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    gratify, refresh, comfort - letzen

    New entry

    gratify, refresh, comfort - letzen

    Examples/ definitions with source references
    Cassell's German-English Dictionary
    Authormabr (598108) 17 Jul 09, 02:37
    Suggestions

    to refresh

    -

    letzen

    obs.

    Context/ examples
    lẹt|zen ‹sw. V.; hat› [mhd. letzen, ahd. lezzen, eigtl. = schlaff machen, verw. mit lassen] (veraltet): laben, erquicken: jmdn., sich an etw.
    http://www.duden-suche.de/suche/artikel.php?s...

    Aus: BERTELSMANN Wörterbuch
    let|zen [V.1, hat geletzt; mit Akk.; veraltet, poet.] laben, erquicken [http://www.wissen.de/wde/generator/wissen/ser...


    Main Entry: grat·i·fy
    Pronunciation: \ˈgra-tə-ˌfī\
    Function: transitive verb
    Inflected Form(s): grat·i·fied; grat·i·fy·ing
    Etymology: Middle French gratifier, from Latin gratificari to show kindness to, from gratus + -ificari, passive of -ificare -ify
    Date: 1539
    1archaic : remunerate, reward
    2: to be a source of or give pleasure or satisfaction to
    3: to give in to : indulge, satisfy
    http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gratify

    Main Entry: re·fresh
    Pronunciation: \ri-ˈfresh\
    Function: verb
    Etymology: Middle English refresshen, from Anglo-French refreschir, from re- + fresch fresh — more at fresh
    Date: 14th century
    transitive verb
    1: to restore strength and animation to : revive
    2: to freshen up : renovate
    3 a: to restore or maintain by renewing supply : replenish b: arouse, stimulate
    4: to run water over or restore water to
    5: to update or renew (as an image, a display screen, or the contents of a computer memory) especially by sending a new signal
    intransitive verb
    1: to become refreshed
    2: to take refreshment
    3: to lay in fresh provisions
    http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/refresh
    Comment
    Ich stimme zu, "letzen" mit "to refresh" zu übersetzen. Bei den anderen beiden Vorschlägen bin ich mir nicht sicher, da letzen eher in die Richtung körperlicher Erfrischung geht. "To gratify" und "to comfort" sind aber eher im geistigen Bereich anzusiedeln.

    Zudem würde ich "letzen" als veraltet kennzeichnen.
    #1AuthorSanka17 Jul 09, 14:36
     
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