verb · transitive · rare

regale

regale · regales · regaled · regaling

звертатися, ставитися, лікувати

развлекать, веселить, угощать, потчевать

ergötzen, festlich bewirten

To please or entertain, especially with stories, tales or jokesTo please or entertain (someone), especially with stories, tales or jokes.

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/ɹɪˈɡeɪl/

» I regaled the devil; he gave me a fable.

Dem Teufel bot ich Speis’ und Trank; als Preis erscholl zum Dank ein Schwank.

Ich geb dem Teufel Speis und Trank; und zum Dank erzählt der mir einen Schwank.

Meaning

4 senses

(transitive)To please or entertain (someone), especially with stories, tales or jokes.
Please, regale us with your best tales!
ergötzen
весели́тьveselítʹ, развлека́тьrazvlekátʹ
(transitive)To provide hospitality for (someone); to supply with abundant food and drink.
festlich bewirten
угоща́тьugoščátʹ, по́тчеватьpótčevatʹ
provide with choice or abundant food or drink
(figuratively, transitive)To entertain with something that delights; to gratify; to refresh.
to regale the taste/the eye/the ear
(intransitive, obsolete)To feast (on, with something).

Examples

6 sentences

I regaled the devil; he gave me a fable.
deDem Teufel bot ich Speis’ und Trank; als Preis erscholl zum Dank ein Schwank.
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The marriage guests, on the present occasion, were regaled with a banquet of unbounded profusion.
deDie Hochzeitsgäste durften sich zum aktuellen Anlass bei einem Bankett des unbegrenzten Überflusses festlich bewirten lassen.
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They regaled me on a Chinese banquet.
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Barbara regaled us with amazing stories about her trip to Tibet.
deBarbara unterhielt uns mit erstaunlichen Geschichten über ihre Reise nach Tibet.
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Nan nudged Grandad as he was about to start regaling the dinner guest with his stories.
deOma gab Opa mit dem Ellenbogen einen Knuff in die Seite, als er beim Essen vor den Gästen wieder mit seinen Geschichten anfangen wollte.
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Translations

7 languages

Русский

By meaning 2

to please someone with entertainment:

to provide a meal and entertainment:

Deutsch

By meaning 2

to please someone with entertainment:

to provide a meal and entertainment:

Origin

From French régaler (“to entertain, feast”), from Old French regale, rigale, from gale (“m

From French régaler (“to entertain, feast”), from Old French regale, rigale, from gale (“merriment”), probably of Germanic origin (see Old French galer). Influenced by Old French se rigoler (“amuse oneself, rejoice”), of unknown origin. Compare Middle High German begalen (“to charm; enchant”), English gale (“to sing; charm”). Compare also English gala.

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