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sigh [saɪ]∎ to sigh with relief pousser un soupir de soulagement∎ to sigh over sth se lamenter sur qch∎ to sigh for or over sb/sth soupirer pour qn/qch∎ "it's so lovely here", she sighed "c'est tellement joli ici", soupira-t-elle3 nounsoupir m;∎ to give or to heave a sigh of relief pousser un soupir de soulagement -
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C vi1 ( exhale) [person] soupirer, pousser un soupir ; to sigh with relief pousser un soupir de soulagement ;2 ( pine) to sigh for sth regretter qch ;3 ( complain) to sigh over sth se lamenter sur qch ; -
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1. nounSeufzer, der2. intransitive verbsigh of relief/contentment — Seufzer der Erleichterung/Zufriedenheit
sigh with relief/contentment — etc. vor Erleichterung/Zufriedenheit usw. od. erleichtert/zufrieden usw. seufzen
3. transitive verbsigh for something/somebody — (fig.) sich nach etwas/jemandem sehnen
* * *1. verb1) (to take a long, deep-sounding breath showing tiredness, sadness, longing etc: She sighed with exasperation.) seufzen2) (to say, or express, with sighs: `I've still got several hours' work to do,' he sighed.) seufzen2. noun(an act of sighing.) der Seufzer- academic.ru/116623/heave_a_sigh">heave a sigh* * *[saɪ]I. n Seufzer ma \sigh of relief ein Seufzer m der Erleichterungto let out [or give] [or heave] a \sigh einen Seufzer ausstoßento \sigh with relief vor Erleichterung [auf]seufzen* * *[saɪ]1. n(of person) Seufzer m; (of wind, = murmur) Säuseln nt no pl; (= moan) Seufzen nt no pl (liter)a sigh of relief — ein Seufzer m der Erleichterung
See:→ breathe2. viseufzen; (wind, = murmur) säuseln; (= moan) seufzen (liter)to sigh for sb/sth — sich nach jdm/etw sehnen
3. vtseufzen* * *sigh [saı]A v/i1. (auf)seufzen, tief (auf-)atmen:sigh with relief erleichtert aufatmen2. sich sehnen ( for nach)C s Seufzer m:a sigh of relief ein Seufzer der Erleichterung;* * *1. nounSeufzer, dergive or breathe or utter or heave a sigh — einen Seufzer ausstoßen od. tun
2. intransitive verbsigh of relief/contentment — Seufzer der Erleichterung/Zufriedenheit
sigh with relief/contentment — etc. vor Erleichterung/Zufriedenheit usw. od. erleichtert/zufrieden usw. seufzen
3. transitive verbsigh for something/somebody — (fig.) sich nach etwas/jemandem sehnen
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{sai}
I. 1. въздишам, въздъхвам
to SIGH a long sigh въздишам дълбоко
to SIGH with relief/for grief въздишам с облекчение/от скръб
2. стена (за вятър)
3. копнея, тъгувам, въздишам (for за, по)
4. казвам с въздишка (forth, out)
II. 1. въздишка, стон
to give/heave a SIGH of въздишам от (облекчение и пр.)
