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refreshing

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re·fresh·ing  (r-frshng)
adj.
1. Serving to refresh.
2. Pleasantly fresh and different: "common sense of a most refreshing sort" (William Raspberry).

re·freshing·ly adv.

refreshing [rɪˈfrɛʃɪŋ]
adj
1. able to or tending to refresh; invigorating
2. pleasantly different or novel
refreshingly  adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.refreshingrefreshing - imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air"
invigorating - imparting strength and vitality; "the invigorating mountain air"
2.refreshing - pleasantly new or different; "common sense of a most refreshing sort"
new - not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered; "a new law"; "new cars"; "a new comet"; "a new friend"; "a new year"; "the New World"

refreshing
adjective
2. stimulating, fresh, cooling, bracing, invigorating, revivifying, thirst-quenching, inspiriting Herbs have been used for centuries to make refreshing drinks.
stimulating tiring, exhausting, soporific, wearisome, enervating
Translations
refreshing [rɪˈfreʃɪŋ] ADJ
1. (lit) [drink] → refrescante
2. (fig) it's refreshing to hear some new ideasda gusto escuchar nuevas ideas
it's a refreshing change to find thises alentador encontrar esto

refreshing [rɪˈfrɛʃɪŋ] adj
(= cooling) [drink, shower] → rafraîchissant(e)
(= giving energy) [sleep, rest] → réparateur/trice
(= pleasingly unusual) [fact, idea, change] → rafraîchissant(e)
This film makes a refreshing change → Ce film constitue un changement rafraîchissant.
it is refreshing to do sth → c'est rafraîchissant de faire qch
It was refreshing to meet a woman executive → C'était rafraîchissant de rencontrer une femme cadre.

refreshing
adj, refreshingly
adv (lit, fig)erfrischend

refreshing [rɪˈfrɛʃɪŋ] adj (drink) → rinfrescante; (sleep) → ristoratore/trice; (change) → piacevole; (idea, point of view) → originale
refreshing [rɪˈfrɛʃɪŋ] adj (drink) → rinfrescante; (sleep) → ristoratore/trice; (change) → piacevole; (idea, point of view) → originale

refreshing مُجدد للنشاط osvěžující forfriskende erfrischend αναζωογονητικός refrescante virkistävä rafraîchissant osvježavajući rinfrescante さわやかな 상쾌한 verfrissend oppfriskende odświeżający refrescante освежающий uppfriskande ซึ่งทำให้สดชื่น iç ferahlatıcı làm tỉnh táo 提神的


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Catching myself at that, I took my own hint, and spreading myself out upon the turf I had a long and refreshing sleep.
Though at the time they may be refreshing and agreable yet beleive me they will in the end, if too often repeated and at improper seasons, prove destructive to your Constitution.
But it is at least refreshing to hear any one speak his mind with such frankness.
 
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