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1 light relief

light relief незначительный облегчение

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2 light relief

незначительное облегчение

a sigh of relief — вздох облегчения

express relief — выражать облегчение

expressed relief — выразил облегчение

certain relief — некоторое облегчение

to languish for relief — жаждать облегчения

English-Russian base dictionary > light relief
3 light relief

незначительный облегчение

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > light relief
4 light relief

s.

diversión.

Nuevo Diccionario Inglés-Español > light relief
5 provide a little light relief

provide a little light relief

voor wat afwisseling zorgen

English-Dutch dictionary > provide a little light relief
6 relief

relief [rɪ'li:f]

1 noun

(a) (from anxiety, pain) soulagement m;

∎ to bring relief to sb soulager qn, apporter un soulagement à qn;

∎ the medicine gave or brought her little relief from the pain le médicament ne la soulagea guère;

∎ he finds relief in writing ça le soulage d'écrire;

∎ to our great relief, much to our relief à notre grand soulagement;

∎ it was a great relief to her when the exams ended la fin des examens fut un grand soulagement pour elle;

∎ that's or what a relief! quel soulagement!

(b) (aid) secours m, aide f;

∎ to send relief to Third-World countries apporter de l'aide aux pays du tiers-monde;

∎ famine relief aide f aux victimes de la famine

(c) American (state benefit) aide f sociale;

∎ to be on relief recevoir des aides sociales ou des allocations

(d) (diversion) divertissement m, distraction f;

∎ he included a few comic scenes in the play for light relief il a inclus plusieurs scènes comiques dans la pièce pour détendre l'atmosphère;

∎ she reads detective novels for light relief elle lit des romans policiers pour se distraire

(e) (of besieged city) libération f, délivrance f

(f) (of guard, team) relève f;

∎ I've been on duty all night with only one hour's relief j'ai été de garde toute la nuit, sauf une heure pendant laquelle j'ai été relevé;

∎ reliefs have arrived (gen) la relève ou l'équipe de relève est arrivée; (troops) les troupes de relève sont arrivées, la relève est arrivée

(g) Art relief m;

∎ the inscription stood out in relief l'inscription était en relief;

∎ the mountains stood out in bold relief against the sky les montagnes se détachaient ou se découpaient nettement sur le ciel;

∎ figurative to bring or to throw sth into relief mettre qch en relief ou en valeur;

∎ Art high relief haut-relief m;

∎ low relief bas-relief m

(h) Geography relief m;

∎ an area of low relief une zone au relief peu élevé

(i) Law (redress) réparation f; (exemption) dérogation f, exemption f

2 compound-forming noun

(a) (extra → transport, service) supplémentaire; (replacement → worker, troops, team) de relève; (→ bus, machine) de remplacement

(b) (for aid → fund) de secours

►► relief agency organisme m d'aide humanitaire;

relief driver chauffeur m qui assure la relève;

relief fund caisse f de secours;

relief map carte f en relief;

relief organization organisation f humanitaire;

relief printing impression f en relief;

relief road itinéraire m bis, route f de délestage;

relief valve soupape f de sûreté, clapet m de décharge;

relief work coopération f;

relief worker = membre d'une organisation humanitaire qui travaille sur le terrain

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7 relief

relief

A n

1 (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! ;

2 ( alleviation) ( of poverty) allégement m ; tax/debt relief allégement fiscal/des dettes ;

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 ;

4 US Soc Admin aides fpl sociales ; to be on relief bénéficier des aides sociales ;

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 ;

6 Mil (of garrison, troops) délivrance f (of de) ;

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 ;

9 Jur ( of grievance) réparation f.

B modif [operation] de secours ; [programme, project] d'aide ; [driver, guard] de relève ; [bus, train, service] supplémentaire.

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8 ♦ relief

♦ 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 giorni

2 [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 soccorso

3 [u] (mil.) liberazione ( di città assediata)

4 [uc] (mil.) soccorso ( a città assediata); truppe di soccorso

5 [u] ( anche mil.) cambio; sostituzione: the relief of a sentry, il cambio d'una sentinella

6 chi dà il cambio ( a una sentinella, a q. che è in servizio); rimpiazzo; squadra che dà il cambio

7 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)

8 rimedio ( a un male); riparazione ( di un torto)

9 (fisc.) sgravio, detrazione: tax relief, sgravio fiscale; relief for expenses, detrazione per spese sostenute

10 (leg.) condono

11 (mecc.) scarico

12 (trasp.) autobus (o treno) straordinario

13 ( sport) alleggerimento; disimpegno

● 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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9 relief

relief [rɪˈli:f]

1. noun

a. (from pain, anxiety) soulagement m

• it was a great relief when... ça a été un grand soulagement quand...

