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1 alleviation
alleviation n (of boredom, suffering, pain) soulagement m (of de) ; (of overcrowding, stress, unemployment) réduction f (of de). -
2 alleviation
alleviation [əli:vɪ'eɪʃən](of pain, suffering) apaisement m, soulagement m; (of problem, difficulties) amenuisement m; (of poverty) réduction mUn panorama unique de l'anglais et du français > alleviation
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3 alleviation
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4 poverty alleviation
Soc. lutte contre la pauvreté; dépaupérisationEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > poverty alleviation
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5 poverty alleviation reduction
Soc. lutte contre la pauvreté; dépaupérisationEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > poverty alleviation reduction
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6 alleviate
[ə'li:vieit](to make an improvement by lessening (pain etc): The drugs will alleviate the pain.) soulager -
7 relief
A n1 (from pain, distress, anxiety) soulagement m ; (greatly) to my relief à mon grand soulagement ; it was a relief to them that ils ont été soulagés que (+ subj) ; it was a relief to hear that/to see that j'ai été soulagé d'apprendre que/de voir que ; to bring ou give relief to sb apporter du soulagement à qn ; to seek relief from depression in drink chercher un soulagement à sa dépression dans la boisson ; that's a relief! c'est un soulagement! ;3 ( help) aide f, secours m ; famine relief aide aux victimes de la famine ; to come to the relief of sb venir à l'aide or au secours de qn ; to send relief to envoyer des secours à ;5 ( diversion) divertissement m ; to provide light relief apporter un peu de divertissement ; he reads magazines for light relief il lit des magazines pour se distraire ;7 Art, Archit, Geog relief m ; high/low relief haut-/bas-relief ; in relief en relief ; to bring ou throw sth into relief mettre qch en relief ; to stand out in (sharp) relief against se détacher (nettement) sur ;8 ( replacement on duty) relève f ;B modif [operation] de secours ; [programme, project] d'aide ; [driver, guard] de relève ; [bus, train, service] supplémentaire.
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Alleviation — Al*le vi*a tion, n. [LL. alleviatio.] 1. The act of alleviating; a lightening of weight or severity; mitigation; relief. [1913 Webster] 2. That which mitigates, or makes more tolerable. [1913 Webster] I have not wanted such alleviations of life… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
alleviation — index abatement (reduction), decrease, mitigation, moderation, mollification, relief (release), reme … Law dictionary
alleviation — (n.) early 15c., from M.Fr. aleviacion or directly from M.L. alleviationem (nom. alleviatio), noun of action from pp. stem of alleviare (see ALLEVIATE (Cf. alleviate)) … Etymology dictionary
alleviation — [ə lē΄vē ā′shən] n. 1. an alleviating or being alleviated 2. a thing that alleviates … English World dictionary
alleviation — /euh lee vee ay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of alleviating. 2. something that alleviates or palliates. [1615 25; < ML alleviation (s. of alleviatio), equiv. to alleviat(us) (see ALLEVIATE) + ion ION] * * * … Universalium
alleviation — alleviate ► VERB ▪ make (pain or difficulty) less severe. DERIVATIVES alleviation noun alleviator noun. ORIGIN Latin alleviare lighten … English terms dictionary
alleviation — noun see alleviate … New Collegiate Dictionary
alleviation — noun /əˌliːviˈeɪʃən/ a) the act of alleviating; relief or mitigation b) the act of reducing pain or anything else unpleasant; easement … Wiktionary
alleviation — Synonyms and related words: abatement, abridgment, allayment, analgesia, anesthesia, anesthetizing, appeasement, assuagement, attenuation, blunting, calming, contraction, dampening, damping, deadening, decrease, decrement, decrescence, deduction … Moby Thesaurus
alleviation — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Freedom, especially from pain: assuagement, ease, mitigation, palliation, relief. See INCREASE … English dictionary for students
alleviation — al·le·vi·a·tion || ə‚liËvɪ eɪʃn n. soothing, relief; easing, lessening … English contemporary dictionary