Значення

значень: 5
  1. Jolly and full of high spirits; happy.

    We had a very merry Christmas.

    fröhlich, froh, gut gelaunt

    весёлыйvesjólyj, ра́достныйrádostnyj

    весе́лийvesélyj

    full of or showing high-spirited merriment

  2. Festive and full of fun and laughter.

    Everyone was merry at the party.

    весёлыйvesjólyj

    offering fun and gaiety

  3. Brisk.

    The play moved along at a merry pace.

    The car moved at a merry clip.

    живо́йživój, оживлённыйoživljónnyj, энерги́чныйenergíčnyj

  4. Causing laughter, mirth, gladness, or delight.

    a merry jest

  5. (евфемізм)Drunk; tipsy.

    Some of us got a little merry at the office Christmas party.

Приклади

речень: 120
  1. Merry Christmas to you and your family.

    Веселого Різдва тобі та твоїй родині.

  2. Tom wished everybody a merry Christmas.

  3. Tom wished everyone a merry Christmas.

  4. I wish you a merry Christmas.

  5. Let's eat, drink, and be merry.

    ruДавайте есть, пить и веселиться.

Українська
За значеннями 1
jolly and full of high-spirits:
Русский
За значеннями 2
jolly and full of high-spirits:
brisk:
Deutsch
За значеннями 1
jolly and full of high-spirits:

Походження

From Middle English myrie, merie, mery, from Old English myrġe, myriġe (“pleasing, agreeab

From Middle English myrie, merie, mery, from Old English myrġe, myriġe (“pleasing, agreeable; pleasant, sweet, delightful; melodious”), from Proto-West Germanic *murgī (“short, slow, leisurely”), from Proto-Germanic *murguz (“short, slow”), from Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰus (“short”). Cognate with Scots mery, mirry (“merry”), Middle Dutch mergelijc (“pleasant, agreeable, joyful”), Norwegian dialectal myrjel (“small object, figurine”), Latin brevis (“short, small, narrow, shallow”), Ancient Greek βραχύς (brakhús, “short”). Doublet of brief.

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