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refreshments

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re·fresh·ment  (r-frshmnt)
n.
1. The act of refreshing or the state of being refreshed.
2. Something, such as food or drink, that refreshes.
3. refreshments A snack or light meal and drinks.
Translations
refreshments [rɪˈfrɛʃmənts] npl (= drinks) → refrescos mpl
refreshments [rɪˈfrɛʃmənts] refresh nplrafraîchissements mpl
refreshments [rɪˈfrɛʃmənts] refresh npl (food and drink) → Erfrischungen pl


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"And don't you know," said the Sheik of the Outfit, "that caravans will then stop here for rest and refreshments, giving you a chance to steal the camels, the horses, and the goods?
The Princess served delicious refreshments to those who were in the habit of eating, and when Dorothy's bed time arrived the company separated after exchanging many friendly sentiments.
It is not, perhaps, easy for a reader, who hath never been in those circumstances, to imagine the horror with which darkness, rain, and wind, fill persons who have lost their way in the night; and who, consequently, have not the pleasant prospect of warm fires, dry cloaths, and other refreshments, to support their minds in struggling with the inclemencies of the weather.
 
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