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♦ relief (1) /rɪˈli:f/n.1 [u] sollievo: The medicine gave me some relief from the pain, la medicina mi ha dato un po' di sollievo dal dolore; a sigh of relief, un sospiro di sollievo; to come as a relief, essere un sollievo; tranquillizzare; DIALOGO → - Lost child 3- Oh, what a relief!, oh, che sollievo!; Much to my relief, symptoms disappeared within few days, con mio grande sollievo, i sintomi sono scomparsi in pochi giorni2 [u] aiuto; soccorsi (pl.): relief for the flooded areas, soccorsi per le zone alluvionate; relief funds for those in need, fondi per l'assistenza ai bisognosi; a shipment of relief, una spedizione di beni di primo soccorso7 diversivo; calo di tensione ( in un libro, ecc.): by way of relief, come distrazione; (teatr.) comic relief (o light relief) diversivo comico ( scene comiche intercalate in un dramma serio)9 (fisc.) sgravio, detrazione: tax relief, sgravio fiscale; relief for expenses, detrazione per spese sostenute10 (leg.) condono11 (mecc.) scarico● a relief bus [coach], un autobus [un pullman] straordinario □ relief certification, certificato attestante il diritto al sussidio □ (autom.) relief driver, secondo autista □ (mil., ecc.) relief parcel, pacco aiuto □ (mil.) relief party, colonna di soccorso; truppe di ricambio □ ( sport) the relief players, le riserve □ relief road, strada d'alleggerimento del traffico; strada di scorrimento □ (ferr.) relief train, treno supplementare; treno straordinario □ (mecc.) relief valve, valvola limitatrice di pressione □ relief well, pozzo di drenaggio □ relief work, volontariato ( in paesi in via di sviluppo, ecc.) □ relief worker, volontario ( in paesi in via di sviluppo, ecc.) □ relief works, lavori pubblici intrapresi per alleviare la disoccupazione; lavori socialmente utili □ ( USA antiq.) to be on relief, percepire il sussidio di disoccupazione.relief (2) /rɪˈli:f/n. [u]( arte, geogr.) rilievo; (fig.) rilievo; risalto: high relief, altorilievo; low relief, bassorilievo; a relief map, una carta orografica● relief model, modello del rilievo; plastico □ (tipogr.) relief printing, stampa in rilievo; rilievografia □ to bring out st. in relief, mettere in rilievo qc.; dar risalto a qc. □ to stand out in relief, risaltare; spiccare: The tower stood out in sharp relief against the sky, il profilo della torre spiccava contro il cielo.
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