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Meanings of regale in English

Catalan
complimentar

Provide with choice or abundant food or drink.

complimentar
Usage of regale in English
1
Ellen came in, expecting to regale her eyes with the newest fashions.
Magnum Bonum; Or, Mother Carey's Brood
2
They should ornament the castle walls where you regale the country nobles.
A Romance of Youth — Volume 2
3
Each was fond of a regale from her hands in her Dairy-house.
Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 9
4
Don't worry, I'm not going to regale you with that epic here.
Wired
5
But there was a weekly regale too, which was known as Twice-a-Week-Roast.
In a Green Shade / A Country Commentary
6
A fine bit of gossip to regale you with on his return!
The Daisy Chain, or Aspirations
7
And their mothers don't regale the audience with their weight and sleeping habits.
The Irish Times
8
And they hastened to regale the hungry visitors with a repast of fish.
France and England in North America, Part I: Pioneers of France ...
9
The second day I had a turkey-hen brought to regale me.
The History of Louisiana, Or of the Western Parts of Virginia an...
10
If he does, they regale his ears with the following song:-
Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, Written by Herself
11
In private we regale each other with tales of inefficiency, ineptitude and laziness.
The Irish Times
12
This aloud, to regale the ear of any possible listener other than Andy.
Then Marched the Brave
13
Locals are keen to regale visitors with tales of King's generosity.
The Guardian
14
You can bore -sorry...regale me with tales of your youth.'
Imperatrix
15
He will regale the fishes, who are not hard to please!
Dick Sand: A Captain at Fifteen
16
Rule number two: Don't regale diners with your personal stories.
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