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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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I. jolly [Brit ˈdʒɒli, Am ˈdʒɑli] ADJ

1. jolly (cheerful):

jolly person
enjoué
jolly tune
joyeux/-euse
jolly bunting, party hats
qui donne un air de fête

2. jolly (enjoyable):

jolly inf, dated
amusant
what a jolly time we had!
qu'est-ce qu'on s'est bien amusé!

3. jolly (drunk):

jolly inf
éméché inf

II. jolly [Brit ˈdʒɒli, Am ˈdʒɑli] ADV inf Brit (emphatic)

jolly
drôlement
she's a jolly good singer
elle chante drôlement bien
he was jolly lucky
il a eu une sacrée veine inf
‘I'm not going’—‘you jolly well are!’
‘je n'y vais pas’—‘c'est ce qu'on va voir!’
jolly good inf!
formidable!

III. jolly [Brit ˈdʒɒli, Am ˈdʒɑli] VB trans

to jolly sb along
amadouer qn
we jollied him into staying
nous avons fini par le convaincre de rester avec nous

IV. jolly [Brit ˈdʒɒli, Am ˈdʒɑli]

to get one's jollies inf doing sth Am
prendre son pied à faire qc inf

jolly boat N

jolly boat
canot m

Jolly Roger N

Jolly Roger
pavillon m noir
she's rather jolly hockey sticks fig
elle a un côté scout
French
French
English
English
fichtrement
jolly Brit inf
bigrement
jolly Brit inf
joyeux drille
jolly fellow
gai ou joyeux ou sacré luron
jolly fellow
une atmosphère de kermesse
a jolly atmosphere
drapeau noir (de pirates)
Jolly Roger

in the PONS Dictionary

I. jolly <-ier, -iest> [ˈdʒɒlɪ, Am ˈdʒɑ:lɪ] ADJ

1. jolly (happy):

jolly
joyeux(-euse)

2. jolly (cheerful):

jolly
jovial(e)

II. jolly [ˈdʒɒlɪ, Am ˈdʒɑ:lɪ] ADV Brit inf

jolly
drôlement
a jolly good teacher
un prof formidable

jolly along VB trans always sep

jolly along
amadouer
in the PONS Dictionary

I. jolly <-ier, -iest> [ˈdʒa·li] ADJ

1. jolly (happy):

jolly
joyeux(-euse)

2. jolly (cheerful):

jolly
jovial(e)

II. jolly <-ies> [ˈdʒa·li] N pl sl

to get one's jollies
prendre son pied
Present
Ijolly
youjolly
he/she/itjollies
wejolly
youjolly
theyjolly
Past
Ijollied
youjollied
he/she/itjollied
wejollied
youjollied
theyjollied
Present Perfect
Ihavejollied
youhavejollied
he/she/ithasjollied
wehavejollied
youhavejollied
theyhavejollied
Past Perfect
Ihadjollied
youhadjollied
he/she/ithadjollied
wehadjollied
youhadjollied
theyhadjollied
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

a jolly good teacher
un prof formidable

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