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res·pite  (rspt)

n.

1. A usually short interval of rest or relief. See Synonyms at pause.

2. Law Temporary suspension of a death sentence; a reprieve.

tr.v. res·pit·ed, res·pit·ing, res·pites

To delay; postpone.

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[Middle English, from Old French respit, from Latin respectus, refuge, looking back; see respect.]

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respite [ˈrɛspɪt -paɪt]

n

1. a pause from exertion; interval of rest

2. a temporary delay

3. a temporary stay of execution; reprieve

vb

(tr) to grant a respite to; reprieve

[from Old French respit, from Latin respectus a looking back; see respect]

respiteless  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	respite - a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort reprieve relief, ease - the condition of being comfortable or relieved (especially after being relieved of distress); "he enjoyed his relief from responsibility"; "getting it off his conscience gave him some ease"
	2.	respite - a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate" time out, break, recess pause - temporary inactivity spring break - a week or more of recess during the spring term at school
	3.	respite - an interruption in the intensity or amount of something abatement, hiatus, reprieve, suspension break, interruption - some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt" defervescence - abatement of a fever as indicated by a reduction in body temperature remission, subsidence, remittal - an abatement in intensity or degree (as in the manifestations of a disease); "his cancer is in remission"
	4.	respite - a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests" rest period, rest, relief pause, suspension, intermission, interruption, break - a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something breather, breathing place, breathing space, breathing spell, breathing time, breath - a short respite
	5.	respite - the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment reprieve mercy, clemency, mercifulness - leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
Verb	1.	respite - postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution reprieve postpone, prorogue, put off, defer, set back, shelve, table, put over, remit, hold over - hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam"

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respite

noun

1. pause, break, rest, relief, halt, interval, relaxation, recess, interruption, lull, cessation, let-up (informal), breathing space, breather (informal), hiatus, intermission I rang home during a brief respite at work.

2. reprieve, stay, delay, suspension, moratorium, postponement, adjournment Devaluation would only give the economy brief respite.

Translations

respite [ˈrespaɪt] N (gen) → respiro m, tregua f (Jur) → prórroga f, plazo m
without respite → sin descanso
to get no respite → no tener alivio, no poder descansar
we got no respite from the heat → el calor apenas nos dejó respirar
they gave us no respite → no nos dejaron respirar

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respite [ˈrɛspaɪt] n

(= break) → répit m
there was no respite from ...
There was absolutely no respite from the noise → Le bruit ne laissait aucun instant de répit.

(= delay) → répit m
The creditors gave them three months' respite → Les créanciers leur ont accordé trois mois de répit.
respite care n → soins mpl de répit

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respite

n

(= rest) → Ruhepause f → (from von); (= easing off) → Nachlassen nt; without (a) respite → ohne Unterbrechung or Pause

(= reprieve) → Aufschub m

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respite [ˈrɛspaɪt] n (frm) → tregua, requie
without respite → senza tregua or requie
they gave us no respite → non ci hanno dato tregua

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respite [ˈrɛspaɪt] n (frm) → tregua, requie
without respite → senza tregua or requie
they gave us no respite → non ci hanno dato tregua

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respite

n respite [ˈrespait, (American ) -pit]

a pause or rest. rusperiode, wagtyd مُهْلَة، فَتْرَة راحَه أو إسْتِراحَه почивка odklad pusterum; pause die Frist,die Pause ανάπαυλα respiro, pausa (puhke)paus وقفه؛ زمان استراحت hengähdystauko répit הָפוּגָה आराम predah, odgoda pihenő istirahat hvíld, hlé (momento di riposo) 休止 일시적 중단 atokvėpis atelpa berhenti seketika respijt pusterom, hvil wytchnienie pausa răgaz передышка odklad premor odmor respit การหยุดพักชั่วคราว dinlenme, ara 休息，喘口氣 перепочинок مہلت sự trì hoãn; sự nghỉ ngơi 暂时对停止，暂缓