• to my relief à mon grand soulagement

• that's a relief! j'aime mieux ça !

b. ( = assistance) secours m

• to go to the relief of... aller au secours de...

• to send relief to... envoyer des secours à...

2. compounds

► relief agency noun organisation f humanitaire

► relief fund noun caisse f de secours

► relief map noun carte f en relief

► relief organization noun organisation f humanitaire

► relief work noun travail m humanitaire

► relief worker noun représentant m d'une organisation humanitaire

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[rɪ'liːf] 1.
noun

1) (from pain, distress) soulagement m

to my relief — à mon grand soulagement

it was a relief to them that — ils ont été soulagés que (+ subj)

2) ( help) aide f, secours m

famine relief — aide aux victimes de la famine

to come to the relief of somebody — venir à l'aide or au secours de quelqu'un

tax relief — allégement fiscal

to be on relief — US bénéficier des aides sociales

3) ( diversion) divertissement m

to provide light relief — apporter un peu de divertissement

4) (of garrison, troops) délivrance f

5) Art, Architecture, Geography relief m

in relief — en relief

to throw something into relief — mettre quelque chose en relief
2.
noun modifier [ operation] de secours; [ programme, project, effort] d'aide; [ guard, shift] de relève; [ bus, train] supplémentaire

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10 light

light [laɪt]

(verb: preterite, past participle lit)

1. noun

   a. lumière f

• by the light of sth à la lumière de qch

• there were lights on in several of the rooms il y avait de la lumière dans plusieurs pièces

• lights out at 9 o'clock extinction des feux à 21 heures

• the light was beginning to fail le jour commençait à baisser

• light and shade ombre f et lumière f

• in (the) light of à la lumière de

• you're holding it against the light vous le tenez à contre-jour

• you're in my light tu es dans mon jour

• there is a light at the end of the tunnel on voit le bout du tunnel

• can you throw any light on this question? pouvez-vous donner des éclaircissements sur cette question ?

► adjective + light

• in a good/bad light sous un jour favorable/défavorable

• the incident revealed him in a new light l'incident l'a révélé sous un jour nouveau

• to see sth in a different light voir qch sous un jour différent

• in the cold light of day à tête reposée

• to cast a new light on a subject jeter un éclairage nouveau sur un sujet► to see the light ( = understand) comprendre

• to see the light of day ( = be born) venir au monde ; ( = be published) paraître► to bring to light faire apparaître

► to come to light être dévoilé

• new facts have come to light on a découvert des faits nouveaux► at first light au point du jour

   b. (in eyes) lueur f

   c. ( = lamp) lampe f

• desk light lampe f de bureau

   d. [of vehicle, cycle] feu m ; ( = headlight) phare m

• have you got your lights on? as-tu mis tes phares (or tes feux) ?

   e. ( = traffic light) feu m

• he went through a red light il a grillé un feu rouge

• the lights aren't working les feux sont en panne

• the lights were red le feu était rouge

• he stopped at the lights il s'est arrêté au feu (rouge)

   f. (for cigarette) feu m

• have you got a light? avez-vous du feu ?

