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relief [rɪˈliːf] n 1. a feeling of cheerfulness or optimism that follows the removal of anxiety, pain, or distress 2. deliverance from or alleviation of anxiety, pain, distress, etc. 3. (Social Welfare) a. help or assistance, as to the poor, needy, or distressed b. (as modifier) relief work 4. short for tax relief 5. something that affords a diversion from monotony 6. a person who replaces or relieves another at some task or duty 7. a bus, shuttle plane, etc., that carries additional passengers when a scheduled service is full 8. (Social Science / Human Geography) a road (relief road) carrying traffic round an urban area; bypass 9. (Military) a. the act of freeing a beleaguered town, fortress, etc. the relief of Mafeking b. (as modifier) a relief column 10. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) Also called relievo rilievo Sculpture Architect a. the projection of forms or figures from a flat ground, so that they are partly or wholly free of it b. a piece of work of this kind 11. (Communication Arts / Printing, Lithography & Bookbinding) a printing process, such as engraving, letterpress, etc., that employs raised surfaces from which ink is transferred to the paper 12. any vivid effect resulting from contrast comic relief 13. (Earth Sciences / Physical Geography) variation in altitude in an area; difference between highest and lowest level a region of low relief 14. (Engineering / Mechanical Engineering) Mechanical engineering the removal of the surface material of a bearing area to allow the access of lubricating fluid 15. (Law) Law redress of a grievance or hardship to seek relief through the courts 16. (Historical Terms) European history a succession of payments made by an heir to a fief to his lord: the size of the relief was determined by the lord within bounds set by custom (Social Welfare) on relief US and Canadian (of people) in receipt of government aid because of personal need [from Old French, from relever to raise up; see relieve] Inequalities of evaluation and the configuration of land features on the surface of the Earth which may be represented on maps or charts by contours, hypsometric tints, shading, or spot elevations. ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
relief noun 1. ease, release, comfort, cure, remedy, solace, balm, deliverance, mitigation, abatement, alleviation, easement, palliation, assuagement The news will come as a great relief. 2. rest, respite, let-up, relaxation, break, diversion, refreshment (informal), remission, breather (informal) a self-help programme which can give lasting relief 3. aid, help, support, assistance, sustenance, succour famine relief 4. replacement, cover, supply, reserve, substitute, stand-in, standby, locum No relief drivers were available. Quotations "For this relief much thanks" [William Shakespeare Hamlet] Translations relief [rɪˈliːf] A. N 1. (from pain, anxiety) → alivio m that's a relief! → ¡qué alivio! the news came as a great relief to her parents → la noticia fue un gran alivio para sus padres there was a sense of relief that the war was finally over → todos sintieron un gran alivio cuando se supo que la guerra había terminado por fin the relief of nasal congestion → el alivio de la congestión nasal to bring or give or provide relief from sth → aliviar algo drugs provide relief from the pain → las drogas alivian el dolor to heave or breathe a sigh of relief → dar un suspiro de alivio to our (great) relief, she accepted → para(gran)alivio nuestro, aceptó she almost wept with or in relief → casi lloró del alivio que sintió 2. (from monotony) it's a relief to get out of the office once in a while → es un respiro salir de la oficina de vez en cuando by way of light relief → a modo de diversión see also comic 3. (= aid) → auxilio m, ayuda f disaster relief auxilio a las víctimas de una catástrofe relief efforts have been hampered by the rains → la lluvia ha dificultado las operaciones de auxilio see also famine 4. (= state welfare) to be on or get relief (US) → recibir prestaciones de la seguridad social poor relief (Brit) (Hist) → socorro m, beneficencia f 5. (Mil) [of