rejoice

/rɪˈdʒɔɪs/ [rejoiced, rejoicing]

Translation

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⇨ regocijarse

She rejoiced to see that it was still here

Se regocijó viendo que todavía estaba allí

⇨ alegrarse

Everybody rejoiced when the peace settlement was announced

Todo el mundo se alegró cuando se anunció el tratado de paz

■ constr. to rejoice + to do sth

(Definition of rejoice v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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