jolly along

• Verbe à particule signifiant encourager ou persuader quelqu'un de manière joyeuse et amicale, souvent pour maintenir sa coopération ou son bon moral.

A phrasal verb used to indicate the act of encouraging or persuading someone in a cheerful or friendly manner, often to keep them cooperative or in good spirits.

indénombrable · transitif · phrasal, séparable

1. To encourage or cheer upinformalbritish

   To try to make someone feel happier or more cooperative, often in a light-hearted or gentle way.

   encourager gentiment

   • She jollied the children along with a funny story.
   • He tried to jolly his friend along after the bad news.
   • The manager jollied the team along before the big presentation.

   Synonymesanimatebuck upbuoy upcheer upcoaxencouragegladdenpep upuplift

   Antonymesdejectdemoralizediscouragedisheartendispirit

Verbe de basejolly