What does joli in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word joli in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use joli in French.
The word joli in French means pretty, lovely, nice, tidy, honey, (my) darling, (my) lovely, have caught the sun, that's all well and good but ..., that's all very well but ..., thanks for that, it's not nice, it's not very nice, look pretty, be there to look pretty, be there just to look pretty, flirt, flirt, carry off successfully, that is all very well, but. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word joli
pretty, lovely, niceadjectif (mignon) (thing) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Ma belle-fille est jolie, et gentille avec ça. Merci pour le cadeau, ce foulard est très joli ! My daughter-in-law is pretty and kind too. |
tidyadjectif (somme d'argent : important) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Mes grands-parents m'ont donné une jolie somme d'argent pour mon anniversaire. My grandparents gave me a tidy sum of money for my birthday. |
honey, (my) darling, (my) lovelynom masculin (familier (mot tendre) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Je vous amène ça tout de suite, mon joli ! I'll bring you it straight away, my lovely! |
have caught the sunlocution verbale (avoir bonne mine) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Après cette journée à la plage nous avons tous un joli teint. |
that's all well and good but ..., that's all very well but ...(familier (certes, néanmoins) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
thanks for that(ironique, familier (critique moqueuse) (ironic) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") Tu as 2 heures de retard ! C'est du joli ! |
it's not nice, it's not very nice(familier (c'est critiquable) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") Voler le petit ami de sa meilleure amie, c'est pas joli, joli ! |
look prettylocution verbale (embellir) Ces fleurs font joli dans notre bureau. |
be there to look pretty, be there just to look prettylocution verbale (péjoratif (ne pas servir à grand-chose) (pejorative) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") C'est une fontaine factice, elle est seulement là pour faire joli. |
flirtlocution verbale (se comporter en séducteur) (intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.") |
flirtnom masculin (séducteur) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) |
carry off successfullylocution verbale (obtenir un grand succès) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
that is all very well, but(certes) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") Tout ça, c'est bien joli mais il faut travailler maintenant. |
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