alegría

f.

1 joy, cheer, brightness, cheerfulness.

2 sesame, sesame seed.

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alegría

► nombre femenino

1 (felicidad) happiness, joy

■ ¡qué alegría! that's wonderful!, how marvellous!

2 peyorativo (irresponsabilidad) irresponsibility, thoughtlessness, rashness

■ gasta el dinero con una alegría increíble she's very rash with money

► nombre femenino plural alegrías

1 dance and song typical of Andalusia

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FRASEOLOGÍA

alegría de vivir joie de vivre

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noun f.

happiness, joy

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SF

1) (=felicidad) happiness, joy; (=satisfacción) gladness; (=optimismo) cheerfulness; (=regocijo) merriment

¡qué alegría! — how marvellous!, that's splendid!

saltar de alegría — to jump for joy

alegría vital — joie de vivre

2) pey (=irresponsabilidad) recklessness, irresponsibility

3) (Bot)

alegría de la casa — balsam

4) pl alegrías (Mús) Andalusian song or dance ; Esp ** (=genitales) naughty bits **

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femenino (dicha, felicidad) happiness, joy

qué alegría verte! — it's great to see you!

qué alegría me das con esa noticia — that news has really made my day

para gran alegría nuestra — to our great delight

saltar de alegría — to jump for joy

- alegría de vivir

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= joy, cheerfulness, glee, felicity.

Ex. In an authority list, the terms, whether descriptors or non-descriptors, may be single words (e.g., Hosiery, Journalism, Lingerie), or phrases of two or three words (e.g., Electric meters, Electric power plants, joy and sorrow).

Ex. Blood hypothesized that girls were dated because they exhibit such personality characteristics as consideration, cheerfulness, being a good sport, & a sense of humor = Blood formuló la hipótesis de que las chicas tenían citas debido a las características de su personalidad como consideración, alegría, ser una tía apañada y tener sentido del humor.

Ex. But we see the pain in a person's face, hear the glee in his chortles, perceive the affection in the looks and gestures of lovers.

Ex. We follow a mishmash of characters as they move through their unfortunate life without felicity.

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* alegría de vivir = joie de vivre.

* alegrías y penas = pleasures and pains.

* con alegría = joyously, gleefully.

* estar loco de alegría = be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits, be tickled pink.

* falto de alegría = joyless.

* llenar de alegría = delight, brighten up.

* loco de alegría = chuffed to bits.

* no caber en sí de alegría = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.

* volverse loco de alegría = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.

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femenino (dicha, felicidad) happiness, joy

qué alegría verte! — it's great to see you!

qué alegría me das con esa noticia — that news has really made my day

para gran alegría nuestra — to our great delight

saltar de alegría — to jump for joy

- alegría de vivir

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= joy, cheerfulness, glee, felicity.

Ex: In an authority list, the terms, whether descriptors or non-descriptors, may be single words (e.g., Hosiery, Journalism, Lingerie), or phrases of two or three words (e.g., Electric meters, Electric power plants, joy and sorrow).

Ex: Blood hypothesized that girls were dated because they exhibit such personality characteristics as consideration, cheerfulness, being a good sport, & a sense of humor = Blood formuló la hipótesis de que las chicas tenían citas debido a las características de su personalidad como consideración, alegría, ser una tía apañada y tener sentido del humor.

Ex: But we see the pain in a person's face, hear the glee in his chortles, perceive the affection in the looks and gestures of lovers.

Ex: We follow a mishmash of characters as they move through their unfortunate life without felicity.

* alegría de vivir = joie de vivre.

* alegrías y penas = pleasures and pains.

* con alegría = joyously, gleefully.

* estar loco de alegría = be chuffed to bits, thrill + Nombre + to bits, be tickled pink.

* falto de alegría = joyless.

* llenar de alegría = delight, brighten up.

* loco de alegría = chuffed to bits.

* no caber en sí de alegría = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.

* volverse loco de alegría = thrill + Nombre + to bits, be chuffed to bits, be tickled pink.

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alegría

feminine

A (dicha, felicidad) happiness, joy

¡qué alegría verte por aquí! it's great to see you!, how lovely to see you!

no sabes qué alegría me das con esa noticia you don't know how happy that news makes me, you can't imagine how glad o happy o pleased I am to hear that

para gran alegría nuestra to our great delight

estaba que saltaba de alegría he was jumping for joy

Compuesto:

alegría de vivir

joie de vivre

B (Bot) sesame

Compuesto:

alegría del hogar or de la casa

patient Lucy (AmE), busy Lizzie (BrE)

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alegría sustantivo femenino (dicha, felicidad) happiness, joy;

◊ ¡qué alegría verte! it's great to see you!;

saltar de alegría to jump for joy
alegría sustantivo femenino joy, happiness

'alegría' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acceso
- acoger
- bote
- brinco
- causar
- contagiosa
- contagioso
- de
- derrochar
- efusión
- evidenciar
- felizmente
- forzada
- forzado
- gozo
- gozosa
- gozoso
- humor
- ilusión
- ilusionar
- inesperada
- inesperado
- irradiar
- llenar
- loca
- loco
- menor
- nota
- pasajera
- pasajero
- pegar
- rebosante
- reflejarse
- repicar
- representar
- resplandecer
- salto
- sentir
- ventura
- brincar
- caber
- chispeante
- disimular
- experimentar
- felicidad
- fingir
- gritar
- grito
- inmenso
- invadir
English:
beside
- bit
- damp
- day
- delighted
- delirious
- exhilaration
- fun
- gaiety
- happily
- joy
- mirth
- overjoyed
- playfulness
- pride
- spirit
- weep
- whoop
- delight
- gladden
- gleeful
- good
- joyless
- jubilant
- merriment

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alegría nf

1. [gozo] happiness, joy;

llorar de alegría to weep with happiness o joy;

me dio una alegría tremenda it gave me great pleasure, it made me very happy;

¡qué alegría volver a verte! how lovely to see you again!;

ha sacado otro disco, para alegría de sus seguidores he has brought out a new record, to the delight of his fans

Comp

alegría de vivir joie de vivre

2. [motivo de gozo] joy;

Comp

Fam

ser la alegría de la huerta to be the life and soul of the party

3. [irresponsabilidad] rashness, recklessness;

gastaron el dinero con demasiada alegría they spent the money too freely

4. alegría de la casa [planta] busy Lizzie

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alegría

f happiness;

me has dado una gran alegría you’ve made me very happy

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alegría nf

: joy, cheer, happiness

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alegría n happiness / joy