merry

joyeux

Qui rend les gens heureux et leur fait passer un moment spécial agréable.

En anglais simple : Making people feel happy and enjoy a special time.

• Have a merry Christmas!
• They wished us a merry holiday season.
• Music made it a merry occasion.

Synonymes : joyful, cheerful

Expressions courantes : merry Christmas, merry celebration, merry occasion

joyeux

Qui se sent heureux et a envie de rire et de s’amuser.

En anglais simple : Feeling happy and ready to laugh and enjoy yourself.

• The children were merry and full of energy.
• We felt merry after dinner with our friends.
• Her merry laugh filled the room.

Synonymes : cheerful, jolly, happy

Contraires : sad

Expressions courantes : merry crowd, merry mood, merry people, merry party

vif, rapide

Qui avance ou se déroule à un rythme rapide et animé.

En anglais simple : Moving or happening at a quick, lively speed.

• We walked at a merry pace.
• The horses set off at a merry trot.
• The story continues at a merry clip.

Synonymes : brisk, lively

Contraires : slow

Expressions courantes : merry pace, merry trot, merry clip