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Meaning of revel | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized

ˈɹɛv.əl

Definitions

A surname.
An instance of merrymaking; a celebration.
A kind of dance.
A wake for the dead.

Equivalents

العربية عربد

Български гуляй пир

Bosanski fešta veselje весеље

Català barrila gatzara gresca

Čeština hýřit

Deutsch Ausgelassenheit Feier feiern schwelgen

Español celebrar deleitarse con gozar de juerga parranda

Suomi juhlia juhlinta nauttia rällätä rellestää rellestys uppoutua

Français Revel

Hrvatski fešta veselje весеље

Italiano andare a nozze baccanale celebrare celebrazione festeggiamento gioire

Kurdî fira fira

Latina bacchor cōmissātiō comissor

Македонски пир пирува пирување

Nederlands feesten

Polski bachować bachusować biesiada biesiadować birbantka birbantować hulać hulanka pohulanka rozkoszować się uczta ucztować

Português esbaldar-se revel revel

Русский кутёж кутить пир пирова́ть

Српски fešta veselje весеље

Svenska festa fira

Українська бенкет бенкетувати гулянка гуляти

Examples

“Our revels now are ended.”

“"I ought to arise ⟳ and go forth with timbrels and with dances; but, do you know ⟳, I am not inclined to revels? There has been a little—just a very little bit too much festivity so far …. Not that I don't adore dinners and gossip and dances; not that I do not love ⟳ to pervade bright and glittering places.[…]"”

CEFR level

Mastery
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Meaning of revel | Babel Free

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