English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-relief.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
en-noun

1. the removal of stress or discomfort
2. the feeling associated with the removal of stress or dicomfort
3. something that relieves
4. the person who takes over a shift for another

#:Officer Schmidt can finally go home because his relief has arrived.

1. aid or assistance offered in time of need
2. law court-ordered compensation, aid, or protection, a redress
3. tax savings.
4. a type of artwork in which shapes or figures protrude from a flat background
5. the difference made noticeable by a variation in light or color
6. geology the different elevations of the earth's surface

Synonyms
ease 1,2
alleviation 1,2
stand-in 4
substitute 4
backup 4
fill-in 4
relievo 7
embossing 7
topography 8

Derived terms
relief agency
relief pitcher
relief map
relief worker

Translations
trans-top|removal of stress or discomfort
Arabic: Arab|راحة IPAchar|(r�ħa) f
Chinese: 解� (ji� chú)
Czech: t+|cs|úleva|f
Dutch: opluchting f
Finnish: helpotus
French: t+|fr|soulagement|m, t+|fr|allégement|m
German: Erleichterung f
Greek: t|el|ανακο��ι�η|sc=Grek|f
Hebrew: �ק�� (h�k�l�) f
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Italian: t-|it|sollievo|m
Japanese: �� (anshin)
Korean: �고 (jego)
Portuguese: t+|pt|alívio|m
Russian: t+|ru|облег�ение|n|troblex�énije|scCyrl
Spanish: t-|es|alivio|m
Swedish: t+|sv|lättnad
Telugu: �పశమన� (upaSamanam)
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trans-top|humanitarian aid or assistance
Italian: t+|it|assistenza|f
Kurdish: t-|ku|�ار|sc=KUchar
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Portuguese: assistência humanitária f
Spanish: ayuda humanitaria f
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trans-top|a type of artwork
Italian: t+|it|rilievo|m, t+|it|bassorilievo|m
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Portuguese: t+|pt|relevo|m
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trans-top|elevations of the earth's surface
French: t+|fr|relief|m
Greek: t|el|ανάγλ��ο|sc=Grek
Hebrew: ת����ת|תִּ�ְ�ֹ�ֶת (tivlotet), ת���� (t�vlit)
Italian: t+|it|rilievo|m, t-|it|sopraelevazione|f
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Portuguese: t+|pt|relevo|m
Russian: t+|ru|�ел�е�|m|trreljéf|scCyrl
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• 2007-12-28 09:16 - Tbot - updated t/t-/t+ templates, added t for cs, fr, el, pt, ru, sv

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