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relief [rɪ'li:f]1 noun(a) (from anxiety, pain) soulagement m;∎ to bring relief to sb soulager qn, apporter un soulagement à qn;∎ the medicine gave or brought her little relief from the pain le médicament ne la soulagea guère;∎ he finds relief in writing ça le soulage d'écrire;∎ to our great relief, much to our relief à notre grand soulagement;∎ it was a great relief to her when the exams ended la fin des examens fut un grand soulagement pour elle;∎ that's or what a relief! quel soulagement!∎ to send relief to Third-World countries apporter de l'aide aux pays du tiers-monde;∎ famine relief aide f aux victimes de la famine∎ to be on relief recevoir des aides sociales ou des allocations(d) (diversion) divertissement m, distraction f;∎ he included a few comic scenes in the play for light relief il a inclus plusieurs scènes comiques dans la pièce pour détendre l'atmosphère;∎ she reads detective novels for light relief elle lit des romans policiers pour se distraire(e) (of besieged city) libération f, délivrance f(f) (of guard, team) relève f;∎ I've been on duty all night with only one hour's relief j'ai été de garde toute la nuit, sauf une heure pendant laquelle j'ai été relevé;∎ reliefs have arrived (gen) la relève ou l'équipe de relève est arrivée; (troops) les troupes de relève sont arrivées, la relève est arrivée∎ the inscription stood out in relief l'inscription était en relief;∎ the mountains stood out in bold relief against the sky les montagnes se détachaient ou se découpaient nettement sur le ciel;∎ figurative to bring or to throw sth into relief mettre qch en relief ou en valeur;∎ Art high relief haut-relief m;∎ low relief bas-relief m∎ an area of low relief une zone au relief peu élevé(a) (extra → transport, service) supplémentaire; (replacement → worker, troops, team) de relève; (→ bus, machine) de remplacement(b) (for aid → fund) de secours►► relief agency organisme m d'aide humanitaire;relief driver chauffeur m qui assure la relève;relief fund caisse f de secours;relief map carte f en relief;relief organization organisation f humanitaire;relief printing impression f en relief;relief road itinéraire m bis, route f de délestage;relief valve soupape f de sûreté, clapet m de décharge;relief work coopération f;relief worker = membre d'une organisation humanitaire qui travaille sur le terrain -
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relief [rɪˈli:f]1. nouna. (from pain, anxiety) soulagement m• it was a great relief when... ça a été un grand soulagement quand...• that's a relief! j'aime mieux ça !b. ( = assistance) secours m• to go to the relief of... aller au secours de...• to send relief to... envoyer des secours à...2. compounds* * *[rɪ'liːf] 1.1) (from pain, distress) soulagement mit was a relief to them that — ils ont été soulagés que (+ subj)
2) ( help) aide f, secours mto come to the relief of somebody — venir à l'aide or au secours de quelqu'un
to be on relief — US bénéficier des aides sociales
3) ( diversion) divertissement m4) (of garrison, troops) délivrance f5) Art, Architecture, Geography relief m2. -
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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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[rə'li:f]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.) soulagement2) (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.) (de) secours3) (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.) (de) relève4) (the act of freeing a town etc from siege: the relief of Mafeking.) relève5) (a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background: a carving in relief.) relief•- relieve- relieved -
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effort [ˈefət]effort m• what do you think of his latest effort? (inf) qu'est-ce que tu penses de ce qu'il vient de faire ?► make + effort• little effort has been made to investigate this case on ne s'est pas vraiment donné la peine d'enquêter sur cette affaire* * *['efət]1) ( energy) efforts mplto put a lot of effort into something/into doing — se donner beaucoup de peine pour quelque chose/pour faire
2) ( difficulty) effort m3) ( attempt)joint effort — initiative f commune
4) ( initiative) initiative fwar effort — effort m de guerre
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Oxfam [ˈɒksfæm](British) ( = Oxford Committee for Famine Relief) association caritative d'aide au tiers-monde -
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Oxfam ['ɒksfæm]( abbreviation Oxford Committee for Famine Relief) = association caritative britannique►► Oxfam shop = magasin où l'œuvre de bienfaisance Oxfam vend des articles d'occasion et d'artisanat au profit du tiers-monde
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