Translation
pretty, nice (masculine)
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Word origin
From Old French jolif ('merry, festive, pretty'). The origin of jolif is debated.
- Origin
- Old French
- Root
- jolif
Other proposed origins
- Most often traced to Old Norse jol, the midwinter feast (the source of English Yule), via a sense of festive merriment. (jol)
- Some accounts derive it instead from Latin gaudere ('to rejoice'). (gaudere)
Grammar
Examples
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Your garden is very pretty right now with all these flowers.
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He is a pretty baby, he looks a lot like his mother.
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That is a fine mess you have created all by yourself.
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You have a lovely smile when you are happy.
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They found a pretty little village in the mountains.
est la forme masculine de l'adjectif joli (pretty, nice, pleasant). Il se place généralement avant le nom : un joli jardin (a pretty garden), un joli garçon (a good-looking boy). L'ironie peut inverser son sens : c'est joli ça ! peut signifier that's a fine thing! avec sarcasme.
Joliment (prettily, nicely) est l'adverbe dérivé. C'est tout joli (it's very cute / nice) est une formule appréciative. Un joli coup peut être ironique pour désigner une action habile mais douteuse. Faire le joli coeur (to play the charmer) est une expression comportementale.
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Start your free week (no card)This word is taught in chapter 7, lesson 1: joli, génial, propre and 7 more words.