| Principal Translations |
| happy adj | (full of joy) | feliz adj mf |
| | | alegre adj mf |
| | I was happy last spring when we were dating. |
| | Estaba feliz la primavera pasada cuando estábamos saliendo. |
| happy adj | (fulfilled, content) | feliz adj mf |
| | Mara is a happy person and smiles often. |
| | Mara es una persona feliz y sonríe a menudo. |
happy,
happy that adj | (with clause: pleased that) | contento de adj + prep |
| | | feliz de adj mf + prep |
| | I'm happy you came. |
| | Estoy contento de que vinieras. |
| happy about [sth] adj + prep | (pleased about) | feliz con adj mf + prep |
| | | contento con adj + prep |
| | I have so many things in my life to be happy about. |
| | Estoy feliz con muchas cosas de mi vida. |
| happy with [sth] adj + prep | (satisfied) | satisfecho con adj + prep |
| | | feliz con adj mf + prep |
| | I'm happy with your work so far. |
| | Estoy satisfecho con tu trabajo hasta ahora. |
| happy about [sth] adj + prep | (content with) | feliz con adj mf + prep |
| | | contento con adj + prep |
| Note: Often used in negative sentences. |
| | Emily was far from happy about the changes at work. |
| | Emily no estaba feliz con los cambios en su trabajo. |
| happy to do [sth] expr | (willing to do) | encantado de adj + prep |
| | | dispuesto a adj + prep |
| | If you're hungry, I'm happy to fix you a snack. |
| | Si tienes hambre, estaría encantado de prepararte un bocadillo. |
| happy adj | dated (fortunate) | afortunado adj |
| | | feliz adj mf |
| | Happy is the man who wants for nothing. |
| | Afortunado es el hombre que quiere sin esperar nada a cambio. |
| happy adj | (event, thought, etc.: causing joy) | bueno/a adj |
| | | feliz adj mf |
| | Congratulations on your happy news! |
| | ¡Felicitaciones por las buenas noticias! |
Compound Forms:
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be in a good place,
be in a happy place v expr | figurative, informal (be happy, contented) | estar en un buen lugar loc verb |
| | | encontrarse en una buena situación loc verb |
happily ever after,
happy ever after adv | (happy outcome) | felizmente adv |
| | | feliz por siempre, feliz para siempre loc adv |
| | The lost cat was found in the attic and the family lived happily ever after. |
| | Encontraron al gato en el ático y la familia vivió felizmente. |
| Happy anniversary! interj | (said to [sb] on an anniversary) | ¡Feliz aniversario! loc interj |
happy as can be,
as happy as can be expr | (very content, delighted) | muy feliz loc adj |
| Happy Birthday! interj | (greeting on birth date) | ¡Feliz cumpleaños! loc interj |
| | Happy Birthday Scott! I'm looking forward to your party on Friday. |
| | ¡Feliz cumpleaños Scott! Espero ansiosa tu fiesta el viernes. |
| happy camper | (cheerful person) | contento/a adj |
| | | satisfecho/a adj |
| Happy Christmas interj | UK (Christmas well-wishes) | ¡feliz Navidad! loc interj |
| happy coincidence n | (fortunate unplanned event) | feliz coincidencia adj + nf |
| happy days npl | (period for which nostalgia is felt) | días felices nmpl + adj |
| | Aquellos sí que eran días felices, no teníamos preocupaciones y nos divertíamos tanto. |
| Happy Easter interj | (seasonal greeting) | ¡Feliz Semana Santa! ¡Feliz Pascua! loc interj |
| happy ending n | (story: positive outcome) | final feliz loc nom m |
| | My mom only likes movies with happy endings. |
| | There are no happy endings when it comes to war. |
| | A mi madre únicamente le gustan las películas con final feliz. |
| happy event n | informal (birth, adoption of a child) | nacimiento nm |
| | | adopción nf |
happy family,
grey-crowned babbler n | AU (bird native to Australia) | gárrulo coronigrís loc nom m |
happy family,
apostle bird n | UK (crowlike bird) | corvino apóstol loc nom m |
| happy feet npl | figurative, informal (urge to dance) | ganas de bailar nfpl + loc adj |
| | This music's giving me happy feet! |
| | Esta música me da ganas de bailar. |
| happy feet npl | US, figurative, informal (sports: tendency to move feet in place) (deportes, coloquial) | bailoteo nm |
| the happy few npl | figurative (small number of fortunate people) | los pocos afortunados adj + nmpl |
| Happy Halloween! interj | (31st October greeting) | ¡Feliz Halloween! loc interj |
| Happy Holidays interj | mainly US (good wishes for festive season) | felices fiestas loc interj |
| | If you don't know a person's religion, the safest bet is simply to wish them "Happy Holidays". |