town] → liberación f 6. (Art, Geog) → relieve m in relief → en relieve in high/low relief → en alto/bajo relieve to stand out in (bold or sharp or stark) relief against sth (lit, fig) → contrastar dramáticamente con algo to throw or bring sth into (sharp) relief (fig) → poner algo de relieve, hacer resaltar algo see also bas-relief 9. (Jur) → desagravio m B. CPD [train, bus] → de reemplazo; [typist, secretary] → suplente; [work, worker, agency, organization, convoy] → de ayuda, de auxilio relief driver N → conductor(a) m/f de relevo relief fund N → fondo m de auxilio(a los damnificados) relief map N → mapa m físico or de relieve; (3-D) → mapa m en relieve relief road N → carretera f de descongestión relief supplies NPL → provisiones fpl de auxilio relief troops NPL → tropas fpl de relevo relief [rɪˈliːf] n (from worry, uncertainty, distress) → soulagement m That's a relief! → Quel soulagement! It's a great relief to be back → C'est un grand soulagement que d'être de retour. to sb's relief To my relief, he said yes → À mon soulagement, il a dit oui. to breathe a sigh of relief → pousser un soupir de soulagement (from pain, suffering) → soulagement m relief from sth → soulagement de qch lasting relief from the symptoms of hay fever → un soulagement durable des symptômes du rhume des foins pain relief (= help, supplies) → secours mpl emergency relief → secours d'urgence humanitarian relief → secours humanitaires famine relief → aide aux victimes de la famine disaster relief → aide aux victimes de catastrophes (MILITARY) [guard] → relève f (= raised pattern) in relief → en relief (GEOGRAPHY) → relief m relief map modif [convoy, truck, plane] → humanitaire; [effort, operation] → humanitaire relief agency, relief fund, relief organization, relief work, relief worker relief agency n → organisation f humanitaire relief fund n → caisse f de secours relief map n → carte f en relief relief organization n → organisation f humanitaire relief road n (British) → route f de délestage relief work n → travail m humanitaire relief worker n → travailleur/euse m/f humanitaire relief n (from anxiety, pain) → Erleichterung f; to bring somebody relief (drug) → jdm Erleichterung verschaffen; (news) → jdn erleichtern; that brought him some relief from his headache → das hat seine Kopfschmerzen etwas gelindert; that’s a relief! → mir fällt ein Stein vom Herzen; it was a relief to find it → ich/er etc war erleichtert, als ich/er etc es fand; it was a relief to get out of the office → es war eine Wohltat, aus dem Büro wegzukommen (from monotony, boredom) → Abwechslung f; to provide a little light/comic relief → für eine kleine Abwechslung/für etwas Humor sorgen (= assistance) → Hilfe f; to come to somebody’s relief → jdm zu Hilfe kommen; relief was available in the form of blankets and cups of tea → für Decken und heißen Tee war gesorgt; to send relief in the form of food to somebody → jdm mit Nahrungsmitteln zu Hilfe kommen; relief of the poor → Armenfürsorge f; to provide relief for the poor → für die Armen sorgen; to be on relief (US) → Fürsorge bekommen, von der Fürsorge leben (Art, Geog) → Relief nt; (Typ) → Relief nt, → Hochdruck m; high/low relief → Hoch-/Flachrelief nt; in relief → erhaben; to stand out in relief (lit) → sich (deutlich) abheben; (fig) → gegensätzlich sein; to throw something into relief (lit) → etw (deutlich) hervortreten lassen; (fig) → etw hervorheben (Jur) → Rechtshilfe f → (of bei) attr relief: relief agency n → Rettungsorganisation f relief fund n → Hilfsfonds m relief map n → Reliefkarte f relief road n → Entlastungsstraße f relief supplies pl → Hilfsgüter pl relief troops pl → Entsatztruppen pl relief valve n → Ausgleichsventil nt relief workers pl → Rettungshelfer pl; (in disaster) → Katastrophenhelfer pl relief [rɪˈliːf] 1. n a. (from pain, anxiety) relief (from) → sollievo (a) by way of light relief → come diversivo that's a relief! → che sollievo! b. (Mil) (of besieged town) → liberazione f; (help, supplies) → soccorsi mpl c. (also tax relief) → sgravio fiscale e. (of guard) → cambio 2. adj (bus) → supplementare; (driver) → che da il cambio a un collega; (work, organization, troops) → di soccorso