English to French Meaning of jolly - gai

Jolly :

gai

adjective

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

adverb

gai, extrêmement, très, exceptionnellement, immensément

Jollies :: jolliesJollily :: jollilyJollity :: jollityJolly :: gaiJollying :: jollying

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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) ├ö├ç├┐This is a British-made rickshaw, manufactured to a fantastic specification and was jolly expensive,├ö├ç├û 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

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...

The Big Bang Theory Season 3, Episode 11

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.

The Big Bang Theory Season 3, Episode 4

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,

Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 7

Examples of jolly from TV Shows

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.

Game of Thrones Season 3, Episode 10

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?

The Big Bang Theory Season 12, Episode 20

And before that, he was a JOLLY fellow,

Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 7

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