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Examples from texts

It isn't ours, it isn't as good as ours, but it's jolly good all the same.
Ce n’est pas la nôtre; mais elle a de la valeur.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
- And people would pass the house, going off in wagonettes and coaches as jolly and merry as could be, the sun shining out, and not a cloud to be seen.
Cependant, les gens passaient devant la maison, en carrioles et cabriolets, aussi joyeux qu’il est possible, sous un soleil resplendissant et un ciel sans un nuage.
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateau
Trois hommes dans le bateau
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
He was a jolly man, if you like.
Voilà un homme qui était gai!
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
'I'm a jolly old tender-hearted lamb, I am,' cried Mr Jowl, 'to be sitting here at my time of life giving advice when I know it won't be taken, and that I shall get nothing but abuse for my pains.
– Il faut que je sois bête et doux comme un agneau, s’écria M. Jowl, de perdre le temps, à mon âge, à donner des conseils quand je sais qu’ils seront mal reçus, et que je n’en retirerai que des injures pour la peine.
Dickens, Charles / The Old Curiosity ShopDickens, Charles / Le magasin d'antiquites
Le magasin d'antiquites
Dickens, Charles
The Old Curiosity Shop
Dickens, Charles
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1995
It would be awfully jolly to be able to treat one's self to an excursion out there; but, then, it would cost a great deal of money, no end-"
Ce serait rudement chic de pouvoir s'offrir une promenade par là-bas; mais voilà, il faudrait de l'argent, beaucoup....
Maupassant, Guy de / Pierre and JeanMaupassant, Guy de / Pierre et Jean
Pierre et Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
Pierre and Jean
Maupassant, Guy de
"Exactly, monsieur," the neighbor replied; "I tell you that you play hell with them and yet you'd jolly well like to be in the rotters' place."
– Parfaitement, monsieur, reprit le voisin. J’dis qu’tu rousses et qu’pourtant tu voudrais bien être à leur place, à ces Jean Foutre.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
—It was jolly, that idea of hers.
» C’était gentil, c’t’idée qu’elle avait.
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
Oh! and they described you jolly well, down to your boots and shirt.
Ah! c'est qu'ils vous ont décrit joliment bien, sans oublier vos bottines ni votre chemise.
Buchan, John / Thirty-Nine StepsBuchan, John / Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Les Trente-Neuf Marches
Buchan, John
Thirty-Nine Steps
Buchan, John
‘Ah! it's a jolly sight more comfortable than the Rue d'Enfer.
Ah! c’est joliment plus commode que rue d’Enfer!
Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre
L'Oeuvre
Zola, Emile
His Masterpiece
Zola, Emile
That doesn't prevent people from quarreling with each other—and don't they! And rifle-shots speak jolly well the same language, don't they?"
Les coups de fusil parlent bien la même langue, pas, et ça n’empêche pas les peuples de s’engueuler avec, et comment !
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
«Thank you-thank you," replied the sailor; "a jolly time we had of it, Moseley.
– Merci, merci, s’écria Henry ; allez, nous avons mené joyeuse vie.
Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Cooper, James Fenimore
Precaution
Cooper, James Fenimore
"There's a jolly wine—it doesn't look much, that little wine where I come from; but if it hasn't fifteen degrees of alcohol it hasn't anything!"
– Y a un p’tit vin… I’ n’a l’air de rien, ce p’tit vin d’chez nous, eh bien, mon vieux, s’i n’a pas quinze degrés, il n’en a pa’ un !
Barbusse, Henri / Under fireBarbusse, Henri / Le feu
Le feu
Barbusse, Henri
© BELENUS, 2008
Under fire
Barbusse, Henri
© 1917 by E. P. DUTTON & CO
I know that my thoughts were chiefly about the jolly things that I had seen and done; not regret, but gratitude.
Je songeais surtout à toutes les choses agréables que j’avais vues et faites; j’y songeais sans regret et plutôt avec reconnaissance.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
It was jolly near the end in another sense.
Ce fut presque notre fin aussi.
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
The carpenter, who was a jolly fellow, and who had no doubt had a drop too much wine, ended by bursting out laughing.
Le menuisier, bon enfant, ayant sans doute une pointe de vin, finit par se mettre à rire.
Zola, Emile / Pot-BouilleZola, Emile / Pot-Bouille
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile
Pot-Bouille
Zola, Emile

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jolly

verb
Basic forms
Pastjollied
Imperativejolly
Present Participle (Participle I)jollying
Past Participle (Participle II)jollied
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I jollywe jolly
you jollyyou jolly
he/she/it jolliesthey jolly
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am jollyingwe are jollying
you are jollyingyou are jollying
he/she/it is jollyingthey are jollying
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have jolliedwe have jollied
you have jolliedyou have jollied
he/she/it has jolliedthey have jollied
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been jollyingwe have been jollying
you have been jollyingyou have been jollying
he/she/it has been jollyingthey have been jollying
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I jolliedwe jollied
you jolliedyou jollied
he/she/it jolliedthey jollied
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was jollyingwe were jollying
you were jollyingyou were jollying
he/she/it was jollyingthey were jollying
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had jolliedwe had jollied
you had jolliedyou had jollied
he/she/it had jolliedthey had jollied
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been jollyingwe had been jollying
you had been jollyingyou had been jollying
he/she/it had been jollyingthey had been jollying
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will jollywe shall/will jolly
you will jollyyou will jolly
he/she/it will jollythey will jolly
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be jollyingwe shall/will be jollying
you will be jollyingyou will be jollying
he/she/it will be jollyingthey will be jollying
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have jolliedwe shall/will have jollied
you will have jolliedyou will have jollied
he/she/it will have jolliedthey will have jollied
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been jollyingwe shall/will have been jollying
you will have been jollyingyou will have been jollying
he/she/it will have been jollyingthey will have been jollying
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would jollywe should/would jolly
you would jollyyou would jolly
he/she/it would jollythey would jolly
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be jollyingwe should/would be jollying
you would be jollyingyou would be jollying
he/she/it would be jollyingthey would be jollying
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have jolliedwe should/would have jollied
you would have jolliedyou would have jollied
he/she/it would have jolliedthey would have jollied
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been jollyingwe should/would have been jollying
you would have been jollyingyou would have been jollying
he/she/it would have been jollyingthey would have been jollying
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am jolliedwe are jollied
you are jolliedyou are jollied
he/she/it is jolliedthey are jollied
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being jolliedwe are being jollied
you are being jolliedyou are being jollied
he/she/it is being jolliedthey are being jollied
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been jolliedwe have been jollied
you have been jolliedyou have been jollied
he/she/it has been jolliedthey have been jollied
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was jolliedwe were jollied
you were jolliedyou were jollied
he/she/it was jolliedthey were jollied
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being jolliedwe were being jollied
you were being jolliedyou were being jollied
he/she/it was being jolliedthey were being jollied
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been jolliedwe had been jollied
you had been jolliedyou had been jollied
he/she/it had been jolliedthey had been jollied
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be jolliedwe shall/will be jollied
you will be jolliedyou will be jollied
he/she/it will be jolliedthey will be jollied
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been jolliedwe shall/will have been jollied
you will have been jolliedyou will have been jollied
he/she/it will have been jolliedthey will have been jollied

jolly

noun
SingularPlural
Common casejollyjollies
Possessive casejolly'sjollies'