glad in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for glad in the English»Spanish Dictionary

glad <comp gladder, superl gladdest> [Am ɡlæd, Brit ɡlad] ADJ

1. glad (happy, pleased) pred:

to be glad to be glad about sth

alegrarse de algo

oh good, I'm so glad

¡qué bien! ¡cuánto me alegro!

to be glad (that)

alegrarse de que +subj

I'm glad you like it

me alegro de que te guste

I'm glad you've told me

me alegro de que me lo hayas dicho

to be glad to + infin I'm so glad to meet you

encantado de conocerla/conocerlo

to be glad to + infin I'm so glad to meet you

mucho gusto

would you give me a hand? — glad to

¿me daría una mano? — con mucho gusto

I'm only too glad to help

es un placer poder ser útil

you'll be glad to hear that …

te alegrará saber que …

2. glad (grateful) pred:

to be glad of sth Brit I'd be very glad of your help

agradecería mucho tu ayuda

I was glad of his advice

agradecí que me hubiera aconsejado

3. glad (showing happiness) attr:

glad smile/expression

de alegría

glad smile/expression

de felicidad

4. glad (causing happiness) liter attr:

glad occasion

fausto liter

glad occasion

feliz

glad tidings arch or hum

buenas nuevas fpl liter

glad rags [Am ˈɡlæd ˌræɡz, Brit] N npl inf, hum

she put on her glad rags

se puso sus mejores galas or trapos hum

she put on her glad rags

se puso de tiros largos hum

glad-hand [Am ˈɡlæd ˌhænd, Brit] VB trans

to glad-hand sb

estrecharle la mano a alguien (para conquistar su voto)

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I miss work, but I'm glad to be out of the fray

echo de menos el trabajo, pero me alegro de no estar en la brecha

Translations for glad in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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anunciar la buena nueva

to announce the glad tidings

portador de buenas nuevas

bearer of glad tidings

acicalarse

to put on one's glad rags inf, hum

felicitarse de algo

to be very glad about sth

me felicito de que todo se haya resuelto

I am delighted o very glad that the matter has been resolved

me alegra saber que todo salió bien

I'm glad o pleased to hear that everything turned out all right

está mucho mejor — me alegro, déle saludos míos

she's much better — that's good o I'm glad, give her my best wishes

alegrarse de algo

to be glad o pleased about sth

se alegró de nuestra victoria

she was glad o pleased about our win o that we had won

se alegró de recibir la carta

she was pleased o glad to get the letter

¿no te alegras de haber venido?

aren't you glad o pleased you came?

(alegrarse de que + subj) me alegro de que todo haya salido bien

I'm glad o pleased that everything went well

lo haré con sumo agrado

I'd be only too glad to do it

(encantado de + infinit.) estoy encantado de haber venido

I am delighted o very glad that I came

encantado de poder ayudarte

I'm glad to be/to have been of help

glad in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for glad in the English»Spanish Dictionary

glad <gladder, gladdest> [glæd] ADJ

glad

contento, -a

to be glad about sth

alegrarse de algo

I'd be glad to go with you

me encantaría ir contigo

I'm glad of your help

agradezco tu ayuda

glad rags N no pl iron

to put on one's glad rags

emperifollarse

Translations for glad in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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felicitarse por algo

to be glad about sth

felicitarse de que +subj

to be glad that

te acompañaré gustoso

I'd be glad to accompany you

alegrarse de [o con] algo

to be glad about sth

nos alegramos de que haya aceptado la invitación

we're glad that he/she has accepted the invitation

tu visita me es muy grata

I'm very glad you could come

glad Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to put on one's glad rags

emperifollarse

to be glad about sth

alegrarse de algo

I'd be glad to go with you

me encantaría ir contigo

I'm glad of your help

agradezco tu ayuda

I'm very glad you could come

tu visita me es muy grata

I'd be glad to accompany you

te acompañaré gustoso

we're glad that he/she has accepted the invitation

nos alegramos de que haya aceptado la invitación

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He was glad it wasn't an easy talk for either of them and said that it felt very real for kids in this situation.

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They should feel glad that they've been involved in the creative process.

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I am very glad to hear such a good account of her.

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I'm glad you came tonight, because we have a very special guest of horror with us.

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We are glad to share this special piece of work with you before we reveal it to the rest of the world.

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He was unsuccessful but proclaimed that he was glad he had come to protest.

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Without a market for their produce, many farmers were glad to exchange chickens, eggs, ham, milk, etc., for meals for their children.

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I think everyone is glad that they can have any beliefs that they want.

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I'm just glad people know the songs, really.

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She just returned from abroad after completing her studies and is glad to be back with her father.

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