Jolly in spanish
Alegre
pronunciation: ɑlegɹ̩e part of speech: adjective, noun
pronunciation: ɑlegɹ̩e part of speech: adjective, noun
In gestures
jolly [jollier -comp., jolliest -sup.]1 = jovial, alegre. [Pincha en o en para ver otros adjetivos cuyo grados comparativos y superlativos se formas añadiendo "-er" o "-est" (o sus variantes "-r" o "-st") al final]
Example: 'Let folks alone and all will then be jolly'.more:
» jolly + Adjetivo/Adverbio = bien.
Example: The public library people and some others have needs that have long been unmet, but jolly well ought to be as soon as possible.jolly2 = dar ánimos, animar.
Example: They all just used to jolly her on until she forgot and found something else to bother about.more:
» jolly + Alguien + into = engatusar para que + Subjuntivo, persuadir de que + Subjuntivo, camelar para que + Subjuntivo.
Example: He had to develop a sixth sense about the new employees' reliability, cut off the ones who weren't producing, as well as jollying them into accepting new duties that weren't in the initial contract.