"gai comme pinson" meaning in Français

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Adjective

IPA: \ɡe kɔm pɛ̃.sɔ̃\ Forms: gai comme un pinson
  1. Plein de vivacité, de bonne humeur, joyeux.
    Sense id: fr-gai_comme_pinson-fr-adj-nIUQwfyD Categories (other): Exemples en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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