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1 a sigh of relief
a sigh of reliefum suspiro de alívio. -
2 sigh
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.) suspirar2. noun(an act of sighing.) suspiro* * *[sai] n suspiro. • vt+vi 1 suspirar. 2 dizer com suspiros. 3 desejar muito, ter saudades. 4 lamentar com suspiros. a sigh of relief um suspiro de alívio. to leave a sigh suspirar, soltar um suspiro. to sigh away/ out the soul exalar o último suspiro. he sighed away (ou out) his soul / ele morreu com um suspiro. to sigh forth exprimir com suspiros. -
3 relief
[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.) alívio2) (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.) 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.) substituto4) (the act of freeing a town etc from siege: the relief of Mafeking.) libertação5) (a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background: a carving in relief.) relevo•- relieve- relieved* * *re.lief1[ril'i:f] n 1 alívio. 2 assistência, socorro, ajuda. 3 remédio. 4 revezamento ou substituição de pessoal ou tropas. 5 indulto. 6 Mil pl reforços. 7 libertação (após um cerco). 8 Euphem satisfação sexual. indoor relief serviço de assistência social interno. light/ comic relief Theat, Lit, Cin mudança divertida e agradável (durante um drama). much to one’s relief para satisfação de alguém. on relief recebendo assistência social.————————re.lief2[ril'i:f] n 1 relevo, saliência. 2 realce, contraste, distinção. 3 Archit saliência. 4 Geol elevação de terreno, parte montanhosa. in relief em relevo. to place / throw into relief realçar. to stand in bold relief destacar-se, sobressair. -
4 relief
[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.) alívio2) (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.) auxílio3) (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.) substituto4) (the act of freeing a town etc from siege: the relief of Mafeking.) libertação5) (a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background: a carving in relief.) relevo•- relieve- relieved -
5 heave a sigh
(to sigh: She heaved a sigh of relief when she found her purse.) dar um suspiro -
6 heave a sigh
(to sigh: She heaved a sigh of relief when she found her purse.) dar um suspiro -
7 breathe
[bri:ð]1) (to draw in and let out (air etc) from the lungs: He was unable to breathe because of the smoke; She breathed a sigh of relief.) respirar2) (to tell (a secret): Don't breathe a word of this to anyone.) contar•- breather* * *[bri:ð] vt+vi 1 respirar. 2 tomar fôlego. 3 parar, descansar, recuperar o fôlego. 4 esbaforir, esfalfar, deixar sem fôlego. 5 soprar levemente, ventar um pouco. 6 dizer em voz baixa, murmurar, sussurrar. 7 viver, estar vivo. 8 Phon emitir som mudo. 9 inalar, aspirar. 10 exalar. 11 emitir, infundir, inspirar. 12 cheirar, exalar fragrância. he breathed his last ele deu seu último suspiro. he breathed innocence ele demonstrou inocência. he breathed of happiness ele irradiou felicidade. she breathed life into the party ela animou a festa. to breathe again (or freely) estar aliviado, sentir-se à vontade. to breathe upon falar mal de, criticar. you never breathed that to me você nunca me falou sobre isto. -
8 utter
I adjective(complete or total: There was utter silence; utter darkness.) completo- utterlyII verb(to produce (sounds, eg cries, words etc) with the mouth: She uttered a sigh of relief; She didn't utter a single word of encouragement.) proferir* * *ut.ter1['∧tə] adj total, completo, absoluto, rematado, incondicional. I am an utter stranger here / eu sou completamente estranho aqui. I am an utter stranger to this news / esta notícia é totalmente nova para mim.————————ut.ter2['∧tə] vt 1 proferir, exprimir, articular, expressar, dizer, pronunciar. 2 publicar, revelar, divulgar. 3 emitir. 4 vender. 5 emitir e pôr em circulação (dinheiro falso). -
9 breathe
[bri:ð]1) (to draw in and let out (air etc) from the lungs: He was unable to breathe because of the smoke; She breathed a sigh of relief.) respirar2) (to tell (a secret): Don't breathe a word of this to anyone.) cochichar•- breather -
10 utter
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