2. стон, стенание (на вятър)* * *{sai} v 1. въздишам, въздъхвам; to sigh a long sigh въздишам дълбок(2) {sai} n 1. въздишка; стон; to give/heave a sigh of въздишам от* * *въздишам;* * *1. i. въздишам, въздъхвам 2. ii. въздишка, стон 3. to give/heave a sigh of въздишам от (облекчение и пр.) 4. to sigh a long sigh въздишам дълбоко 5. to sigh with relief/for grief въздишам с облекчение/от скръб 6. казвам с въздишка (forth, out) 7. копнея, тъгувам, въздишам (for за, по) 8. стена (за вятър) 9. стон, стенание (на вятър)* * *sigh [sai] I. v 1. въздишам, въздъхвам ( with, for от, с); to \sigh a long \sigh въздишам дълбоко; to \sigh with relief ( for grief) въздишам с облекчение (от мъка); 2. стена (за вятър); 3. копнея, тъгувам за ( for); оплаквам ( for) 4. рядко казвам с въздишка ( out, forth); II. n 1. въздишка; a \sigh of relief въздишка на облекчение; 2. стон, стенание (за вятъра); 3. прен. стон, вопъл, стенание. -
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I [saɪ]nome sospiro m.II [saɪ]1) (exhale) sospirare2) (pine)to sigh for sth. — rimpiangere qcs
3) (complain)to sigh over sth. — lamentarsi di qcs
* * *1. verb1) (to take a long, deep-sounding breath showing tiredness, sadness, longing etc: She sighed with exasperation.) sospirare2) (to say, or express, with sighs: `I've still got several hours' work to do,' he sighed.) (dire con un sospiro)2. noun(an act of sighing.) sospiro* * *I [saɪ]nome sospiro m.II [saɪ]1) (exhale) sospirare2) (pine)to sigh for sth. — rimpiangere qcs
3) (complain)to sigh over sth. — lamentarsi di qcs
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[saɪ] 1. гл.1) вздыхать2) тосковать; оплакиватьAny woman sighs for a man. — Каждая женщина сохнет по какому-нибудь мужчине.
It's no good sighing over a failure, it is better to start again. — Нет смысла вздыхать по поводу неудачи, лучше начать всё заново.
3) ( sigh for) сильно желать•- sigh out 2. сущ.deep / profound sigh — глубокий вздох
with a deep sigh — глубоко вздохнув, с глубоким вздохом
to breathe / heave a sigh (of relief) — вздохнуть (с облегчением)
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[saɪ] nSeufzer m;a \sigh of relief ein Seufzer m der Erleichterung;to \sigh with relief vor Erleichterung [auf]seufzen -
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[rɪ'liːf]nоблегчение, помощь, утешениеTears brought (gave) her no relief. — Слезы не принесли ей облегчения.
They found relief in looking at their son's photographs. — Они утешались, рассматривая фотографии своего сына.
It was a relief to get home. — Было утешительно добраться домой.
They expressed relief that the crisis was over. — Они выразили облегчение по поводу того, что кризис был преодолен
- great relief- permanent relief
- temporary relief
- instant relief
- smb's relief
- bring relief
- feel some relief
- sigh with relief
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1. verb1) (to take a long, deep-sounding breath showing tiredness, sadness, longing etc: She sighed with exasperation.) suspirar2) (to say, or express, with sighs: `I've still got several hours' work to do,' he sighed.) suspirar, susurrar
2. noun(an act of sighing.) suspirosigh1 n suspiro"Thank goodness," she said with a sigh Gracias a Dios dijo con un suspirosigh2 vb suspirartr[saɪ]1 (of person) suspiro\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto breathe/heave a sigh of relief dar un suspiro de alivio, respirar aliviado,-asigh ['saɪ] vi: suspirarsigh n: suspiro mn.• ay s.m.• gemido s.m.• suspiro s.m.v.• decir suspirando v.• suspirar v.
I saɪintransitive verb suspirarto sigh FOR something/somebody — (liter) suspirar por algo/alguien
to sigh WITH something: he sighed with relief/contentment — suspiró aliviado/satisfecho
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noun suspiro m[saɪ]to heave a sigh — dar* un suspiro, suspirar
1.N [of person] suspiro m ; [of wind] susurro m, gemido mto give or heave a sigh — dar un suspiro
to breathe a sigh of relief — suspirar aliviado, dar un suspiro de alivio
2.VI [person] suspirar; [wind] susurrar* * *
I [saɪ]intransitive verb suspirarto sigh FOR something/somebody — (liter) suspirar por algo/alguien
to sigh WITH something: he sighed with relief/contentment — suspiró aliviado/satisfecho
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noun suspiro mto heave a sigh — dar* un suspiro, suspirar
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I noun1) (alleviation, deliverance) Erleichterung, diegive or bring [somebody] relief [from pain] — [jemandem] [Schmerz]linderung verschaffen
breathe or heave a sigh of relief — erleichtert aufatmen
what a relief!, that's a relief! — da bin ich aber erleichtert!
