happily

felicemente, allegramente

In un modo che mostra felicità e soddisfazione.

In inglese semplice: In a way that shows you feel good and pleased.

• The children played happily.
• She smiled happily at her new baby.
• They have been happily married for twenty years.

Sinonimi: cheerfully, joyfully

Contrari: sadly, unhappily

Espressioni comuni: smile happily, happily married, happily ever after, play happily

volentieri, con piacere

Con piacere e disponibilità, senza lamentarsi o farsi pregare.

In inglese semplice: Willingly and with pleasure, without being asked twice or complaining.

• I'll happily help you.
• He happily agreed to drive us home.
• I'd happily pay more for a comfortable seat.

Sinonimi: gladly, willingly, readily

Contrari: reluctantly, unwillingly

Espressioni comuni: happily help someone, happily agree, happily accept, happily pay

fortunatamente, per fortuna

Indica che è successo qualcosa di positivo per caso o che una situazione si è conclusa bene.

In inglese semplice: Used to say that something good happened by chance or that a situation turned out well.

• Happily, nobody was hurt.
• The search ended happily when they found the child.
• Happily for Mia, a spare ticket became available.

Come si usa: happily for someone, … (Happily for us, the rain stopped before the picnic.)

Sinonimi: fortunately, luckily

Contrari: unfortunately, unluckily

Espressioni comuni: happily for someone, happily enough, end happily