/ rɪˈgeɪl; NAmE / verb
•
PHRASAL VERBS
- regale sb with sth
••
WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from French régaler , from re- (expressing intensive force) + Old French gale pleasure.
/ rɪˈgeɪl; NAmE / verb
•
PHRASAL VERBS
- regale sb with sth
••
WORD ORIGIN
mid 17th cent.: from French régaler , from re- (expressing intensive force) + Old French gale pleasure.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005