alegre

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See also: Alegre and alegré

Catalan

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Latin alacrem, possibly through a Vulgar Latin root *alecer, alecrem.

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Adjective

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alegre m or f (masculine and feminine plural alegres)

  1. happy
    Synonym: feliç
  2. joyful
  3. (colloquial) tipsy; a bit drunk

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Cebuano

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Spanish alegre.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: a‧leg‧re
  • IPA(key): /ʔaˈleɡɾe/ [ʔɐˈl̪iɡ.ɾ̪e]

Adjective

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alegre

  1. (dated) happy; joyful; lively
    Synonym: malipayon
    • 1939, F. Bok, Ang anak ni Pepe:
      “ Maayo, buotan nga bata. Dinhi magmalipayon ikaw labaw didto sa kabukiran kay alegre dinhi, " mibuyo si Asong.
      "All right, boy. Here you'll be happier in the mountains because it's happy here", Asong sighed.

Verb

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alegre

  1. (dated) to be lively

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Galician

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese alegre (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Old Occitan alegre, possibly through a Vulgar Latin root *alicer, alecrem from Latin alacer.

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Adjective

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alegre m or f (plural alegres)

  1. happy; joyful; gay
    Synonym: ledo
  2. (colloquial) a bit drunk; tipsy
    Synonym: peneque

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Ladino

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Adjective

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alegre (Latin spelling, feminine alegra)

  1. happy
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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: a‧le‧gre

Etymology 1

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From Old Galician-Portuguese alegre, from Vulgar Latin *alicrem, from Latin alacer. Doublet of alegro.

Adjective

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alegre m or f (plural alegres, comparable, comparative mais alegre, superlative o mais alegre or alegríssimo)

  1. happy
    Synonym: feliz
  2. joyful
  3. (colloquial) a bit drunk, tipsy
Quotations
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For quotations using this term, see Citations:alegre.

Etymology 2

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Verb

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alegre

  1. inflection of alegrar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /aˈleɡɾe/ [aˈle.ɣ̞ɾe]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɡɾe
  • Syllabification: a‧le‧gre

Etymology 1

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Inherited from Latin alacrem, possibly through a Vulgar Latin root *alicer, alecrem.

Adjective

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alegre m or f (masculine and feminine plural alegres)

  1. joyful, cheerful
    Ella es una persona madrugadora, siempre tan alegre.
    She is definitely a morning person, always so cheerful.
  2. happy, joyous, merry
    Synonym: feliz
    Yo seguiré mi alegre camino en un segundo.
    I'll be on my merry way in just a second.
  3. lively
  4. light-hearted
  5. jaunty (dress, attire)
  6. (colloquial) tipsy (slightly drunk)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:borracho
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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alegre

  1. inflection of alegrar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

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