jolly

allegro, gioviale

Felice, di buon umore e pieno di allegria.

In inglese semplice: Happy, cheerful, and full of fun.

• He is a jolly man.
• Everyone was in a jolly mood.
• We heard her jolly laugh from the kitchen.

Sinonimi: cheerful, merry, happy

Contrari: gloomy, miserable

Espressioni comuni: jolly person, jolly mood, jolly laugh

molto, davvero

Si usa per rafforzare una descrizione, con il significato di molto.

In inglese semplice: Very; used to make a description stronger.

• That was jolly good.
• It's jolly cold outside today.
• You know jolly well what I mean.

Sinonimi: very, extremely, really

Espressioni comuni: jolly good, jolly well, jolly nice

viaggio di piacere, gita

Viaggio fatto per divertirsi, soprattutto se pagato dal datore di lavoro e con poco lavoro effettivo.

In inglese semplice: A trip taken for enjoyment, especially one paid for by an employer and involving little real work.

• They went on a jolly.
• The conference seemed like an expensive jolly.
• Who paid for all those overseas jollies?

Come si usa: on a jolly (The managers are on a jolly in Spain.)

Sinonimi: pleasure trip, junket, outing

Espressioni comuni: go on a jolly, a corporate jolly, another expensive jolly

jolly

Carta aggiuntiva con un personaggio buffo, che non appartiene ai quattro semi abituali.

In inglese semplice: The extra playing card that shows a funny character and is outside the four usual card groups.

• This pack includes a jolly.
• She drew the jolly from the deck.
• Remove both jollies before dealing the cards.

Sinonimi: joker

Espressioni comuni: draw a jolly, the jolly card, deal a jolly

jolly

Carta che può prendere il posto di qualsiasi altra carta durante un gioco.

In inglese semplice: A playing card that can take the place of any other card in a game.

• Use the jolly as an ace.
• In this game, every two is a jolly.
• She completed her winning hand with two jollies.

Sinonimi: wild card

Espressioni comuni: use a jolly, play a jolly, jolly in something

rallegrare, divertire

Far sentire qualcuno più felice scherzando o mostrandosi amichevoli.

In inglese semplice: To make someone feel happier by joking or being friendly.

• His jokes jollied us up.
• She jollied the children along during the wait.
• We spent the afternoon jollying him out of his gloomy mood.

Come si usa: jolly someone along (She jollied him along with stories about their friends.); jolly someone up (We tried to jolly him up after the disappointing news.)

Sinonimi: cheer up, amuse, entertain

Espressioni comuni: jolly someone along, jolly someone up