revel

revel
1. intransitive verb,
(Brit.) -ll-
1) (take delight) genießen (in Akk.)

revel in doing something — es [richtig] genießen, etwas zu tun

2) (carouse) feiern
2. noun usu pl.
Feiern, das; Feierei, die (ugs.)
* * *
['revl] 1. past tense, past participle - revelled; verb
((with in) to take great delight in something: He revels in danger.) schwelgen
2. noun
((usually in plural) noisy, lively enjoyment: midnight revels.) das Gelage
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- revelry
* * *
rev·el
<BRIT -ll- or AM usu -l->
[ˈrevəl]
vi (liter or hum) feiern
to \revel in sth seine wahre Freude an etw dat haben
* * *
['revl]
1. vi
1) (= make merry) feiern
2)

(= delight) to revel in sth — etw in vollen Zügen genießen

to revel in doing sth — seine wahre Freude daran haben, etw zu tun

like it? I revel in it — gefallen? es macht mir Riesenspaß!

2. n revels
3. pl
Feiern nt
* * *
revel [ˈrevl]
A v/i prät und pperf -eled, besonders Br -elled
1. (lärmend) feiern, ausgelassen sein
2. (in) fig
a) schwelgen (in dat):
revel in doing sth größtes Vergnügen daran haben, etwas zu tun; etwas mit wahrem Vergnügen tun;
revel in one’s freedom seine Freiheit in vollen Zügen genießen
b) sich weiden oder ergötzen (an dat)
B s meist pl revelry
* * *
1. intransitive verb,
(Brit.) -ll-
1) (take delight) genießen (in Akk.)

revel in doing something — es [richtig] genießen, etwas zu tun

2) (carouse) feiern
2. noun usu pl.
Feiern, das; Feierei, die (ugs.)
* * *
v.
ausgelassen sein ausdr.
feiern v.

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