glee

[US]/ɡliː/
[UK]/ɡliː/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. Glæde; lykke; At synge sange igen og igen.
Word Forms
Pluralglees

Phrases & Collocations

express glee

udtryk jubel

pure glee

ren jubel

glee club

jubelkor

Example Sentences

full of glee (=in high glee)

fuld af glæde (=i høj glæde)

there was a general tone of ill-concealed glee in the reporting.

Der var en generel tone af dårligt skjult fryd i rapporteringen.

Soon her glee turns to fear.

Snart forvandles hendes glæde til frygt.

He was a charming mixture of glum and glee.

Han var en charmerende blanding af tristhed og glæde.

I am a gleeman,not a person who has glee,but only a sad gleeman.

Jeg er en gleemand, ikke en person, der har glæde, men kun en trist gleemand.

He laughed with glee when he learned of his opponent's defeat).

Han lo med glæde, da han fandt ud af, at hans modstander var blevet besejret).

Her glee knew no bounds when she crossed the finish line first); it may suggest spiteful pleasuresuch as that experienced at another's bad fortune (

Hendes glæde kendte ingen grænser, da hun krydsede mållinjen først); det kan antyde ondskabsfuld nydelse, såsom den, der opleves ved andres uheld (

Other newcomers to People's 2009 list include "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert and "Glee" actors Matthew Morrison, Cory Monteith and Mark Salling.

Andre nye navne på People's liste for 2009 omfatter "American Idol"-runner-up Adam Lambert og "Glee"-skuespillerne Matthew Morrison, Cory Monteith og Mark Salling.

Its just a short form letter and appears to have been signed with the autopen of the day, but I hugged that letter with all the glee of a six-year-old boy getting his first train set from Santa Claus.

Det er bare et kort brev, og det ser ud til at være underskrevet med dagens autopen, men jeg holdt krammede det brev med al glæden hos en syvårig dreng, der fik sit første tog fra julemanden.

Real-world Examples

Apple did not hold back its glee.

Apple holdt ikke tilbage med sin begejstring.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

And joined in thine innocent glee.

Og tilsluttede sig din uskyldige begejstring.

Source: British Original Language Textbook Volume 4

With difficulty she restrained a smile of glee.

Med besvær undertrykte hun et smil af begejstring.

Source: Gone with the Wind

Many of the students exchanged looks of glee.

Mange af eleverne udvekslede blikke af begejstring.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

" You swored, " the three-year-old announces with glee.

" Du svor," den treårige annoncerer med begejstring.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

Fred looked at Percy with glee.

Fred så på Percy med begejstring.

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

They were howling not in anger but in glee.

De hylede ikke i vrede, men i begejstring.

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

Learning to speak the language of her ancestors gave Mshkogaabwid glee – a feeling of happiness, pleasure, or excitement.

At lære at tale sit folks sprog gav Mshkogaabwid begejstring – en følelse af lykke, glæde eller begejstring.

Source: 6 Minute English

Have you considered the chess team or the glee club?

Har du overvejet skakholdet eller glee-klubben?

Source: Universal Dialogue for Children's Animation

My capital's Belmopan, I sing to you with glee.

Min hovedstad er Belmopan, jeg synger til dig med begejstring.

Source: Children's Encyclopedia Song

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