What does alegre in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word alegre in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use alegre in Spanish.

The word alegre in Spanish means happy, cheerful, bright, happy, merry, frivolous, make happy, brighten up, cheer up, liven up, cheer up, be happy, be pleased, be glad, be happy, be glad, be pleased, bright color, lively color, flighty, lady of the evening, get happy. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word alegre

happy, cheerful

adjetivo (contento, animado)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Es un muchacho muy alegre, siempre está de buen humor.
He's a really cheerful (or: happy) guy and is always in a good mood.

bright

adjetivo (de color vivo)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Siempre va vestida con colores alegres y eso la hace parecer más joven.
She always wears bright colours - it makes her seem younger.

happy, merry

adjetivo (un poco bebido) (colloquial, euphemism)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
No iba borracho, tan solo un poco alegre.
I wasn't drunk, just a bit merry (or: happy).

frivolous

adjetivo (irresponsable, despreocupado)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Eres demasiado alegre para tomar decisiones.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. She was too frivolous to be trusted with anything serious.

make happy

verbo transitivo (dar alegría)

La noticia de las vacaciones alegró a los niños. Su visita me alegró el día.
ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Visiting my grandmother makes me happy.

brighten up, cheer up, liven up

verbo transitivo (figurado (dar colorido, animar)

Se puso un collar de bisutería para alegrar su aspecto.
She wore costume jewellery to brighten up her appearance.

cheer up

verbo pronominal (ponerse alegre) (suddenly)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
Los niños se alegraron al ver a sus abuelos.
The children cheered up on seeing their grandparents.

be happy, be pleased, be glad

(ponerse alegre por algo)

Mis padres se alegraron del éxito de mi hermana. Me alegro de que hayas venido.
I am glad that you came.

be happy, be glad, be pleased

(sentir alegría por alguien)

¿Te dieron un aumento? ¡Me alegro por ti!
You got a raise? I'm happy for you.

bright color, lively color

locución nominal masculina (luminoso, vivo) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

flighty

locución adjetiva (arcaico (casquivano, irreflexivo)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Juan es ligero de cascos y su imprudencia me exaspera.

lady of the evening

nombre femenino (prostituta) (formal, dated)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Victorine Meurent, la musa de Manet, fue una mujer de vida alegre.

get happy

locución verbal (emborracharse ligeramente)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
A la segunda copa de vino se puso alegre y comenzó a reír y a hablar con todo el mundo.

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