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joy / alegría
 
joy   [dȝɔɪ]   -noun
(=happiness)   alegría (f)
(=delight)   júbilo (m),   regocijo (m)
(=source of delight)   deleite (m),   alegría (f)
·to be a joy to the eye
·ser un gozo para los ojos
·it'noun a joy to hear him
·es un gusto oírlo,   da gusto oírlo
·the joys of opera
·los encantos de la ópera
·the joys of camping
(literally)
also humorous   los placeres del camping
. to be [beside] o.noun. with joy =   no caber en nouní de gozo
. did you [have] any joy in finding it? =   ¿tuviste éxito en encontrarlo?
. to [jump] or [leap] for joy =   saltar de alegría
. [no] joy!   *   ¡sin resultado!,   ¡sin éxito!
·we got no joy out of it
·no logramos nada,   no nos sirvió de nada
. [to] our great joy ... =   para nuestra gran alegría ...
. I [wish] you joy of it!   ironic   ¡que lo disfrutes!,   ¡enhorabuena!
 
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged and Audio Headword Pronunciation (Spanish) 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co Ltd. 1971,1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992,1993,1996,1997,2000,2003,2005.
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