happy

feliz, contento

Que siente alegría o bienestar porque disfruta de su vida o le ha pasado algo bueno.

En inglés sencillo: Feeling good because you enjoy your life or something nice has happened.

• The children look happy.
• Seeing her again made me very happy.
• Are you happy about moving to the city?

Cómo se usa: happy about something (She is happy about the good news.); happy for someone (I’m happy for you both.); happy that… (He was happy that his friend could come.)

Sinónimos: glad, cheerful, joyful

Antónimos: sad, unhappy

Expresiones frecuentes: feel happy, happy about something, happy person, make someone happy

feliz, alegre

Que produce alegría y hace que las personas se sientan bien.

En inglés sencillo: Giving people pleasure and good feelings.

• It was a happy day.
• The story has a happy ending.
• We shared happy memories of our childhood.

Sinónimos: joyful, pleasant

Antónimos: sad, unhappy

Expresiones frecuentes: happy day, happy ending, happy memories, happy occasion

satisfecho, dispuesto

Que está satisfecho con algo o acepta hacerlo de buena gana.

En inglés sencillo: Satisfied with something or willing to do it without objecting.

• I’m happy to help.
• She wasn’t happy with the result.
• Would you be happy to work on Saturday?

Cómo se usa: happy with something (Are you happy with the service?); happy to do something (I’d be happy to carry that for you.); happy for someone to do something (I’m happy for you to use my desk.)

Sinónimos: satisfied, content, willing

Antónimos: dissatisfied, unwilling

Expresiones frecuentes: happy to help, happy with something, happy about something

afortunado, feliz

Que da un buen resultado gracias a la suerte.

En inglés sencillo: Bringing a good result by luck.

• We met by happy chance.
• A happy accident led to their discovery.
• By a happy coincidence, both sisters caught the same train.

Sinónimos: lucky, fortunate, favourable

Antónimos: unlucky, unfortunate

Expresiones frecuentes: happy chance, happy coincidence, happy accident

afortunado, feliz

Que ocurre por buena suerte o resulta especialmente adecuado para la situación.

En inglés sencillo: Something happens by good luck or fits the situation especially well.

• We met again by a happy coincidence.
• That happy accident led to a useful discovery.
• Her arrival proved to be a happy turn of events.

Sinónimos: fortunate, lucky, favorable

Antónimos: unfortunate

Expresiones frecuentes: happy coincidence, happy accident, happy outcome