happy in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for happy in the English»French Dictionary

happy [Brit ˈhapi, Am ˈhæpi] ADJ

1. happy (cheerful):

happy home, life, memory, atmosphere

heureux/-euse

happy person

heureux/-euse (about de, with sb avec qn, for sb pour qn, that que + subj)

the happy couple

les mariés mpl

the happy event (birth)

l'heureux événement

to be happy doing

bien aimer faire

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

je suis heureux d'avoir gagné/qu'ils soient revenus

2. happy (pleased, satisfied):

happy

content

to be happy with sth

être satisfait de qc

he's not happy about it

il n'est pas content

to keep sb happy

faire plaisir à qn

to give sb sth to keep them happy

donner qc à qn pour qu'il reste tranquille

3. happy (willing):

to be happy to do

être heureux/-euse de faire

he's quite happy to leave on Monday

cela ne le dérange pas de partir lundi

are you happy to go tomorrow?

cela ne te dérange pas d'y aller demain?

we are happy for them to do it

cela ne nous dérange pas qu'ils le fassent

4. happy (in greetings):

Happy birthday!

Bon anniversaire!

Happy Christmas!

Joyeux Noël!

Happy New Year!

Bonne année!

Happy anniversary!

Bon anniversaire!

5. happy (lucky):

happy

heureux/-euse

by a happy coincidence

par une heureuse coïncidence

he's in the happy position of having no debts

il a la chance de ne pas avoir de dettes

the happy few

les quelques rares privilégiés

6. happy (successful):

happy blend, balance, choice, phrase

heureux/-euse

7. happy (slightly drunk):

happy inf

pompette inf

to be as happy as Larry or as a sandboy Brit

être heureux comme un poisson dans l'eau

happy hour N

happy hour

dans un bar, période durant laquelle les boissons sont vendues à prix réduit

happy families N + vb sing

happy families

les sept Familles fpl

happy medium N

happy medium

juste milieu m

happy ending N

happy ending

heureux dénouement m

happy couple N

the happy couple

les mariés mpl

happy event N

the happy event

l'heureux événement m

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

1. trigger-happy lit:

trigger-happy

à la gâchette facile

to be trigger-happy

avoir la gâchette facile

2. trigger-happy fig:

trigger-happy

impulsif/-ive

slap-happy [Brit, Am ˈslæpˌhæpi] ADJ inf

1. slap-happy (careless):

slap-happy

insouciant

2. slap-happy (punch-drunk):

slap-happy

sonné inf

slap-happy

groggy

happy-go-lucky ADJ

happy-go-lucky person, attitude:

happy-go-lucky

insouciant

happy in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for happy in the English»French Dictionary

happy <-ier, -iest [or more happy, most happy]> [ˈhæp·i] ADJ

happy

heureux(-euse)

in happier times

dans des temps meilleurs

to be happy about sb/sth

être content de qn/qc

a happy accident

un heureux hasard

a happy birthday

un joyeux anniversaire

trigger-happy ADJ

to be trigger-happy

avoir la gâchette facile

happy medium N

happy medium

juste milieu m

happy hour N

happy hour

happy hour m o f

happy-go-lucky ADJ

happy-go-lucky

insouciant(e)

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

happy birthday!

joyeux anniversaire!

a happy ending

une belle fin

Translations for happy in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

happy end

happy ending

heureux (-euse) personne, vie, souvenir

happy

être heureux de qc

to be happy with sth

être heureux de +infin

to be happy to +infin

heureux (-euse) issue, coïncidence, résultat

happy

heureux (-euse) effet, formule, mélange

happy

faire un heureux inf

to make somebody very happy

bien vécu

happy

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

As is expected, all of the delegation chairs got to toss off some happy horsefeathers about their home state before announcing their delegate count.

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Zee is the happy-go-lucky, fun-loving, cool-dude in the gang.

en.wikipedia.org

Females learn to idealise romance and sacrifice to make those around them happy.

www.itv.com

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

The experience by exhibitors was mixed, with some expressing outrage at the shortcomings, while others were happy with the results and saw future potential.

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

paleofuture.gizmodo.com

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

news.nationalpost.com

And within two months, she was a happy camper, and she's been doing awesome ever since.

www.npr.org

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

www.livesaildie.com

Still amazed by her lover, the female protagonist sings that she feels happy their relationship has lasted through good and bad times over the years.

en.wikipedia.org