revel

rev·el

 (rĕv′əl)

intr.v. rev·eled, rev·el·ing, rev·els also rev·elled or rev·el·ling

1. To take great pleasure or delight: She reveled in her unaccustomed leisure.

2. To engage in uproarious festivities; make merry.

n. often revels

A boisterous festivity or celebration; merrymaking.

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[Middle English revelen, to carouse, from Old French reveler, to rebel, carouse, from Latin rebellāre, to rebel; see rebel.]

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rev′el·er, rev′el·ler n.

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revel

(ˈrɛvəl)

vb (intr) , -els, -elling or -elled, -els, -eling or -eled

1. (foll by in) to take pleasure or wallow: to revel in success.

2. to take part in noisy festivities; make merry

n

3. (often plural) an occasion of noisy merrymaking

4. a less common word for revelry

[C14: from Old French reveler to be merry, noisy, from Latin rebellāre to revolt, rebel]

ˈreveller, ˈreveler n

ˈrevelment n

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rev•el

(ˈrɛv əl)

v. -eled, -el•ing (esp. Brit.) -elled, -el•ling, v.i.

1. to take great pleasure or delight (usu. fol. by in): to revel in luxury.

2. to make merry; indulge in boisterous festivities.

n.

3. boisterous merrymaking or festivity; revelry.

4. Often, revels. an occasion of merrymaking or noisy festivity.

[1275–1325; (v.) Middle English < Old French reveler to raise tumult, make merry < Latin rebellāre to rebel; (n.) Middle English < Old French, derivative of reveler]

rev′el•er; esp. Brit., rev′el•ler, n.

rev′el•ment, n.

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revel

Past participle: revelled
Gerund: revelling

Imperative

revel

revel

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	revel - unrestrained merrymaking     revelry jollification, merrymaking, conviviality - a boisterous celebration; a merry festivity binge, tear, bout, bust - an occasion for excessive eating or drinking; "they went on a bust that lasted three days" booze-up, carousal, carouse, toot, bender - revelry in drinking; a merry drinking party debauch, debauchery, drunken revelry, bacchanalia, saturnalia, bacchanal, riot - a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity whoopee - noisy and boisterous revelry
Verb	1.	revel - take delight in; "he delights in his granddaughter" delight, enjoy have a ball, have a good time - enjoy oneself greatly; "We had a ball at the party and didn't come home until 2 AM" wallow - delight greatly in; "wallow in your success!" live it up - enjoy oneself; "it's your birthday, so let's live it up!"
	2.	revel - celebrate noisily, often indulging in drinking; engage in uproarious festivities; "The members of the wedding party made merry all night"; "Let's whoop it up--the boss is gone!" jollify, make happy, make merry, make whoopie, racket, wassail, whoop it up fete, celebrate - have a celebration; "They were feting the patriarch of the family"; "After the exam, the students were celebrating" carouse, roister, riot - engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking; "They were out carousing last night"

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revel

verb

1. celebrate, rave (Brit. slang), carouse, live it up (informal), push the boat out (Brit. informal), whoop it up (informal), make merry, paint the town red (informal), large it (Brit. slang), go on a spree, roister I'm afraid I revelled the night away.

noun

1. (often plural) merrymaking, party, celebration, rave (Brit. slang), gala, spree, festivity, beano (Brit. slang), debauch, saturnalia, bacchanal, rave-up (Brit. slang), jollification, carousal, hooley or hoolie (chiefly Irish & N.Z.), carouse The revels often last until dawn.

revel in something enjoy, relish, indulge in, delight in, savour, thrive on, bask in, wallow in, lap up, take pleasure in, drool over, luxuriate in, crow about, rejoice over, gloat about, rub your hands She revelled in her freedom.

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revel

verb

1. To take extravagant pleasure:

bask, indulge, luxuriate, roll, rollick, wallow.

2. To show joyful satisfaction in an event, especially by merrymaking:

celebrate, rejoice.

Idioms: kill the fatted calf, make merry.

3. To behave riotously:

carouse, frolic, riot, roister.

Informal: hell (around).

Idioms: blow off steam, cut loose, kick over the traces, kick up one's heels, let go, let loose, make merry, make whoopee, paint the town red, raise Cain, whoop it up.

noun

1. The act of showing joyful satisfaction in an event.Often used in plural:

celebration, festivity, merrymaking, rejoicing, revelry.

2. Joyful, exuberant activity.Often used in plural:

conviviality, festival, festiveness, festivity, fun, gaiety, jollity, merriment, merrymaking, revelry.

