    ami formidable
  • Jolly Roger    pavillon noir
  • jolly well    un peu que (que je vais y aller) (excl), pas question (qu'il n'y aille pas) (excl)

2.
n. - (Naut) canot

Deutsch (German)
1.
adj. - fröhlich, vergnügt, lustig
v. - überreden, auf den Arm nehmen
adv. - sehr
n. - Party, lustiges Ereignis

idioms:

  • jolly good fellow    prima Bursche
  • Jolly Roger    Piratenflagge, Totenkopfflagge
  • jolly well    und ob

2.
n. - (naut) Jolle

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εύθυμος, πρόσχαρος, κεφάτος
adv. - πολύ, υπερβολικά, εξαιρετικά
v. - καλοπιάνω, πειράζω

idioms:

  • jolly good fellow    ωραίος τύπος, πολύ καλός άνθρωπος
  • Jolly Roger    πειρατική σημαία
  • jolly well    πολύ καλά

Italiano (Italian)
allegro, divertente

idioms:

  • jolly good fellow    bravo ragazzo
  • Jolly Roger    bandiera nera dei pirati
  • jolly well    ben, di certo (rafforzativo)

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - animado, alegre
adv. - extremamente
v. - divertir, alegrar, incentivar

idioms:

  • jolly good fellow    bom (m) camarada
  • Jolly Roger    bandeira (f) de piratas
  • jolly well    com toda a certeza

Русский (Russian)
четырехвесельный ял, развлечение, матрос, радостный, подвыпивший, приятный, очень, чрезвычайно, обращаться с кем-л.ласково

idioms:

  • jolly good fellow    компанейский парень, славный малый
  • Jolly Roger    "Веселый Роджер", черный пиратский флаг
  • jolly well    право же, вот уж действительно, непременно, все-таки

Español (Spanish)
1.
adj. - alegre, animado, jovial, divertido, gracioso, festivo, agradable, placentero, delicioso, espléndido
v. tr. - animar, alegrar, candonguear, estimular
v. intr. - reírse de, hacer burla, burlarse
adv. - muy, harto
n. - jarana, festividad

idioms:

  • jolly good fellow    es un tipo muy divertido
  • Jolly Roger    pabellón pirata, bandera negra
  • jolly well    muy bien, perfectamente

2.
n. - reunión

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - glad, trevlig, kul, uprymd
adv. - mycket, väldigt, förbaskat
v. - muntra upp, pigga upp

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
愉快的, 宜人的, 高兴的, 非常, 极为, 恭维, 戏弄, 使高兴, 开玩笑, 恭维话, 甜言蜜语, 英国皇家海军陆战队队员, 刺激, 快感, 船载小工作艇, 作乐

idioms:

  • jolly good fellow    大好人
  • Jolly Roger    海盗旗, 骷髅旗
  • jolly well    极好的, 令人愉快的, 很...

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 愉快的, 宜人的, 高興的
adv. - 非常, 極為
v. tr. - 恭維, 戲弄, 使高興
v. intr. - 開玩笑
n. - 恭維話, 甜言蜜語, 英國皇家海軍陸戰隊隊員, 刺激, 快感, 船載小工作艇, 作樂

idioms:

  • jolly good fellow    大好人
  • Jolly Roger    海盜旗, 骷髏旗
  • jolly well    極好的, 令人愉快的, 很...

한국어 (Korean)
1.
n. - 잔치 소동, 야단법석, 흥분

2.
adj. - 기분 좋은 , 대단한
v. tr. - 비위를 맞추다, 놀리다
v. intr. - 아첨하다
adv. - 매우 , 정말로
n. - 아첨, 비위를 맞춤

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 愉快な, 陽気な, ほろ酔いの, すてきな, 楽しい
n. - おだて
adv. - とても
v. - おだてる, からかう

idioms:

  • jolly good fellow    とてもいいやつ
  • Jolly Roger    海賊旗
  • jolly well    間違いなく

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مرح, بشوش, فرح (ظرف) جدا, كثيرا (فعل) لاطف, جارى‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮עליז, שמח, נעים, נורא, שתוי במקצת‬
adv. - ‮נורא, מאוד‬
v. tr. - ‮שידל לשתף פעולה, היתל ב-‬
v. intr. - ‮התלוצץ‬
n. - ‮מסיבה, חגיגה (מדוברת)‬
n. - ‮סירת-הצלה קטנה התלויה בד"כ בירכתי אוניה‬


 
 
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