| Example in German | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| Die heil'ge Quelle selbst erquicke unsres Pilgers Bad. | The holy spring itself shall refresh and bathe our pilgrim. |
| "in einen tiefen Schlaf sank, aus dem er erquickt erwachte, erleichtert, dass ihm das Schwadronieren und die Posen des alternden Mimen erspart geblieben waren." | "deep sleep from which he awoke much refreshed and relieved by the knowledge that he had been spared the ordeal of attending to the ageing matinée idol´s ranting and posturing." |
| Schlaf, der den Körper erfrischt und die Seele erquicket. | Sleep that refreshes the body and nourishes the mind. |
| Wer ihn trinket, erquicket Leib und Seele. | Whoever drinks it refreshes body and soul. |
| Wer ihn trinkt, erquicket Leib und Seele. | Whoever drinks it refreshes body and soul. |
| Das war erquickend. | That was refreshing. |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Catalan | refrescar | Dutch | laven,verfrissen, verkwikken, verversen |
| English | refresh | Esperanto | refreŝigi, rekalkuli |
| Finnish | freesata, friskata, piristäytyä, piristää, raitistaa, verestää, virkistyä, virkistäytyä, virkistää | French | rafraîchir, se rafraichir, se ragenouiller, se ragouiller, se ragréer, se raidir, se railler, se raisiner, se raisonner, se ralentir, se rallier, se rallumer, se ralourdir |
| Greek | δροσίζω, δυναμιτίζω, φρεσκάρω | Hungarian | felfrissít, frissít |
| Icelandic | uppfæra | Indonesian | menyegarkan |
| Italian | dissetare, dissetarsi, ristorararsi, ristorare | Lithuanian | gaivinti |
| Macedonian | освежува | Norwegian | forfriske |
| Polish | odświeżać, odświeżyć, orzeźwiać, pokrzepiać | Portuguese | refrescar |
| Romanian | împrospăta | Russian | освежать, освежить |
| Spanish | refrescar, refrescarse | Swedish | aktualisera, vederkvicka |
| Turkish | dinçleşmek, ferahlatmak, serinletmek, tazelenmek | Vietnamese | làm mối |