2) (assistance) Hilfe, die; (financial state assistance) Sozialhilfe, die; attrib. Hilfs[fond, -organisation, -komitee]3) (replacement of person) Ablösung, die; attrib.II noun1) (Art)high/low relief — Hoch-/Flachrelief, das
3)stand out in strong relief against something — sich scharf gegen etwas abheben; (fig.) in krassem Gegensatz zu etwas stehen
* * *[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.) die Erleichterung2) (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.) die Hilfe; Hilfs-...3) (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.) die Ablösung; Ablösungs-...4) (the act of freeing a town etc from siege: the relief of Mafeking.) die Befreiung5) (a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background: a carving in relief.) das Relief•- academic.ru/61348/relieve">relieve- relieved* * *re·lief1[rɪˈli:f]I. nshipment of \relief Hilfsgütersendung fdisaster/famine \relief Katastrophen-/Hungerhilfe f\relief of hunger/suffering Linderung f von Hunger/Leidtax \relief Steuerermäßigung fyou can imagine my \relief du kannst dir vorstellen, wie erleichtert ich warit was such a \relief to hear that Glen had been found safe and well mir fiel ein Stein vom Herzen, als ich hörte, dass man Glen sicher und wohlauf gefunden hattesense of \relief Gefühl nt der Erleichterungto feel an incredible sense of \relief sich akk unglaublich erleichtert fühlena sigh of \relief ein Seufzer m der Erleichterungto breathe a sigh of \relief erleichtert aufatmento be greeted with \relief mit Erleichterung aufgenommen werdenmuch to my [or to my great] \relief zu meiner großen Erleichterung\relief of a country/a town Entsatz m eines Landes/einer Stadt\relief driver Ersatzfahrer(in) m(f)re·lief2[rɪˈli:f]nbronze \relief Bronzerelief ntto throw sth into \relief etw hervortreten lassen* * *[rɪ'liːf]1. nto bring sb relief (drug) — jdm Erleichterung verschaffen; (news) jdn erleichtern
that brought him some relief from his headache — das hat seine Kopfschmerzen etwas gelindert
it was a relief to find it — ich/er etc war erleichtert, als ich/er etc es fand
it was a relief to get out of the office — es war eine Wohltat, aus dem Büro wegzukommen
to provide a little light/comic relief — für eine kleine Abwechslung/für etwas Humor sorgen
3) (= assistance) Hilfe frelief was available in the form of blankets and cups of tea — für Decken und heißen Tee war gesorgt
to be on relief (US) — Fürsorge bekommen, von der Fürsorge leben
5) (ART, GEOG) Relief nt; (TYP) Relief nt, Hochdruck mhigh/low relief — Hoch-/Flachrelief nt
to stand out in relief (lit) — sich (deutlich) abheben; (fig)
2. attr1) (= aid) Hilfs-the relief effort — die Hilfsaktion; (in disaster) die Rettungsaktion
2) (= replacement) watchman, driver zur Entlastungrelief bus/train — Entlastungsbus/-zug m
* * *relief1 [rıˈliːf] sa drug for the relief of pain ein schmerzlinderndes Mittel;it was a relief to me when ich war erleichtert, als;3. a) Entspannung f, Abwechslung f, angenehme Unterbrechungb) euph sexuelle Befriedigung4. Trost m5. Entlastung f6. Abhilfe f7. a) Unterstützung f, Hilfe f:relief fund Unterstützungs-, Hilfsfonds m;relief works öffentliche Bauvorhaben zur Bekämpfung der Arbeitslosigkeitb) US Sozialhilfe f:be on relief Sozialhilfe beziehen8. MILa) Entsatz m, Entlastung f:relief attack Entlastungsangriff mb) auch allg Ablösung f:relief driver AUTO Beifahrer(in);relief road Entlastungsstraße f;relief train Entlastungszug m;relief valve Überdruckventil n9. Vertretung f, Aushilfe f:relief secretary Aushilfssekretärin f10. JURa) Rechtshilfe fb) Rechtsbehelf m:the relief sought das Klagebegehren11. JUR, HIST Lehngeld n, -ware frelief2 [rıˈliːf] sbring out the facts in full relief fig die Tatsachen deutlich herausarbeiten;set into vivid relief fig etwas plastisch schildern;throw into relief (deutlich) hervortreten lassen (a. fig);be in relief against sich (deutlich) abheben gegen;relief map Relief-, Höhenkarte f2. TYPO Reliefdruck m* * *I noun1) (alleviation, deliverance) Erleichterung, diegive or bring [somebody] relief [from pain] — [jemandem] [Schmerz]linderung verschaffen
breathe or heave a sigh of relief — erleichtert aufatmen
what a relief!, that's a relief! — da bin ich aber erleichtert!
