joli

Oznaczający

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

Wymawiane jako (IPA)

/ʒɔ.li/

Etymologia

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).

Zdania

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

Rastignac followed the pretty couple with his eyes, remaining damaged in his reflections.