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Meaning of relish in English

(Definition of relish from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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Examples of relish

relish
The stark tartness of his statistical relishes will jolt even jaded palates from the customary response to familiarity.
He relished the challenge of playing in costume, and without music or his spectacles.
They take this view that embraces absurdity and relishes life and turns it into inspired art.
Humble origins could be conceded and the arduous life of pioneers could be relished in retrospect, because there could be no going back to such primitive conditions.
No authority relishes the prospect of a closure.
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Many people have been girding their loins for years almost relishing the battle ahead.
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I would have relished the opportunity of making some of these comments when in power.
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We have all relished his wit from time to time.
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He goes around positively relishing any opportunity that he has to make matters worse.
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I have here a few pieces of information that will be relished.
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I know that he always relishes the opportunity to answer all the points that have been raised.
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I know the demands of balancing a young family and employment, but ultimately parenthood has to be enjoyed and relished.
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I do not believe that any of us relishes the difficult task which is involved in coming to decisions in these areas.
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I do not think that anyone relishes such a prospect.
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I dare say that he relished this opportunity not to be barracked so hard.
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Translations of relish

in Chinese (Traditional)
享受, 喜歡, 期盼…
in Chinese (Simplified)
享受, 喜欢, 期盼…
in Spanish
disfrutar con, salsa para condimentar, deleite…
in Portuguese
apreciar, molho agridoce, deleite…
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रूचणे, आवडणे, पसंत पडणे…
喜び, 楽しむこと, 薬味…
çok hoşlanmak, büyük zevk almak, tadını çıkarmak…
trouver du plaisir à, savourer, plaisir…
gust, fruïció, salsa per a condimentar…
genieten van, genot, pikante saus…
எதையாவது விரும்ப அல்லது அனுபவிக்க, நீங்கள் ஒரு விஷயத்தைப் பற்றி அல்லது நினைத்தால், அது நடக்கப் போகிறது என்று நீங்கள் மகிழ்ச்சியடைகிறீர்கள்.…
कुछ पसंद करना या आनंद लेना, (किसी चीज़ का) आनंद लेना, स्वाद बढ़ाने के लिए भोजन के संग खाया जाने वाला सॉस…
ગમવું, વૈચારિક આનંદ માણવો, એક પ્રકારનો સોસ…
nyde, nydelse, kryddersovs…
njuta av, välbehag, njutning…
menyukai, kesukaan, perasa yang kuat…
Geschmack finden an, das Behagen, die Würze…
nyte, like, finne glede ved…
لطف لینا, مزا لینا, دلچسپی لینا…
мати задоволення, смакувати, задоволення…
получать удовольствие, прельщаться, удовольствие…
దేనినైనా ఇష్టపడు లేదా ఆనందించు, ఆస్వాదించు / మీరు ఏదైనా ఊహను లేదా ఆలోచనను ఇష్టపడితే, అది జరగబోతోందని మీరు ఆనందిస్తారు.…
استِمتاع, مّذاق, نَكهة…
উপভোগ করা, এক ধরনের সস্, স্বাদ…
radovat se (z), vychutnávat, chuť…
menikmati, kenikmatan, bumbu…
เพลิดเพลิน, ความเพลิดเพลิน, เครื่องปรุงรส…
thích thú, niềm vui, đồ gia vị…
znajdować przyjemność w, rozkoszować się, rozkosz…
즐거움, 렐리시, 즐기다…
gusto, salsa agrodolce, gradire…
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