happy in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for happy in the English»Italian Dictionary

happy [Brit ˈhapi, Am ˈhæpi] ADJ

1. happy (cheerful):

happy home, memory, atmosphere

felice

happy life

felice, beato

happy person

felice, contento (about di; with sb con qn; for sb per qn; that che)

to be happy doing

essere lieto di fare

I'm happy (that) I've won, (that) they're back

sono felice di aver vinto, che siano tornati

2. happy (pleased, satisfied):

happy

contento, soddisfatto, appagato

to be happy with sth

essere contento, soddisfatto di qc

he's not happy about it

non ne è soddisfatto

to keep sb happy

accontentare qn

to give sb sth to keep them happy

dare qc a qn perché stia tranquillo

3. happy (willing):

to be happy to do

essere contento di fare

he's quite happy to leave on Monday

non gli dispiace di partire lunedì

are you happy to go tomorrow?

va bene per te andare domani?

we are happy for them to do it

per noi va bene che loro lo facciano

4. happy (in greetings):

Happy birthday!

Buon compleanno!

Happy Christmas!

Buon Natale!

Happy New Year!

Buon Anno!

Happy anniversary!

Felice anniversario!

5. happy (lucky):

happy

fortunato

by a happy coincidence

per un caso fortunato

he's in the happy position of having no debts

è nell'invidiabile posizione di non avere debiti

the happy few

i pochi fortunati or gli eletti

6. happy (successful):

happy blend, balance, choice, phrase

felice, ben riuscito

7. happy (slightly drunk):

happy inf

alticcio

happy inf

brillo

to be as happy as Larry or as a sandboy Brit

essere contento come una pasqua

Happy [Brit ˈhapi, Am ˈhæpi]

Happy

Gongolo

happy families [Brit] N + verbo sing

happy families

sette famiglie f

happy couple [ˌhæpɪˈkʌpl] N

the happy couple

gli sposi

happy hour [Brit, Am ˈhæpi ˌaʊ(ə)r] N

happy hour

happy hour f

happy ending [ˌhæpɪˈendɪŋ] N

happy ending

lieto fine m

happy medium [Am ˈhæpi ˈˌmidiəm] N

happy medium

giusto mezzo m

happy medium

via f di mezzo

slap-happy [Brit, Am ˈslæpˌhæpi] ADJ inf

1. slap-happy (careless):

slap-happy

irresponsabile

slap-happy

incurante

2. slap-happy (punch-drunk):

slap-happy

stordito

happy event [ˌhæpɪɪˈvent] N (birth)

the happy event

il lieto evento

trigger-happy [Brit, Am ˈtrɪɡər ˌhæpi] ADJ inf

1. trigger-happy:

trigger-happy

dal grilletto facile

to be trigger-happy

avere il grilletto facile

2. trigger-happy fig:

trigger-happy

impulsivo

trigger-happy

precipitoso

happy in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for happy in the English»Italian Dictionary

happy <-ier, -iest> [ˈhæ·pi] ADJ

1. happy (feeling very good, fortunate, suitable):

happy

felice

to be happy that …

essere contento che…

to be happy to know that …

essere felice di sapere che…

I'm so happy for you

sono felice per te

to be happy to do sth

essere contento di fare qc

I'll be happy to see you tomorrow morning

la vedrò volentieri domani mattina

happy birthday!

buon compleanno!

many happy returns (of the day)!

cento di questi giorni!

a happy coincidence

una felice coincidenza

2. happy (satisfied):

happy

contento, -a

to be happy about sb/sth

essere contento di qu/qc

to be happy doing sth

non avere problemi a fare qc

are you happy with the idea?

ti piace l'idea?

trigger-happy [ˈtrɪ·gɚ·ˌhæpi] ADJ

trigger-happy

dal grilletto facile

happy medium N

happy medium

giusto mezzo m

happy-go-lucky ADJ

happy-go-lucky

spensierato, -a

Translations for happy in the Italian»English Dictionary

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felice

happy

stracontento (-a)

extremely happy

happy hour

happy hour

happy end

happy ending

lieto evento

happy event

tanti auguri di buon compleanno!

happy birthday!

happy Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be happy to know that …

essere felice di sapere che…

many happy returns (of the day)!

cento di questi giorni!

are you happy with the idea?

ti piace l'idea?

to be happy as a clam

essere felice come una pasqua

I'm happy to inform you that …

sono lieto di informarLa [o informarVi] che…

to be happy to oblige

essere felice di poter essere d'aiuto

I'm very happy for your success

sono molto felice del tuo successo

it doesn't take much to be happy

basta poco per essere felici

to be as happy as a lark

essere contento come una pasqua

to be as happy as a clam

avere il morale alle stelle

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

His dark hair is clipped short, and he is smiling the smile of a deliriously happy man.

news.nationalpost.com

The lads were pretty happy to be showing signs of awesomeness.

www.livesaildie.com

A man will hanker after his first love only if he hasn't found someone else who makes him truly happy since then.

www.herald.ie

This plan backfires, when the rowdy is more than happy to get them both married because more than anything, he cares about his sister's happiness.

en.wikipedia.org

Despite being given a home with happy children and suchlike, he ran away from this for the life he's always known.

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As soon as she did, she was so happy she went out and brought a gramme straight away.

www.independent.co.uk

The saleslady would be happy to show you that dress in another color.

paleofuture.gizmodo.com

He is depicted as being happy, but there is a glint of something more in his eyes.

en.wikipedia.org

Lo and behold, on its third night of opening, the old song was proved correct, as the outside area was fully occupied by happy locals.

www.independent.ie

Typically, during the reminiscence bump only happy memories and memories of important events are recalled.

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