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Translations

مَرَحٌ صاخِب، عَرْبَدَهيَتَمَتَّع، يَسْتَلِذ

libovat siveselí

nydesold

Gelageschwelgen

délecterréjouissances

dorbézoláskedvét leli

hafa nautn afsvallveisla

far festafare bagordifestagozzovigliaretrovare diletto

gėrėtispuotautojaspuotavimasūžavimas

baudītdzīresizbaudīttīksminātiesuzdzīve

fryde seg overlystig kalasnyte i fulle drag

âlemçalıp oynamaçok hoşlanmak

狂欢酷爱

revel

[ˈrevl]

A. VI

1. (= make merry) → ir de juerga or de parranda

2. (= delight) to revel in sth/doing sth → gozar de algo/haciendo algo

B. N revels (liter) → jolgorio msing, jarana fsing; (organized) → fiestas fpl, festividades fpl
let the revels begin! → ¡que comience la fiesta!
the revels lasted for three days → continuaron las fiestas durante tres días

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

revel

[ˈrɛv^əl] vi
to revel in sth → se délecter de qch
to revel in doing sth → se délecter à faire qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

revel

vi

(= make merry) → feiern

(= delight) to revel in something → etw in vollen Zügen genießen; to revel in doing something → seine wahre Freude daran haben, etw zu tun; like it? I revel in it → gefallen? es macht mir Riesenspaß!

n revels

pl → Feiern nt

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

revel

[ˈrɛvl] vi → far baldoria
to revel in sth/in doing sth → godere di qc/nel fare qc

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revel

(ˈrevl) – past tense, past participle ˈrevelled , (American) ˈreveled – verb

(with in) to take great delight in something. He revels in danger. geniet يَتَمَتَّع، يَسْتَلِذ наслаждавам се deleitar-se libovat si (v) schwelgen nyde απολαμβάνωdeleitarse nautima لذت بردن nauttia se délecter לְיהֵנוֹת आमोद-प्रमोद करना uživati u kedvét leli vmiben menyukai hafa nautn af divertirsi 大いに楽しむ 매우 기뻐하다 gėrėtis, mėgautis tīksmināties; []baudīt menggilakan genieten vanfryde seg over, nyte i fulle drag upajać się چړچې كول،چړچې وهل،دخوښۍنارې وهل، دخوشالۍنه يوڼكى وهل، چړچې، دخوښۍ نارې deleitar-se a se bu­cu­ra de наслаждаться mať záľubu v (čom) uživati uživati njuta av, frossa i สนุกสนาน çok hoşlanmak 酷愛 насолоджуватися رنگ رلیاں منانا thích thú 酷爱

noun

(usually in plural) noisy, lively enjoyment. midnight revels. vermaak, geraas مَرَحٌ صاخِب، عَرْبَدَه веселие festejar veselí das Gelage sold; -sold ξεφάντωμαjolgorio, fiestas pralle جشن و سرور juhlinta réjouissancesהנאה धूम-धाम की दावत bučno se zabavljati, gostiti se dorbézolás pesta pora svallveisla festa, festeggiamento お祭り騒ぎ 야단법석 puotavimas, ūžavimas uzdzīve; dzīres pesta joollystig kalas; rangelhulanka چړچې كول، pândega chefuri гулянка oslava, zábava veseljačenje bančenje fest, rumlande งานสนุกสนานครื้นเครง çalıp oynama, âlem 狂歡 гулянка, бенкет رنگ رلیاں cuộc chè chén say sưa 狂欢

ˈreveller noun

partytjieganger مُعَرْبِد، عِرْبيد веселбар folião hýřil, flamendr der Nachtschwärmer svirebror γλεντοκόπος juerguista napsivend عیاش juhlija bambocheur/-euse מִתהוֹלֵל मौज उड़ाने वाला sudionik u bučnoj zabavi vidám ember; élvezethajhász peserta pesta svallari festaiolo 飲み騒ぐ人 떠드는 사람 puotautojas, ūžautojas uzdzīvotājs; dzīrotājs org yg berpesta feestvierderranglefant; bråkete festdeltaker hulaka چړ چو folião chefliu гуляка hlučný spoločník, roztopašník uživač koji banči rumlare, festare, frossare สนุกสนาน âlem yapan kimse 酷愛者，狂歡者 гульвіса خوشی منانے والا người tham dự cuộc vui 狂欢者

ˈrevelry – plural ˈrevelries – noun

(often in plural) noisy, lively enjoyment. midnight revelries. vermaak, geraas مَرَحٌ صاخِب، عَرْبَدَه веселба festejando radovánky das Gelage sold; -sold; svir; -svir ξεφάντωμαfiesta, jarana pidustused عیاشی؛ خوش گذرانی juhlinta festivités הִילוּלָה आमोद-प्रमोद, रंगरलियां, आनन्दोत्सव bučno slavlje, pijanka mulatozás pesta pora svall(veisla) festeggiamento ばか騒ぎ 흥청대기 puotavimas, ûþavimas uzdzīve; līksmošanās; dzīres pesta joollystig fest; festligheterzabawa خوښى pândega petrecere гульба radovánky, hýrenie krokanje terevenka festande, rumlande, svirande การเที่ยวหาความสนุกสนาน çalıp oynama, âlem 狂歡 гулянка, бенкет جشن مسرت cuộc ăn uống ồn ào 寻欢作乐，狂欢联欢

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