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09 October 2011

Periwinkle is a color, too

Periwinkle is a color in the blue-violet family. Its name is derived from the lesser periwinkle or myrtle herb (Vinca minor) which bears flowers of the same color.
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 periwinkle is also a bígaro -in Spanish- and a flower, the 'vincapervinca'

14 June 2010

relish...

relish1 /'relɪʃ/ verbo transitivomeal/joke/successsaborear;
I don't ~ the prospect of … no me entusiasma or no me hace ninguna gracia la perspectiva de …
relish2 sustantivo
  1. countable or uncountable (Culin) salsa o conserva que se come con carnes
  1. uncountable (enjoyment): with ~eat/drinkcon gusto, con fruición;
    read/listen tocon placer, con deleite
- The flight attendant offered a platter of sweets, just the kind she liked. She relished them.
- I don't relish the idea. (no me gusta la idea)
to get great pleasure or satisfaction from something
Being a role model for younger players is something he relishes.
Synonyms or related words for this meaning of relish: like, enjoy, go in for, delight in, savour... more
a.
to enjoy the thought of something that you are going to do
Synonyms or related words for this meaning of relish: like, enjoy, go in for, delight in, savour... more