real treat
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2.1
- noun
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verdadero placer
- "It's a real treat to get to excavate along the river in the park," says Neff.
- a real treat tonight
- Now for a real treat
- Next up, a real treat
Ladies and gentlemen, you are in for a real treat, real treat this evening.
- Ladies and gentlemen, you are in for a real treat, real treat this evening.
- And this has been a real treat, guys, by the book Fright Night Origins.
- Today we have a real treat for you.
- Debbie, you were a real treat.
- Many other people feature this place, so I think we're all in for a real treat.
- Tina Leonard, Guy Hollingworth, Juan Tamarez, you Google these people, you're in for a real treat.
- So this opportunity to engage the multiple meanings of Molelo, multiple disciplines, multiple sources, is a real treat.
- And they are they, they're a little bit nasty, but you boil them up, you put some good seasoning on them and man, it's a real treat.
Examples
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Finding a new café with delicious pastries was a real treat.
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You're in for a real treat today.
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So it was a real treat and it looks really cute in our kitchen as well.
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I have got a real treat for you today.
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And I think they are in for a real treat.
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You are in for a real treat.
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We have a real treat for you now.
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This is a real treat.
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But on the other hand, last night I was given a real treat.
Fiction book (1990) -
If it tastes as good as it smells, my guests will be in for a real treat.
Blog text (5)
Synonyms
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1.0
Something special and enjoyable like ice cream or a nice outing
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1.2
A thing or feeling that gives great pleasure
Antonyms
223
1.7
A feeling of sadness or being let down when something you wanted does not happen
How Enjoyable
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'something especially enjoyable' is directly derivable from combining 'real' as an intensifier ('very') with 'treat' as a pleasant reward or enjoyable thing. This simple intensifier + noun composition is common and predictable, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily understand the MWE.
Etymology
Real treat comes from the image of getting a true special treat—a nice dessert or small gift you do not get often. That's why it means 'something that is especially enjoyable'.