joli

Betekenis

1. pretty; cute
2. jolly, nice, pleasant, agreeable

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ʒɔ.li/

Etymologie

Inherited from Middle French joly (“considerable, ingenious, agreeable, pretty”), from Old French joli, jolif (“pretty, smart, joyful, merry”), possibly from Old Norse jól (midwinter festival), from Proto-Germanic *jehwlą, *jeulō (“Yule, Yule month, December”) (more at yule); alternatively from Vulgar Latin *gaudivus (from Latin gaudeō, more at joy).

Zinnen

Rastignac suivit du regard ce joli couple , en demeurant abîmé dans ses réflexions .

Rastignac volgde dit mooie paar met de look, terwijl ze beschadigd bleef in hun reflecties.