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(a) (feeling of worry) anxiété f, appréhension f;∎ rising interest rates have caused anxiety la hausse des taux d'intérêt a suscité une vive anxiété;∎ to cause sb great anxiety donner de grandes inquiétudes ou bien des soucis à qn;∎ there is no cause for anxiety il n'y a pas de quoi s'inquiéter;∎ I talked openly about my anxieties j'ai évoqué franchement mes appréhensions;∎ a source of deep anxiety une source d'angoisse profonde;∎ to be in a state of high anxiety être rempli d'angoisse(b) (source of worry) souci m;∎ her son is a great anxiety to her son fils lui donne énormément de soucis ou l'inquiète énormément(c) (intense eagerness) désir m ardent;∎ in his anxiety to please her, he forgot everything else il tenait tellement à lui faire plaisir qu'il en oubliait tout le reste(d) Psychology anxiété f►► Psychology anxiety attack crise f d'angoisse;Psychology anxiety neurosis anxiété f névrotique -
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anxiety n1 ( apprehension) grandes inquiétudes fpl (about à propos de ; for pour) ; she caused them great anxiety elle leur a causé beaucoup de soucis ; to be in a state of high anxiety être très angoissé ;3 ( eagerness) désir m ardent (to do de faire) ; in her anxiety to get there on time she forgot her passport elle tenait tellement à y arriver à l'heure qu'elle a oublié son passeport ;4 Psych anxiété f. -
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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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