| | Si no sabes la religión de una persona, lo más seguro es simplemente desearle felices fiestas. |
| happy hour n | (bar: discount time) (coloquial) | hora feliz loc nom f |
| | (voz inglesa) | happy hour loc nom m |
| | All cocktails are $5 during happy hour. |
| | Todos los tragos están $5 durante la hora feliz. |
| Happy hump day! interj | slang (Wednesday greeting) | ¡feliz miércoles! ¡feliz mitad de semana! loc interj |
| Note: Esta expresión no se usa en español. Salvo en algún raro contexto irónico-humorístico. |
| Happy Independence Day! interj | US (4th July greeting) (EE UU) | ¡feliz Día de la Independencia! loc interj |
| happy medium n | (compromise) | justo medio loc nom m |
| | | término medio loc nom m |
| | Vicky is trying to strike a happy medium between her work commitments and family life. |
| | Vicky está tratando de encontrar un justo medio entre sus compromisos laborales y su vida familiar. |
| happy New Year n | (1st January well-wishes) | feliz año nuevo loc nom m |
| | They all clinked glasses and wished each other a happy New Year. |
| | Todos juntaron sus copas y se desearon un feliz año nuevo. |
| Happy New Year! interj | (1st January greeting) | ¡Feliz año nuevo! loc interj |
| | Happy New Year!" they all shouted drunkenly. |
| | "¡Feliz Año Nuevo!" gritaron todos bastante borrachos. |
| Happy New Year! interj | (greeting: start of lunar year) | ¡Feliz año nuevo! loc interj |
| happy soul n | informal (cheerful person) (persona) | alegre adj |
| | La señora de al lado es muy alegre, siempre se está riendo de algo. |
| Happy Thanksgiving interj | US (well-wishes for Thanksgiving) | feliz Día de Acción de Gracias loc interj |
| | Happy Thanksgiving! Don't eat too much turkey! |
| | ¡Feliz Día de Acción de Gracias! ¡Y no coman demasiado pavo! |
| happy thought n | (pleasant thing to think of) | pensamiento feliz nm + adj mf |
| | | buen pensamiento adj + nm |
| happy trail n | slang (line of hair on lower abdomen) (coloquial) | camino a la felicidad loc nom m |
| | | caminito a la felicidad loc nom m |
| Happy Valentine's Day! interj | (February 14th greeting) | ¡feliz día de San Valentín! loc interj |
| happy-go-lucky adj | informal (cheerfully unworried) | despreocupado/a adj |
| | Janice has always been a happy-go-lucky child. |
I am happy,
I'm happy interj | (I feel content or satisfied) | estoy contento loc interj |
| Note: "I'm happy" would usually be used in speech and informal writing. "I am happy" is more formal or used for emphasis. |
| | I'm happy to spend the holidays with my family this year. |
| | Estoy contento de pasar las vacaciones con mi familia este año. |
| make [sb] happy vtr + adj | (please, satisfy) | complacer a vtr + prep |
| | I agreed to attend the wedding to make my mother happy, although I utterly detest her new husband. |
| | Asistí a la boda para complacer a mi madre, pero detesto a su nuevo marido. |
| | | conformar a vtr + prep |
| | ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Le di unos caramelos para conformarlo y que dejara de llorar. |
| make [sb] happy vtr + adj | (bring joy, fulfillment to [sb]) | satisfacer a vtr + prep |
| | (informal) | hacer feliz a loc verb + prep |
| | It's important to find work that makes you happy. |
| not a happy bunny adj | UK, informal (displeased, annoyed) | enojado/a adj |
| | | enfadado/a adj |
| | Tim wasn't a happy bunny when he found out Michelle had broken his laptop. |
| on a happy note expr | (in a cheerful or joyous way) | de manera positiva, de manera optimista expr |
| | | de modo positivo, de modo alegre expr |
| Note: Commonly used after the following verbs: start; begin; end; finish; conclude; go out; leave. |
| only too ... to do [sth] adv | (especially) | demasiado... por loc adv |
| | | muy... por loc adv |
| Note: Followed by an adjective. |
| | He is only too keen to leave school. |
| | Está demasiado ansioso por dejar la escuela. |
slaphappy,
slap-happy,
slap happy adj | informal (dazed, punch-drunk) | aturdido adj |
| | (ES, coloquial) | sonado/a adj |
| | (ES, coloquial) | tocado/a adj |
slaphappy,
slap-happy,
slap happy adj | figurative, informal (carefree) | despreocupado/a adj |
| | (ES, coloquial) | pasota adj |
| trigger-happy adj | informal (quick to use firearm) (informal) | de gatillo fácil loc adj |
| trigger-happy adj | figurative, informal (quick to do something) | rápido adj |
| | | veloz adj mf |