happy end

See also: happyend, Happyend, happy-end, Happy-End, and Happy End

French

Alternative forms

  • happy-end

Etymology

Borrowed from English happy + end.

Pronunciation

  • (aspirated h) IPA(key): /a.pi ɛnd/
  • (file)

Noun

happy end m or f (plural happy ends)

  1. happy ending
    Synonym: fin heureuse

Polish

Etymology

Pseudo-anglicism, derived from happy ending.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxɛ.pi ˈɛnt/
  • (file)

Noun

happy end m inan

  1. (film, literature, theater) happy ending (clichéd conclusion in which all loose ends are tied up and all main characters are content)

Declension

Derived terms

adjective
  • happyendowy

Further reading

  • happy end in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • happy end in Polish dictionaries at PWN
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