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A n1 (from pain, distress, anxiety) soulagement m ; (greatly) to my relief à mon grand soulagement ; it was a relief to them that ils ont été soulagés que (+ subj) ; it was a relief to hear that/to see that j'ai été soulagé d'apprendre que/de voir que ; to bring ou give relief to sb apporter du soulagement à qn ; to seek relief from depression in drink chercher un soulagement à sa dépression dans la boisson ; that's a relief! c'est un soulagement! ;3 ( help) aide f, secours m ; famine relief aide aux victimes de la famine ; to come to the relief of sb venir à l'aide or au secours de qn ; to send relief to envoyer des secours à ;5 ( diversion) divertissement m ; to provide light relief apporter un peu de divertissement ; he reads magazines for light relief il lit des magazines pour se distraire ;7 Art, Archit, Geog relief m ; high/low relief haut-/bas-relief ; in relief en relief ; to bring ou throw sth into relief mettre qch en relief ; to stand out in (sharp) relief against se détacher (nettement) sur ;8 ( replacement on duty) relève f ;B modif [operation] de secours ; [programme, project] d'aide ; [driver, guard] de relève ; [bus, train, service] supplémentaire.
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