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CHUCKLE
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Traducere în limba română
chuckle1 I. verb A. intranzitiv
1. a chicoti, a râde pe înfundate, a râde, a şicana.
2. (fig.) a jubila, a se bucura;
he is chuckling at / over his success se bucură de succesul lui.
3. a cotcodăci, a cloncăni.
chuckle1 I. verb B. tranzitiv
1. (despre puii de găină) a chema.
2. a dezmierda, a alinta, a mângâia.
chuckle1 II. substantiv
1. râs(et) (plin) de satisfacţie / de mulţumire.
2. bucurie.
3. cotcodăcit, cloncănit.
chuckle2 adjectiv
1. (mai ales despre cap) mare.
2. necioplit, stângaci, nedibaci, greoi; greu de cap.
Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze:
“That will await him when he enters port,” said he, chuckling.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
I could see that Holmes was extremely pleased, for he chuckled and rubbed his hands together.
(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
My companion gave a sudden chuckle of comprehension.
(His Last Bow, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
He chuckled and rubbed his hands when we found ourselves in the street once more.
(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The old man chuckled to himself after the manner of the old.
(Love of Life and Other Stories, de Jack London)
“Mas'r Davy bor', so sh' is!” and he sat and chuckled at her for some time, in a state of mingled admiration and delight, that made his face a burning red.
(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)
Smoke, who had descended to the deck and was now standing by my side, began to chuckle in a significant way.
(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)
He chuckled to himself and rubbed his long, nervous hands together.
(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
The secretary chuckled.
(His Last Bow, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
Again he chuckled.
(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)
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