2) (assistance) Hilfe, die; (financial state assistance) Sozialhilfe, die; attrib. Hilfs[fond, -organisation, -komitee]3) (replacement of person) Ablösung, die; attrib.II noun1) (Art)high/low relief — Hoch-/Flachrelief, das
2) (a sculpture) Relief, das3)stand out in strong relief against something — sich scharf gegen etwas abheben; (fig.) in krassem Gegensatz zu etwas stehen
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rə'li:f1) (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.) alivio2) (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.) auxilio, socorro3) (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.) relevo4) (the act of freeing a town etc from siege: the relief of Mafeking.) liberación5) (a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background: a carving in relief.) relieve•- relieve- relieved
relief n aliviowhat a relief! ¡qué alivio!tr[rɪ'liːf]1 (from pain etc) alivio2 (help) auxilio, socorro, ayuda3 (person) relevo4 (lifting of siege) liberación nombre femenino5 SMALLGEOGRAPHY/SMALL relieve nombre masculino\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto breathe a sigh of relief / heave a sigh of relief dar un suspiro de alivioto throw into relief poner en relievewhat a relief! ¡qué alivio!relief fund fondo de ayudarelief map mapa nombre masculino físicorelief road vía de descongestiónrelief [ri'li:f] n1) : alivio m, desahogo mrelief from pain: alivio del dolor2) aid, welfare: ayuda f (benéfica), asistencia f social3) : relieve m (en la escultura)relief map: mapa en relieve4) replacement: relevo mn.• aligeramiento s.m.• alivio s.m.• asistencia s.f.• auxilio s.m.• consuelo s.m.• desahogo s.m.• descanso s.m.• realce s.m.• relevación s.f.• relevo s.m.• relieve s.m.• remedio s.m.• socorro s.m.rɪ'liːf1) u (from worry, pain) alivio mmuch to my relief, I wasn't late — por suerte, no llegué tarde
it's a relief that the rain's stopped/to sit down at last — menos mal que ha parado de llover/que al fin puedo sentarme
the news came as a great relief to us — respiramos aliviados or tranquilos al oír la noticia
to give relief from pain — calmar or aliviar el dolor
to be on relief — (AmE) recibir prestaciones de la seguridad social; (before n)
relief agency — organismo de ayuda a los damnificados de una catástrofe
3) ca) ( Mil) liberación f ( de una plaza sitiada)b) ( replacement) relevo m; (before n) <driver, crew> de relevorelief road — vía f de descongestión or (Méx) de libramiento
4) u ca) (esp BrE Tax) desgravación f5) u c (Art, Geog) relieve mto bring o throw something into relief — poner* algo de relieve; (before n)
[rɪ'liːf]relief map — mapa m físico or orográfico; ( three-dimensional) mapa m en relieve
