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1 relieve
-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.) aliviar2) (to take over a job or task from: You guard the door first, and I'll relieve you in two hours.) relevar, sustituir3) (to dismiss (a person) from his job or position: He was relieved of his post/duties.) despedir4) (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.) quitar, librar de (un peso, una carga, i2etc/i2)5) (to come to the help of (a town etc which is under siege or attack).) socorrer, auxiliarrelieve vb aliviar
relieve sustantivo masculino 1a) (Art, Geog) relief;letras en relieve embossed lettersb) ( parte que sobresale):2 ( importancia) prominence; dar relieve a algo to lend (special) importance to sth; poner de relieve to highlight
relieve sustantivo masculino
1 Geography relief
2 Arte relief
en relieve, raised o embossed
3 (en importancia o valor) prominence, importance Locuciones: poner de relieve, to underline, highlight ' relieve' also found in these entries: Spanish: aliviar - calmar - calmarse - descargar - fricción - quitar - relevar - aligerar - estampar - mitigar - necesidad - terreno English: analyst - embossed - feature - relief - relieve - ease - emboss - emphasize - highlight - scratch - sparetr[rɪ'liːv]1 (lessen) aliviar2 (take over from) relevar3 (help) socorrer, ayudar4 (lift siege of) liberar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto relieve oneself hacer sus necesidades1) alleviate: aliviar, mitigarto feel relieved: sentirse aliviado2) free: liberar, eximirto relieve someone of responsibility for: eximir a alguien de la responsabilidad de3) replace: relevar (a un centinela, etc.)4) break: romperto relieve the monotony: romper la monotoníav.• aligerar v.• aliviar v.• deducir v.• desahogar v.• mitigar v.• quitar v.• relevar v.• rescatar v.• socorrer v.• suprimir v.• tranquilizar v.rɪ'liːv
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1) \<\<pain\>\> calmar, aliviar, mitigar* (liter); \<\<anxiety/hardship/suffering\>\> mitigar*, aliviar; \<\<tension\>\> aliviar, relajar; \<\<monotony/uniformity\>\> romper*to relieve somebody of responsibility for something — eximir a alguien de la responsabilidad de algo
to relieve somebody of his/her duties — relevar a alguien de su cargo
2) \<\<town/fortress\>\> liberar3) \<\<guard/driver\>\> relevar
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v refl[rɪ'liːv]VT1) (=alleviate) [+ sufferings, pain, headache] aliviar; [+ burden] aligerar; [+ tension, boredom, anxiety] disipar, aliviarthe plain is relieved by an occasional hill — de vez en cuando una colina rompe con la monotonía de la llanura
2) (=ease) [+ person's mind] tranquilizar3) [+ feelings, anger] desahogar4)to relieve o.s. — (=go to lavatory) ir al baño, hacer pis *
5) (=release)to relieve sb of his wallet — hum quitar la cartera a algn, robar la cartera a algn
6) (Mil) [+ city] descercar, socorrer; [+ troops] relevar7)to relieve the poor — (=help) socorrer a los pobres
* * *[rɪ'liːv]
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1) \<\<pain\>\> calmar, aliviar, mitigar* (liter); \<\<anxiety/hardship/suffering\>\> mitigar*, aliviar; \<\<tension\>\> aliviar, relajar; \<\<monotony/uniformity\>\> romper*to relieve somebody of responsibility for something — eximir a alguien de la responsabilidad de algo
to relieve somebody of his/her duties — relevar a alguien de su cargo
2) \<\<town/fortress\>\> liberar3) \<\<guard/driver\>\> relevar
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