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1 siege
• saarros• saarto• piirittää• piiritys* * *si:‹(an attempt to capture a fort or town by keeping it surrounded by an armed force until it surrenders: The town is under siege.) piiritys -
2 lay siege to
• piirittää -
3 raise the siege
• lopettaa piiritys -
4 state of siege
• piiritystila -
5 relief
• hätäapu• helpotus• huojennus• avustus• apu• vaihto• reliefi• riikinruotsalainen (adj.)• keventää• kevennys• kohokuva• lievennys• lievike• lievitys• mukavuus• pinnanmuodostus• korkokuva* * *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.) helpotus2) (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.) apu3) (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.) sijainen4) (the act of freeing a town etc from siege: the relief of Mafeking.) vapautus5) (a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background: a carving in relief.) kohokuva•- relieve- relieved -
6 relieve
• tulla jonkun tilalle• tulla avuksi• helpottaa• helpottua• huojentua• hoitaa• huojentaa• huojeta• vapauttaa tehtävistä• vapauttaa• varastaa• auttaa• antaa vaihtelua• vaihtaa• keventää• keventyä• kohottaa• lieventyä• lieventää• lientää• lohduttaa• lievetä• lievittää• laukaista* * *-v1) (to lessen or stop (pain, worry etc): The doctor gave him some drugs to relieve the pain; to relieve the hardship of the refugees.) lievittää2) (to take over a job or task from: You guard the door first, and I'll relieve you in two hours.) laskea pois3) (to dismiss (a person) from his job or position: He was relieved of his post/duties.) vapauttaa4) (to take (something heavy, difficult etc) from someone: May I relieve you of that heavy case?; The new gardener relieved the old man of the burden of cutting the grass.)5) (to come to the help of (a town etc which is under siege or attack).) vapauttaa -
7 withstand
• uhitella• kestää• kokea• kamppailu• taistella* * *wið'stændpast tense, past participle - withstood; verb(to oppose or resist (successfully): They withstood the siege for eight months.) kestää
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