Merry in spanish
pronunciation: ɑlegɹ̩e part of speech: adjective
merry [merrier -comp., merriest -sup.] = alegre, animado, alborozado. [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: Maybe Juan and his merry companions would be happy to relegate us to the boiler room, or a janitor's closet!.more:
» as merry as a cricket = más contento que unas pascuas, más contento que unas castañuelas, más alegre que unas castañuelas.
Example: I console myself with the thought that this time next week it'll all be over and I'll once again be merry as a cricket.» as merry as a lark = más contento que unas pascuas, más contento que unas castañuelas, más alegre que unas castañuelas.
Example: He was soon at the door in his van, as merry as a lark, when I mounted and we started off at a full gallop.» be merry = divertirse, pasarlo bien, estar feliz, estar contento.
Example: Christmas is the time to be merry and it definitely gives us many reasons to celebrate with all our near and dear ones.» eat, drink and be merry (for tomorrow we die) = a beber y a tragar que el mundo se va a acabar.
Example: Before we get down to business, let's eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow we die," the CEO said after everyone had arrived.» merry-go-round = tiovivo.
Example: She wrote a paper with the title 'Getting off the library merry-go-round: McAnally and Downs revisited'.» merry holidays! = ¡felices fiestas!.
Example: One of my best friends is Muslim, and I wish him merry holidays, just as he wishes me merry Christmas every year.» merrymaking = algarabía, jolgorio, parranda, juerga.
Example: In Shakespeare's plays, the killjoy serves as a foil against which the joy of merrymaking and festivity can shine.» the more the merrier = cuantos más, mejor; mientras más, mejor.
Example: The film 'The More the Merrier' features some of her finest work.