English to French Meaning of jolly - gai


Jolly :
gai

solide, copieux, fort, robuste, gai, concis, de bonne humeur, optimiste, flottable, ensoleillé, animé, sportif, de fête, jeune, séduisant, guilleret, beau, joli, bien, brillant, Fée

gai, extrêmement, très, exceptionnellement, immensément

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Definitions of jolly in English
Noun(1) a happy party(2) a yawl used by a ship's sailors for general work
Verb(1) be silly or tease one another
Adjective(1) full of or showing high-spirited merriment
Adverb(1) to certain extent or degree
Examples of jolly in English
(1) The next few days are all very exciting though, today it's the wedding of my cousin Amanda (to Daniel) to which I'm wearing the exciting and jolly expensive new suit.(2) A pristine set - punctuated with jolly crowd banter is what one comes to expect from Reuben, and they never fail to deliver.(3) He's laughing down the phone and it's a pity I can't see him smile, because on his dust-jackets he looks such a jolly fellow.(4) Just bear in mind the distinction between assertiveness and aggression if you have to jolly them along.(5) Alfie will be off on a bit of a jolly for the next few days.(6) Before it was a happy, jolly place and now it is like Fort Knox.(7) The third character is Awly, the friend who tries to jolly Leo out of his lovesickness.(8) Bizarrely the poster shows a jolly , alfresco party, possibly by an unseen pool.(9) Next week we've got the rabble that is the Tory fascists party gathering for their annual jolly .(10) He presented each child with a certificate of achievement and his jolly and good humoured manner went down a treat with all.(11) Back at base, Alec arrives looking his usual jolly self, full of anticipation and excitement about the coming evening as he chats with the rest of the crew.(12) ÔÇÿThis is a British-made rickshaw, manufactured to a fantastic specification and was jolly expensive,ÔÇÖ said Marion.(13) Another book signing and talk with hundreds of cheerful, jolly people.(14) It wasn't like it was a big walk in the park, everybody was happy and jolly all the time and talking about their next project.(15) Don't try to cheer them up, or jolly them out of their pain.(16) Graham will be home for a couple of days tomorrow and that'll serve to jolly me out of it.
Related Phrases of jolly
(1) jolly good ::
jolly good
(2) jolly well ::
joyeux bien
(3) have a jolly time ::
un temps joyeux
(4) jolly fine ::
bien joyeux
Synonyms
Adjective
1. cheerful ::
de bonne humeur
2. happy ::
content
3. cheery ::
gai
4. good-humored ::
de bonne humeur
5. jovial ::
jovial
6. merry ::
joyeux
7. sunny ::
ensoleillé
8. joyful ::
joyeux
9. joyous ::
joyeux
10. lighthearted ::
enjouée
11. in high spirits ::
dans les esprits élevés
12. bubbly ::
pétillant
13. exuberant ::
exubérant
14. ebullient ::
exubérant
15. gleeful ::
joyeux
17. genial ::
affable
18. affable ::
affable
19. fun-loving ::
aime s'amuser
20. chipper ::
déchiqueteuse
21. chirpy ::
gai
22. perky ::
guilleret
24. hail-fellow-well-met ::
grêle compatriote bien rencontré
25. jocund ::
gai
26. jocose ::
enjoué
27. gay ::
gai
28. blithe ::
joyeux
Adverb
29. somewhat ::
quelque peu
30. middling ::
médiocre
32. fairly ::
équitablement
34. moderately ::
modérément
35. pretty ::
joli
Verb
36. banter ::
plaisanter
37. josh ::
Josh
38. chaff ::
balle
39. kid ::
enfant
Noun
40. pleasure ::
plaisir
41. thrill ::
frisson
42. enjoyment ::
jouissance
43. excitement ::
excitation
Antonyms
1. unpalatable ::
désagréable
2. unpleasant ::
désagréable
Different Forms
jollies, jollily, jollity, jolly, jollying
Word Example from TV Shows
To make things more jolly, there were
so many blinking lights on the house...

To make things more JOLLY, there were so many blinking lights on the house...

The Big Bang Theory Season 3, Episode 11

He was such a jolly little fellow.

He was such a JOLLY little fellow.

Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 10

Jolly amusing. But if you don't mind,
I'll hold off until sunset on Titan.

Jolly amusing. But if you don't mind, I'll hold off until sunset on Titan.

The Big Bang Theory Season 3, Episode 4

isn't Broccoli Hulk basically
just the Jolly Green Giant?

isn't Broccoli Hulk basically just the Jolly Green Giant?

The Big Bang Theory Season 12, Episode 20

And before that, he was a jolly fellow,

And before that, he was a JOLLY fellow,

Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 7

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