jollies in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for jollies in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.jolly <jollier, jolliest> [Am ˈdʒɑli, Brit ˈdʒɒli] ADJ

1. jolly (merry):

jolly person

jovial

jolly person

alegre

jolly laugh/tune

alegre

he was in a jolly mood

estaba muy contento or alegre

he was in a jolly mood

estaba de muy buen talante

2. jolly (pleasant) Brit inf, dated:

we got together and it was all very jolly

nos reunimos y lo pasamos muy bien

the jolly old school dated

el viejo y querido colegio

II.jolly [Am ˈdʒɑli, Brit ˈdʒɒli] ADV Brit inf as intensifier

it's a jolly good thing I came

menos mal que vine

you were jolly lucky!

¡qué suerte tuviste!

you'll do as you're jolly well told!

¡tú harás lo que se te diga y sanseacabó! inf

I've finished — jolly good!

ya he terminado — ¡muy bien! or ¡estupendo!

it's jolly difficult

es dificilísimo

it's jolly difficult

es superdifícil inf

III.jolly <jollies, jollying, jollied> [Am ˈdʒɑli, Brit ˈdʒɒli] VB trans inf

I had to jolly him into going

tuve que insistir para que se animara a ir

to jolly sb along

animar a alguien

IV.jolly <pl jollies> [Am ˈdʒɑli, Brit ˈdʒɒli] N Brit inf

jolly

viajecito m pagado inf

to get one's jollies from sth

obtener placer de algo

to get one's jollies from sth

deleitarse con algo

Jolly Roger [Am ˌdʒɑli ˈrɑdʒər, Brit] N

Jolly Roger

bandera f pirata

to hoist the Jolly Roger

hacerse pirata

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it was jolly unsporting of him to report us

demostró muy poco compañerismo al denunciarnos

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ahora te lo vas a comer, por narices

now you're jolly well going to eat it Brit inf

jollies in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for jollies in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.jolly [ˈdʒɒli, Am ˈdʒɑ:li] -ier, -iest ADJ

1. jolly (happy):

jolly

alegre

2. jolly (enjoyable):

jolly

agradable

II.jolly [ˈdʒɒli, Am ˈdʒɑ:li] -ier, -iest ADV

jolly Brit inf:

jolly

muy

jolly good

estupendo

2. jolly:

jolly

de verdad

you'll jolly well have to!

¡no te queda más remedio!

III.jolly [ˈdʒɒli, Am ˈdʒɑ:li] -ier, -iest VB trans

to jolly sb into doing sth

convencer a alguien para que haga algo

to jolly sb along

animar a alguien

jollies Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

jolly good

estupendo

you'll jolly well have to!

¡no te queda más remedio!

to jolly sb into doing sth

convencer a alguien para que haga algo

to jolly sb along

animar a alguien