relief [rɪˈliːf] 1. n a. (from pain, anxiety) relief (from) → sollievo (a) by way of light relief → come diversivo that's a relief! → che sollievo! b. (Mil) (of besieged town) → liberazione f; (help, supplies) → soccorsi mpl c. (also tax relief) → sgravio fiscale e. (of guard) → cambio 2. adj (bus) → supplementare; (driver) → che da il cambio a un collega; (work, organization, troops) → di soccorso n relief [rəˈliːf] 1 a lessening or stopping of pain, worry, boredom etc When one has a headache, an aspirin brings relief; He gave a sigh of relief; It was a great relief to find nothing had been stolen. verligting إسْعاف، راحَه облекчение úleva lettelse die Erleichterung ανακούφιση alivio kergendus تسکین helpotus soulagement הַקָלָה राहत ublaženje, olakšica megkönnyebbülés kelegaan léttir, linun sollievo 軽減 (고통, 고민 등의) 완화, 경감 palengvėjimas atvieglojums lega verlichting,opluchting lindring; lettelse; befrielse ulga alívio uşurare; calmare облегчение úľava olajšanje olakšanje lindring, lättnad การผ่อนคลาย ferahlık, rahatlama (痛苦、擔憂、無聊感)減輕、消除 полегшення, заспокоєння اطمینان sự giảm nhẹ; sự khuây khỏa (痛苦的)减轻 2 help (eg food) given to people in need of it famine relief; (also adjective ) A relief fund has been set up to send supplies to the refugees. hulp إغاثَه، نَجْدَه помощ pomoc, pomocný nødhjælp; nødhjælps- die Hilfe; Hilfs-... βοήθημα, αρωγή auxilio, socorro abi کمک؛ امداد hätäapu (de) secours סַעַד, סִיוּע सहायता potpora, pomoć segély(ezés) bantuan neyðar-/fjárhagshjálp aiuto, soccorso 救援 (빈민, 난민 등에 대한) 구제 pagalba, šalpa palīdzība; pabalsts pertolongan hulp nødhjelp pomoc socorro (de) ajutor; asistenţă помощь pomoc; pomocný, na pomoc pomoč pomoć understöd, bistånd บรรเทาความเดือดร้อน yardım, bağış 救濟 допомога امداد cứu trợ 救济 3 a person who takes over some job or task from another person, usually after a given period of time The bus-driver was waiting for his relief; (also adjective ) a relief driver. plaasvervanger بَدَل смяна směna, střídání afløsning; afløsnings- die Ablösung; Ablösungs-... αντικαταστάτης (π.χ. με αλλαγή βάρδιας) relevo vahetus, asendus- جانشین vaihto (de) relève מַחֲלִיף दूसरी को कार्यमुक्त करने वाला व्यक्ति pomoćnik váltás pengganti afleysingamaður sostituto 交替 교체자 pamainininkas maiņa; pārinieks pelepasan aflossing avløsning, avlastning zmiennik substituto (de) schimb сменщик smena, striedanie zamenjava zamena avlösare, avbytare ผู้ที่มาผลัดเปลี่ยนเวรแทน nöbeti devralacak kimse 換班的人,換班的 зміна وہ شخص جسے ایک معینہ مدت کے بعد دوسرے کا کام تفویض کی جاتا ہے thay phiên 换班(的人) 4 the act of freeing a town etc from siege the relief of Mafeking. bevryding تَحْرير освобождаване osvobození befrielse die Befreiung λύση πολιορκίας liberación vabastamine امداد؛ آزاد سازی vapautus relève הָסַרַת מָצוֹר मुक्ति oslobođenje od opsade felszabadítás pembebasan frelsun liberazione 解放 (포위로부터의) 구출 išvadavimas iš apsiausties atbrīvošana; aplenkuma pārraušana membebaskan ontzet befrielse odsiecz, odbicie libertação eliberare снятие осады oslobodenie osvoboditev oslobađanje befriande การโอบล้อม kurtarma 解救 зняття облоги محاصرے سے آزادی sự giải vây 援救 5 a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background a carving in relief. reliëf نَقْش نافِر релеф reliéf reliefarbejde das Relief ανάγλυφο relieve reljeef حجاری برجسته kohokuva relief תַבלִיט उकेरना rezbariti u reljefu relief relief upphleypt mynd rilievo 浮き彫り 2 (조각, 건축 등의) 양각 reljefas reljefs corak seni pahat reli{#225}{#137}{#225}f relieffarbeid płaskorzeźba, relief relevo relief рельеф reliéf relief reljef relief ภาพลายนูน kabartma, rölyef 浮雕 рельєф کندہ کاری sự chạm khắc 浮雕 v reˈlieve [-v] 1 to lessen or stop (pain, worry etc) The doctor gave him some drugs to relieve the pain; to relieve the hardship of the refugees. verlig يُريح، يُخَفِّف намалявам ulevit lindre; fjerne erleichtern ανακουφίζω, καταπραΰνω aliviar leevendama تسکین دادن؛ کاستن helpottaa soulager לְהָקֵל पीड़ा कम करना olakšati, ublažiti enyhít meredakan lina, létta, draga úr alleviare 和らげる 완화하다 palengvinti, sumažinti atvieglot melegakan verlichten lindre, mildne, lette ulżyć aliviar a alina облегчать uľaviť ublažiti ublažiti lindra ผ่อนคลาย sıkıntısını hafifletmek, azaltmak 