1. N1) (from pain, anxiety) alivio mthat's a relief! — ¡qué alivio!
there was a sense of relief that the war was finally over — todos sintieron un gran alivio cuando se supo que la guerra había terminado por fin
to bring or give or provide relief from sth — aliviar algo
to heave or breathe a sigh of relief — dar un suspiro de alivio
to our (great) relief, she accepted — para (gran) alivio nuestro, aceptó
she almost wept with or in relief — casi lloró del alivio que sintió
comicit's a relief to get out of the office once in a while — es un respiro salir de la oficina de vez en cuando
3) (=aid) auxilio m, ayuda fdisaster relief — auxilio a las víctimas de una catástrofe
faminerelief efforts have been hampered by the rains — la lluvia ha dificultado las operaciones de auxilio
4) (=state welfare)to be on or get relief — (US) recibir prestaciones de la seguridad social
poor relief — (Brit) (Hist) socorro m, beneficencia f
5) (Mil) [of town] liberación f6) (Art, Geog) relieve min high/low relief — en alto/bajo relieve
to stand out in (bold or sharp or stark) relief against sth — (lit, fig) contrastar dramáticamente con algo
bas-reliefto throw or bring sth into (sharp) relief — (fig) poner algo de relieve, hacer resaltar algo
7) (=replacement) relevo m, sustituto m9) (Jur) desagravio m2.CPD [train, bus] de reemplazo; [typist, secretary] suplenterelief agency N — organización f humanitaria
relief driver N — conductor(a) m / f de relevo
relief fund N — fondo m de auxilio (a los damnificados)
relief map N — mapa m físico or de relieve; (3-D) mapa m en relieve
relief organization N — organización f humanitaria
relief road N — carretera f de descongestión
relief supplies NPL — provisiones fpl de auxilio
relief troops NPL — tropas fpl de relevo
relief work N — labor f humanitaria
relief worker N — trabajador(a) m / f humanitario(-a)
relief workers — personal m de asistencia humanitaria
* * *[rɪ'liːf]1) u (from worry, pain) alivio mmuch to my relief, I wasn't late — por suerte, no llegué tarde
it's a relief that the rain's stopped/to sit down at last — menos mal que ha parado de llover/que al fin puedo sentarme
the news came as a great relief to us — respiramos aliviados or tranquilos al oír la noticia
to give relief from pain — calmar or aliviar el dolor
to be on relief — (AmE) recibir prestaciones de la seguridad social; (before n)
relief agency — organismo de ayuda a los damnificados de una catástrofe
3) ca) ( Mil) liberación f ( de una plaza sitiada)b) ( replacement) relevo m; (before n) <driver, crew> de relevorelief road — vía f de descongestión or (Méx) de libramiento
4) u ca) (esp BrE Tax) desgravación f5) u c (Art, Geog) relieve mto bring o throw something into relief — poner* algo de relieve; (before n)
relief map — mapa m físico or orográfico; ( three-dimensional) mapa m en relieve
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1. сущ. вздох to breathe, heave a sigh ( of relief) ≈ вздохнуть( с облегчением) deep, profound sigh ≈ глубокий вздох Syn: deep breath
2. гл.
1) вздыхать What are you sighing about? ≈ О чем ты вздыхаешь?
2) тосковать( for) ;
оплакивать( over) Any woman sighs for a man. ≈ Каждая женщина сохнет по какому-нибудь мужчине. It's no good sighing over a failure, it is better to start again. ≈ Нет смысла вздыхать по поводу неудачи, лучше начать все заново. ∙ sigh away sigh out вздох - to heave a * of relief вздохнуть облегченно - to do smth. with a * делать что-либо со вздохом дуновение вздыхать - to * with fatigue вздыхать от усталости - he *ed heavily он тяжело вздохнул издавать звук, подобный вздоху - the trees are *ing деревья едва шелестят листвой - wind *ing in the branches ветер, вздыхающий в ветвях ( for) вздыхать, тосковать, печалиться( о чем-либо, ком-либо) - to * for home тосковать по дому - to * for the old days вздыхать по прошлому (редкое) (over) оплакивать (что-либо, кого-либо) - to * over one's misfortune оплакивать свое горе sigh вздох ~ вздыхать ~ тосковать (for - по ком-л.) -
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1. [saı] n1) вздохto heave /to breathe/ a sigh of relief [of satisfaction] - вздохнуть облегчённо [удовлетворённо]
to do smth. with a sigh - делать что-л. со вздохом
2) поэт. дуновение2. [saı] v1. 1) вздыхатьto sigh with fatigue [with grief, with pain] - вздыхать от усталости [от горя, от боли]
he sighed heavily /a long sigh/ - он тяжело вздохнул
