merry

merry
adjective
1) fröhlich

a merry time was had by all — alle haben sich prächtig amüsiert

the more the merrier — je mehr, desto besser

merry Christmas! — frohe od. fröhliche Weihnachten!

2) (coll.): (tipsy) beschwipst (ugs.)
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['meri]
adjective
1) (cheerful; noisily or laughingly lively etc: merry children; a merry party.) lustig
2) (slightly drunk: He's been getting merry on whisky.) angeheitert
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- merriness
- merriment
- merry-go-round
- merrymaking
- merrymaker
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mer·ry
[ˈmeri]
adj
1. (happy) fröhlich
M\merry Christmas Frohe [o Fröhliche] Weihnachten
2. BRIT (fam: slightly drunk) angesäuselt fam
3.
▶ to go one's \merry way seiner Wege gehen
▶ to lead sb a \merry chase AM jdn an der Nase herumführen
▶ to make \merry feiern
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['merɪ]
adj (+er)
1) (= cheerful) fröhlich, vergnügt, lustig; song, tune fröhlich

to make merry — lustig und vergnügt sein

Merry Christmas! — fröhliche or frohe Weihnachten!

a Merry Christmas to all our readers — allen unseren Lesern ein frohes Weihnachtsfest

Merry England — das gute alte England

2) (fig)

to lead sb a merry dance — jdn ganz schön an der Nase herumführen

to play merry hell with sth (inf) — etw total durcheinanderbringen

to give sb merry hell (inf) — jdm einheizen (inf)

to go one's merry way — seiner Wege gehen

3) (Brit inf = tipsy) beschwipst, angeheitert (inf)

to get merry — sich (dat) einen anpicheln (inf)

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merry [ˈmerı] adj (adv merrily)
1. lustig, heiter, fröhlich, fidel:
merry Christmas! frohe oder fröhliche Weihnachten!;
Merry England das gute alte England (besonders zur Zeit Elisabeths I.);
the Merry Monarch volkstümliche Bezeichnung für Karl II. (1660-85);
make merry lustig sein, (fröhlich) feiern
2. spaßig, lustig
3. umg beschwipst, angesäuselt, angeheitert:
get merry sich einen andudeln
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adjective
1) fröhlich

a merry time was had by all — alle haben sich prächtig amüsiert

the more the merrier — je mehr, desto besser

merry Christmas! — frohe od. fröhliche Weihnachten!

2) (coll.): (tipsy) beschwipst (ugs.)
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adj.
fröhlich adj.
lustig adj.

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