genially

[US]/'dʒi:njəli/
[UK]/ˈd ʒinjəlɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. de manera amistosa y alegre; amablemente.

Example Sentences

The white church peeps out genially from behind the huts scattered on the river bank.

La iglesia blanca asoma alegremente desde detrás de las cabañas dispersas a orillas del río.

Real-world Examples

Not this hand complies with my humor more genially than that boy.

Ni esta mano se ajusta a mi humor con más gentileza que ese chico.

Source: Moby-Dick

" Well, well, take twenty well-earned points for Gryffindor, Miss Granger, " said Slughorn genially.

" Bueno, bueno, tomen veinte puntos bien merecidos para Gryffindor, señorita Granger", dijo Slughorn con gentileza.

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

Oh, yes you do, McMurdo, cried Sherlock Holmes genially. I don't think you can have forgotten me.

Oh, sí, lo haces, McMurdo, gritó Sherlock Holmes con gentileza. No creo que te hayas olvidado de mí.

Source: The Sign of the Four

" All too young to Apparate just yet? " said Slughorh genially, " Not turned seventeen yet? "

" Demasiado joven para Desaparecer todavía?", dijo Slughorh con gentileza, "¿Todavía no has cumplido los diecisiete?"

Source: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

" Meereen must come first" . Hizdahr smiled genially. " We will have other nights. A thousand nights" .

" Meereen debe ser lo primero", sonrió Hizdahr con gentileza. "Tendremos otras noches. Mil noches."

Source: A Dance with Dragons: The Song of Ice and Fire (Bilingual Chinese-English)

" Yes, but you didn't fall off, did you? " roared Amos genially, slapping his son on his back.

" Sí, pero no te caíste, ¿verdad?", rugió Amos con gentileza, dándole una palmada en la espalda a su hijo.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

" Know who I'm after" ? she inquired genially.

" ¿Sabes a quién ando buscando?", preguntó con gentileza.

Source: Hidden danger

" Meet Mr. Philip Marlowe, " the Chief said genially.

" Conozcan al Sr. Philip Marlowe", dijo el Jefe con gentileza.

Source: Goodbye, My Love (Part 2)

" Where are those half milers" ? he said genially to Andrew.

" ¿Dónde están esos medio milleros?", preguntó con gentileza a Andrew.

Source: Southwest Associated University English Textbook

Quite a romance, ' he said genially, when I'd finished. '

Todo un romance, dijo con gentileza, cuando terminé.

Source: Hidden danger

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