減輕,消除(痛苦、擔憂) полегшувати; зменшувати راحت پانا làm giảm; làm dịu 减轻(痛苦) 2 to take over a job or task from You guard the door first, and I'll relieve you in two hours. aflos يَحِلُّ مَحَل отменям vystřídat afløse ablösen αντικαθιστώ relevar, sustituir välja vahetama نوبت عوض کردن vapauttaa relayer לְהָדִיחַ सेवा से मुक्त करना zamijeniti felvált menggantikan leysa af sostituire 交替する 교대하다 pakeisti nomainīt (darbā) mengambil alih aflossen avløse zmienić, zluzować substituir a schimba сменять vystriedať zamenjati zameniti avlösa เข้ามารับหน้าที่แทน nöbeti/görevi devralmak 換班 змінювати امداد کرنا thay phiên 换岗 3 to dismiss (a person) from his job or position He was relieved of his post/duties. afdank يُحَرِّر، يُعْفي من وَظيفَه уволнявам propustit frigøre entlassen απαλλάσσω κπ. από τα καθήκοντά του despedir vallandama مرخص کردن vapauttaa relever (de) לְשַחרֵר बर्खास्त करना smijeniti felment membebastugaskan leysa frá störfum sollevare, rimuovere 解職する 해임하다 atleisti atbrīvot no darba, atlaist melepaskan ontheffen bli fritatt for tjeneste zwolnić exonerar a elibera (din) освободить prepustiť odstaviti smeniti entlediga ปลดออกจากตำแหน่ง atmak 免職 звільняти برخاست کرنا sa thải 解除 4 to take (something heavy, difficult etc) from someone May I relieve you of that heavy case?; The new gardener relieved the old man of the burden of cutting the grass. help dra يأخُذ عَن освобождавам zbavit skille af med; aflaste entlasten ξαλαφρώνω κπ., απαλλάσσω quitar, librar de (un peso, una carga, etc) (koormast) vabastama کمک کردن ottaa pois débarrasser de לְהַקֵל कार्य मुक्त करना rasteretiti levesz vkiről (terhet) membebaskan losa við/undan alleggerire 代る (어려움 등을) 덜어주다 išvaduoti, atpalaiduoti atslogot; palīdzēt/aizstāt ambil overnemen avhjelpe, unnsette, avlaste uwolnić ajudar a degreva (de), a despovăra (de) освобождать zbaviť razbremeniti osloboditi befria ลดภาระ kurtarmak 幫人提(重物),替人減輕(負擔) подавати допомогу, виручати دستگیری کرنا làm nhẹ bớt (gánh nặng) 替...人拿... 5 to come to the help of (a town etc which is under siege or attack). te hulp snel يُغيث، يُنْجِد вдигам обсадата на přinést pomoc befri befreien βοηθώ, ενισχύω socorrer, auxiliar päästma به کمک شتافتن vapauttaa secourir לְסַיֵיע सहायता करना priskočiti u pomoć megszabadít menolong aðstoða, liðsinna liberare, soccorrere 救護する 구원하다 išvaduoti iš apsiausties pārraut aplenkumu menolong ontzetten komme til unnsetning przyjść z odsieczą, odbić socorrer a veni în ajutorul оказывать помощь prísť na pomoc, poskytnúť pomoc odrešiti priteći u pomoć befria, undsätta ถูกโอบล้อมโจมตี ยึด yardımına gelmek 幫(圍城)脫困或解圍 зняти облогу چارہ سازی کرنا giải cứu 救援 adj reˈlieved no longer anxious or worried I was relieved to hear you had arrived safely. verlig مُسْتَريح، مُرْتاح облекчен uklidněný lette erleichtert ανακουφισμένος aliviado kergendust tundev آسوده؛ آرام huojentunut soulagé לְהָסִיר מָצוֹר चिन्तामुक्त odlanuti, osjetiti olakšanje megkönnyebbült lega feginn sollevato ほっとした 안도한 jaučiantis palengvėjimą just atvieglojumu; pārstāt raizēties berasa lega opgelucht lettet uspokojony aliviado uşurat успокоенный upokojený pomirjen koji oseća olakšanje lättad ซึ่งปลดเปลื้อง ferahlamış, rahatlamış 鬆了一口氣 заспокоєний تکلیف سے نجات حاصل کرنے والا nhẹ người 轻松(的) relief → راحة úleva lettelse Erleichterung ανακούφιση alivio helpotus soulagement olakšanje sollievo 安心 안도 aflossing lettelse ulga alívio облегчение lättnad การผ่อนคลาย iç rahatlığı sự khuây khỏa 减轻 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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| They harassed me so that sometimes, at odd moments, I shut myself up audibly to rehearse--it was at once a fantastic relief and a renewed despair--the manner in which I might come to the point. As he sat there, motionless, this feeling of relief became a feeling of profound happiness. Crooks, with five others, turned their steps up it; retracing by land the weary course they had made by water, intending, should they not find relief nearer at hand, to keep on until they should reach Henry's Fort, where they hoped to find the horses they had left there, and to return with them to the main body. |
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