jollying in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for jollying in the English»French Dictionary

I.jolly [Brit ˈdʒɒli, Am ˈdʒɑli] ADJ

1. jolly (cheerful):

jolly person

enjoué

jolly tune

joyeux/-euse

jolly bunting, party hats

qui donne un air de fête

2. jolly (enjoyable):

jolly inf, dated

amusant

what a jolly time we had!

qu'est-ce qu'on s'est bien amusé!

3. jolly (drunk):

jolly inf

éméché inf

II.jolly [Brit ˈdʒɒli, Am ˈdʒɑli] ADV inf Brit (emphatic)

jolly

drôlement

she's a jolly good singer

elle chante drôlement bien

he was jolly lucky

il a eu une sacrée veine inf

‘I'm not going’—‘you jolly well are!’

‘je n'y vais pas’—‘c'est ce qu'on va voir!’

jolly good inf!

formidable!

III.jolly [Brit ˈdʒɒli, Am ˈdʒɑli] VB trans

to jolly sb along

amadouer qn

we jollied him into staying

nous avons fini par le convaincre de rester avec nous

IV.jolly [Brit ˈdʒɒli, Am ˈdʒɑli]

to get one's jollies inf doing sth Am

prendre son pied à faire qc inf

jolly boat N

jolly boat

canot m

Jolly Roger N

Jolly Roger

pavillon m noir

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

she's rather jolly hockey sticks fig

elle a un côté scout

a damned or jolly Brit sight better/harder

beaucoup mieux/plus dur

Translations for jollying in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

fichtrement

jolly Brit inf

bigrement

jolly Brit inf

joyeux drille

jolly fellow

gai ou joyeux ou sacré luron

jolly fellow

une atmosphère de kermesse

a jolly atmosphere

jollying in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for jollying in the English»French Dictionary

I.jolly <-ier, -iest> [ˈdʒɒlɪ, Am ˈdʒɑ:lɪ] ADJ

1. jolly (happy):

jolly

joyeux(-euse)

2. jolly (cheerful):

jolly

jovial(e)

II.jolly [ˈdʒɒlɪ, Am ˈdʒɑ:lɪ] ADV Brit inf

jolly

drôlement

a jolly good teacher

un prof formidable

jolly along VB trans always sep

jolly along

amadouer

jollying Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a jolly good teacher

un prof formidable