jolly

[US]/ˈdʒɒli/
[UK]/ˈdʒɑːli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. glad; fristad; fornøyd
adv. ekstremt
vt. overbevise noen om å gjøre noe med venlige ord; gjøre noen glad med venlige ord
vi. leke seg, joke around
Word Forms
Past Participlejollied
Comparativejollier
Superlativejolliest
Past Tensejollied
Third Person Singularjollies
Present Participlejollying
Pluraljollies

Phrases & Collocations

jolly good

sjølvpålitelig bra

jolly holiday

sjølvpålitelig ferie

jolly laughter

sjølvpålitelig latter

a jolly dog

en sjølvpålitelig hund

jolly roger

sjølvpålitelig roger

Example Sentences

that's a jolly good idea.

Det er en hyggelig god idé.

had a jolly time.

had en hyggelig tid.

as jolly as a sandboy

så hyggelig som en sandbarn

He will be jolly angry.

Han vil være hyggelig vred.

a jovial host.See Synonyms at jolly

en jovial vert. Se synonymer under jovial

the jolly festivity of the Last Night of the Proms.

den festlige og livlige feiringen av siste kveld i Proms.

he was a jolly man full of jokes.

han var en hyggelig mann full av jokes.

we had a very jolly time.

vi hadde en veldig hyggelig tid.

A jolly crowd attended the reunion.

En hyggelig gjeng deltok på gjensynet.

The boss will certainly be jolly angry.

Sjefen vil absolutt være veldig sint.

spoke with blithe ignorance of the true situation.See Synonyms at jolly

snakket med lettvint uvitenhet om den sanne situasjonen. Se Synonymer på jolly

ideas to jolly up a winter's party.

idéer til å hygge opp en vinterfest.

he's offered me the job with a jolly good screw.

han tilbød meg jobben med en hyggelig god skru.

Once a jolly swagman camped by a billabong,

En gang var det en hyggelig swagman som lagde telt ved en billabong,

Once a jolly swagman camped beside a baillabong.

En gang var det en hyggelig swagman som lagde telt ved siden av en baillabong.

I jolly well told him what I thought of him.

Jeg fortalte ham hyggelig godt hva jeg tenkte om ham.

Your mother is a jolly, easy-going woman.

Din mor er en hyggelig, lettledd kvinne.

that's a jolly long walk, if you don't mind my saying so.

det er en hyggelig lang gang, hvis du ikke har noe imot at jeg sier det.

they were trying to jolly her out of her torpor.

de prøvde å hygge henne ut av sin apati.

Real-world Examples

Well, at least someone got her jollies today.

Vel, i hvert fall har noen fått sin moro i dag.

Source: The Good Place Season 2

Not if he gets his jollies to Jaws.

Ikke hvis han får sin moro til Jaws.

Source: Friends Season 9

" Jolly good, jolly good! " said Fudge heartily.

" Mye bra, mye bra! " sa Fudge med god humør.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Never had the crew seen so jolly and dexterous a fellow.

Nevet hadde man sett en så munter og flink felle.

Source: Around the World in Eighty Days

So overall she's a five, but she's very jolly, right?

Så i det hele tatt er hun en fem, men hun er veldig munter, rett?

Source: Tips for IELTS Speaking.

Said the jolly old pedagogue, long ago.

Så sa den muntere gamle læreren for lenge siden.

Source: American Version Language Arts Volume 6

The holly jolly event featured a festive four-to-five- mile ride to benefit school safety programs.

Høytidens muntere arrangement hadde en festlig fire-til-fem-mil-ritt for å støtte skolehverdagsprogrammer.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

Have a holly jolly Christmas and in case you didn't hear.

Ha en høytidens muntere jul, og i tilfelle du ikke hørte.

Source: Christmas singing singing singing

He's not even jolly, it's all political.

Han er ikke engang munter, det er alt politisk.

Source: Friends Season 1 (Edited Version)

The speaker sounds jolly, all excited for me.

Snakkeren lyder munter, alt oppstokket for meg.

Source: Stephen King on Writing

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