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a short period of respite

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  • respite — ► NOUN ▪ a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant. ORIGIN Old French respit, from Latin respectus refuge, consideration …   English terms dictionary

  • respite — res|pite [ˈrespıt, paıt US pıt] n [singular,U] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: respit, from Medieval Latin respectus; RESPECT1] 1.) a short time when something bad stops happening, so that the situation is temporarily better respite from… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • respite — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brief, little, momentary, short, temporary ▪ a brief respite from the ringing of the phone ▪ much needed, welcome …   Collocations dictionary

  • respite — [[t]re̱spaɪt, pɪt[/t]] 1) N SING: also no det, oft N from n A respite is a short period of rest from something unpleasant. [FORMAL] It was some weeks now since they had had any respite from shellfire. 2) N SING: also no det A respite is a short… …   English dictionary

  • respite — noun (singular, uncountable) 1 a short time when something unpleasant stops happening, so that the situation is temporarily better (+ from): a welcome respite from the constant pressure of work | without respite: The noise went on all night… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • respite — res|pite [ respıt ] noun singular or uncount FORMAL a short period of rest from having to deal with a difficult or unpleasant situation: The weekend break offered a welcome respite. respite from: The road work has given residents a much needed… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • respite — UK [ˈrespɪt] / US / UK [ˈrespaɪt] noun [singular/uncountable] formal a short period of rest from having to deal with a difficult or unpleasant situation respite from: The road works have given residents a much needed respite from the constant… …   English dictionary

  • respite — [ rɛspʌɪt, spɪt] noun a short period of rest or relief from something unpleasant. verb 1》 postpone (a sentence, obligation, etc.). 2》 archaic grant respite to. Origin ME: from OFr. respit, from L. respectus refuge, consideration …   English new terms dictionary

  • respite — [ˈrespaɪt] , [ˈrespɪt] noun [singular/U] a short period of time in which a difficult or unpleasant situation stops …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • short — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} adj. 1 not measuring much from one end to the other VERBS ▪ be, look, seem ADVERB ▪ extremely, fairly, very, etc …   Collocations dictionary

  • rest period — noun a pause for relaxation people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests • Syn: ↑respite, ↑rest, ↑relief • Derivationally related forms: ↑rest (for: ↑rest) …   Useful english dictionary

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