2) издавать звук, подобный вздохуwind sighing in the branches - ветер, вздыхающий в ветвях
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re·lief1. re·lief [rɪʼli:f] nshipment of \relief Hilfsgütersendung f;tax \relief Steuerermäßigung fyou can imagine my \relief du kannst dir vorstellen, wie erleichtert ich war;it was such a \relief to hear that Glen had been found safe and well mir fiel ein Stein vom Herzen, als ich hörte, dass man Glen sicher und wohlauf gefunden hatte;sense of \relief Gefühl nt der Erleichterung;to feel an incredible sense of \relief sich akk unglaublich erleichtert fühlen;a sigh of \relief ein Seufzer m der Erleichterung;to breathe a sigh of \relief erleichtert aufatmen;to be greeted with \relief mit Erleichterung aufgenommen werden;modifier Ersatz-, Vertretungs-;\relief driver Ersatzfahrer(in) m(f)2. re·lief [rɪʼli:f] nbronze \relief Bronzerelief ntto throw sth into \relief etw hervortreten lassen -
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1. verb1) (to take a long, deep-sounding breath showing tiredness, sadness, longing etc: She sighed with exasperation.) sukke, trekke et sukk2) (to say, or express, with sighs: `I've still got several hours' work to do,' he sighed.) sukke2. noun(an act of sighing.) sukk(ing)sukkIsubst. \/saɪ\/1) sukk, sukking2) (svak) susingbreathe\/draw\/fetch\/heave a sigh of relief trekke et lettelsens sukk, puste lettet utIIverb \/saɪ\/1) sukke2) suse3) sukke frem, si sukkende4) lengte, smektesigh for lengte etter, lengte tilbake til, ønske seg tilbake tilsigh out sukke frem, si med et sukk
См. также в других словарях:
heaved a sigh of relief — sighed with relief … English contemporary dictionary
sigh´ing|ly — sigh «sy», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to let out a very long, deep breath because one is sad, tired, or relieved: »We heard her sigh with relief. 2. to make a sound like a sigh: »The wind sighed in the treetops. Nought but a lovely sighing of the wind… … Useful english dictionary
sigh´er — sigh «sy», verb, noun. –v.i. 1. to let out a very long, deep breath because one is sad, tired, or relieved: »We heard her sigh with relief. 2. to make a sound like a sigh: »The wind sighed in the treetops. Nought but a lovely sighing of the wind… … Useful english dictionary
sigh — I UK [saɪ] / US verb Word forms sigh : present tense I/you/we/they sigh he/she/it sighs present participle sighing past tense sighed past participle sighed ** 1) a) [intransitive] to breathe out slowly making a long soft sound, especially because … English dictionary
sigh — sigh1 [ saı ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive to breathe out slowly making a long soft sound, especially because you are disappointed, tired, annoyed, or relaxed: sigh heavily/wearily/deeply: Jan sighed heavily and shook her head. sigh… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sigh — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, deep, great, heavy, huge ▪ little, slight, small, soft … Collocations dictionary
sigh — [[t]sa͟ɪ[/t]] ♦♦♦ sighs, sighing, sighed 1) VERB When you sigh, you let out a deep breath, as a way of expressing feelings such as disappointment, tiredness, or pleasure. [V prep/adv] Michael sighed wearily... [V prep/adv] Roberta sighed with… … English dictionary
relief — noun 1 removal of anxiety/pain ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, deep, enormous, great, huge, immense, intense, overwhelming, tremendous ▪ … Collocations dictionary
sigh — 1 verb (I) 1 to breathe in and out making a long sound, especially because you are bored, disappointed, tired etc: “Well, there s nothing we can do about it now,” she sighed. | sigh heavily/deeply: Frankie stared out of the window and sighed… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sigh — 01. When she heard she had failed the test, she [sighed], and walked sadly out the door. 02. Paula [sighed] with contentment as she held her new baby. 03. The wind [sighed] in the trees. 04. When I asked Wynona why she had broken up with Daniel,… … Grammatical examples in English
relief — re|lief [ rı lif ] noun *** ▸ 1 relaxed happy feeling ▸ 2 reduction of pain etc. ▸ 3 something given to someone in need ▸ 4 something with raised surface ▸ 5 right not to pay in full ▸ 6 replacement worker ▸ 7 military help ▸ 8 rest from… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
