gleeful

[US]/'gliːfʊl/
[UK]/ˈɡlifəl/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. cheio de alegria, feliz, encantado

adv. alegremente

Example Sentences

she gave a gleeful chuckle.

Ela soltou uma risada alegre.

She had a gleeful expression on her face.

Ela tinha uma expressão alegre no rosto.

The children were gleeful when they found out school was canceled.

As crianças estavam alegres quando descobriram que a escola havia sido cancelada.

He let out a gleeful laugh when he won the game.

Ele soltou uma gargalhada alegre quando ganhou o jogo.

The puppy's gleeful bark filled the room.

O latido alegre do cachorro encheu o quarto.

Her gleeful attitude brightened up the room.

A atitude alegre dela iluminou o quarto.

The gleeful cheers of the crowd could be heard from afar.

Os vivas alegres da multidão podiam ser ouvidos de longe.

The team celebrated their victory with gleeful shouts.

A equipe celebrou sua vitória com gritos alegres.

The cat had a gleeful look on its face as it played with the toy.

O gato tinha uma expressão alegre no rosto enquanto brincava com o brinquedo.

She couldn't contain her gleeful excitement when she received the good news.

Ela não conseguiu conter sua excitação alegre quando recebeu a boa notícia.

Their gleeful laughter echoed through the park as they enjoyed a picnic.

As gargalhadas alegres deles ecoaram pelo parque enquanto desfrutavam de um piquenique.

Real-world Examples

Malfoy gave a gleeful yell of laughter.

Malfoy soltou um grito alegre de risada.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

A gleeful smile spread across Malfoy's pale face.

Um sorriso alegre se espalhou pelo rosto pálido de Malfoy.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

Malfoy gave a gleeful yell of laughter. Harry whipped around.

Malfoy soltou um grito alegre de risada. Harry se virou rapidamente.

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

" Where is it now? " asked Harry jubilantly as Ron and Hermione looked gleeful.

" Onde está agora? " perguntou Harry jubilosamente enquanto Ron e Hermione pareciam alegres.

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Maybe instead of gleefully flaunting her privilege, she was mocking the gleeful flaunting of privilege.

Talvez, em vez de ostentar alegremente seu privilégio, ela estivesse ridicularizando a alegre ostentação de privilégio.

Source: TED Talks (Video Edition) September 2016 Collection

Many leaned forward to exchange gleeful looks; a few thumped the table with their fists.

Muitos se inclinaram para trocar olhares alegres; alguns bateram na mesa com os punhos.

Source: 7. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Harry had not seen Malfoy look so gleeful since Umbridge had turned up to inspect Hagrid.

Harry nunca tinha visto Malfoy tão alegre desde que Umbridge apareceu para inspecionar Hagrid.

Source: 5. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

All of them looked gleeful, and none of them looked surprise d to see Professor Grubbly-Plank.

Todos eles pareciam alegres, e nenhum deles parecia surpreso ao ver a Professora Grubbly-Plank.

Source: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

All of a sudden, Alice had a gleeful look in her eye. We've reached the top! Aren't you relieved?

De repente, Alice teve um olhar alegre nos olhos. Conseguimos chegar ao topo! Você não está aliviado?

Source: Hu Min reads stories to remember TOEFL vocabulary.

Just then Conseil and the Canadian entered with a calm, even gleeful air. Little did they know what was waiting for them.

Naquele instante, Conseil e o canadense entraram com um ar calmo, até alegre. Mal sabiam o que os esperava.

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

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