• to set light to sth (British) mettre le feu à qch

2. adjective

   a. [evening, room] clair

• it was getting light il commençait à faire jour

• while it's still light pendant qu'il fait encore jour

   b. [hair, colour, skin] clair

• light blue bleu clair inv

   c. ( = not heavy) léger

• as light as a feather léger comme une plume

• to be light on one's feet avoir le pas léger

• to be a light sleeper avoir le sommeil léger

• light housework petits travaux ménagers

• to make light of sth prendre qch à la légère

• to make light work of sth faire qch sans difficulté

3. transitive verb

   a. [+ candle, cigarette, gas] allumer

• to light a match frotter une allumette

• he lit the fire il a allumé le feu

• he lit a fire il a fait du feu

   b. ( = illuminate) éclairer

• lit by electricity éclairé à l'électricité

4. intransitive verb

   a. the fire won't light le feu ne veut pas prendre

   b. to light upon sth trouver qch par hasard

5. adverb

• to travel light voyager léger

6. compounds

► light aircraft petit avion m

► light ale (British) sorte de bière blonde légère

► light beer noun (US) bière f allégée

► light bulb noun ampoule f électrique

► light entertainment noun variétés fpl

► light fitting noun appareil m d'éclairage

► light-footed adjective au pas léger

► light-haired adjective blond

► light-headed adjective étourdi

► light-hearted adjective [person, laugh] [atmosphere] gai ; [discussion] enjoué

► light opera noun opérette f

► light pen noun crayon m optique

► light reading noun lecture f facile

► light show noun éclairages mpl

► lights-out noun extinction f des feux

► light switch noun interrupteur m

► light up

1. intransitive verb

   a. s'allumer

• her eyes/face lit up son regard/visage s'est éclairé

   b. ( = start to smoke) (inf) allumer une cigarette (or une pipe etc)

2. separable transitive verb

( = illuminate) éclairer

• a smile lit up her face un sourire éclaira son visage

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[laɪt] 1.
noun

1) ( brightness) lumière f

by the light of — à la lumière de [fire]; à la clarté de [moon]

in the light of day — lit, fig au grand jour

to cast ou throw ou shed light on — lit projeter de la lumière sur; fig éclaircir

to hold something up to the light — tenir quelque chose à la lumière

against the light — à contre-jour

with the light behind her — le dos tourné à la lumière

2) (in building, machine, oven) lumière f; ( in street) réverbère m; ( on ship) feu m

to put ou turn a light on/off — allumer/éteindre une lumière

3) (part of gauge, indicator, dashboard) voyant m (lumineux)

4) Automobile ( headlight) phare m; ( rearlight) feu m arrière; ( inside car) veilleuse f

5) ( flame)

to put a light to — allumer [fire, gas]

to set light to — mettre le feu à

have you got a light? — ( for cigarette) tu as du feu?

6) fig ( aspect) jour m

to see something in a different light — voir quelque chose sous un jour différent

looking at it in that light... — vu sous cet angle...

to appear in a bad light — apparaître sous un jour défavorable

in the light of — compte tenu de

to review something in the light of — réexaminer quelque chose à la lumière de [evidence, experience]

7) fig ( exposure)

to bring to light — découvrir [fact, evidence, truth]

to come to ou be brought to light — être découvert
2.
lights plural noun

1)

(traffic) lights — feu m, feux mpl

the lights are red — le feu est au rouge

to stop at the lights — s'arrêter au feu

to shoot (colloq) ou jump (colloq) the lights — griller (colloq) un feu rouge

2) ( decorative display) illuminations fpl
3.
adjective

1) ( bright) [evening, room] clair

to get ou grow lighter — [sky] s'éclaircir

while it's still light — pendant qu'il fait encore jour

2) [colour, fabric, wood, skin] clair; [hair] blond

light blue — bleu clair inv

3) ( not heavy) [material, substance, snow, wind, clothing, meal] léger/-ère; [rain] fin; [drinker] modéré; [damage, sentence] léger/-ère

to be a light sleeper — avoir le sommeil léger

she is 2 kg lighter — elle pèse 2 kg de moins

4) ( delicate) [knock, footsteps] léger/-ère; [movement] délicat

to be light on one's feet — avoir la démarche légère

5) ( not tiring) [work] peu fatigant; [exercise] léger/-ère

light duties — petits travaux mpl

to make light work of something — faire quelque chose sans peine

6) [music, verse] léger/-ère

a bit of light relief — un peu de divertissement

some light reading — quelque chose de facile à lire

it is no light matter — c'est une chose sérieuse

to make light of — traiter [quelque chose] à la légère [rumour, problem]; ne pas attacher d'importance à [injury]
4.
transitive verb (prét, pp lit ou lighted)

1) allumer [candle, oven, cigarette]; enflammer [wood, paper]; tirer [firework]; craquer [match]

to light a fire — faire un or du feu

to light the fire — allumer le feu

2) ( illuminate) éclairer
5.
intransitive verb (prét, pp lit) [fire] prendre; [gas, match] s'allumer

Phrasal Verbs:

- light on

- light up

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the light of somebody's life — le rayon de soleil de quelqu'un

many hands make light work — Prov à plusieurs la besogne va vite

to go out like a light — s'endormir tout de suite

to see the light — comprendre

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11 light

light ⇒ Weight measurement

A n

1 ( brightness) lumière f ; a beam of light un faisceau de lumière ; by the light of à la lumière de [fire] ; à la clarté de [moon] ; in a good light sous une bonne lumière ; to read in a poor light lire avec peu de lumière ; in full light en pleine lumière ; in the light of day lit, fig au grand jour ; I'd like to drive back in the light j'aimerais rentrer avant la nuit ; to cast ou throw ou shed light on lit projeter or répandre de la lumière sur ; fig éclaircir ; to hold sth up to the light tenir qch à la lumière ; against the light à contre-jour ; with the light behind her le dos tourné à la lumière ; the light was failing la nuit tombait ;

2 (gleam, bright point) lumière f ; ( in eye) lueur f ; a light on the horizon une lumière à l'horizon ; the city lights les lumières de la ville ;

3 ( electrical appliance) (in building, on machine, in oven) lumière f ; ( in street) réverbère m ; ( on ship) feu m ; to put ou switch ou turn a light on allumer une lumière ; to put ou switch ou turn a light off éteindre une lumière ; to leave a light on laisser une lumière allumée ; are all the lights off ou out? est-ce que toutes les lumières sont éteintes? ; a light came on/went out une lumière s'est allumée/s'est éteinte ; to turn a light up/down augmenter/réduire une lumière ; the lights went up/down Theat les lumières se sont allumées/éteintes ; shine the light over here! éclaire par ici! ;

4 (part of gauge, indicator, dashboard) voyant m (lumineux) ; a red light comes on/goes off un voyant rouge s'allume/s'éteint ;

5 Aut ( headlight) phare m ; ( rearlight) feu m arrière ; ( inside car) veilleuse f ; to put one's lights on/off allumer/éteindre ses phares ; to have/leave one's lights on avoir/laisser ses phares allumés ; to check one's lights vérifier les phares ; to flash one's lights at sb faire un appel de phares à qn ;

6 ( flame) to put a light to allumer [fire, gas] ; to set light to mettre le feu à ; to give sb a light offrir du feu à qn ; have you got a light? tu as du feu? ;

7 fig ( aspect) jour m ; to see sth in a good/bad /new light voir qch sous un bon/mauvais/ nouveau jour ; I hadn't thought of it in that light je n'y avais pas pensé sous cet angle-là ; looking at it in that light… vu sous cet angle… ; to appear in a bad light apparaître sous un jour défavorable ; in the light of compte tenu de ; to review sth in the light of réexaminer qch à la lumière de [evidence, experience] ; to see sb/sth in a different light voir qn/qch sous un jour différent ;

8 fig ( exposure) to bring to light découvrir [fact, evidence, truth, crime] ; to come to ou be brought to light être découvert ;

9 Constr ( window) vitre f.

B lights npl

1 Transp feu m, feux mpl ; the lights are red/green le feu est au rouge/au vert ; to stop at the lights s'arrêter au feu ; cross at the lights traversez aux feux ; the lights aren't working les feux ne marchent pas ; to shoot ○ ou jump ○ the lights griller ○ un feu rouge ;

2 ( decorative display) illuminations fpl ;

3 Culin mou m.

C modif [switch, shade, socket] de lampe.

D adj

1 ( bright) [evening, room, house] clair ; it is light enough to do il fait assez clair pour faire ; to get ou grow lighter [sky] s'éclaircir ; it was getting ou growing light il commençait à faire jour ; while it's still light pendant qu'il fait encore jour ;

2 ( pale) [colour, fabric, wood, skin] clair ; [hair] blond ; light blue/grey bleu/gris clair inv ; light blue socks des chaussettes bleu clair ;

3 ( not heavy) [material, substance, mist, snow, wind, clothing, plane, sleep, meal, beer, cake] léger/-ère ; [rain] fin ; [drinker] modéré ; [business, trading] peu actif/-ive ; to have a light touch [pianist] avoir un toucher léger ; [writer, cook] avoir une certaine légèreté ; a light sprinkling ou dusting un saupoudrage ; a light soprano une soprano légère ; to be a light sleeper avoir le sommeil léger ; she is 2 kg lighter elle pèse 2 kg de moins ; this sack of coal is 5 kg light il manque 5 kg à ce sac de charbon ;

4 ( not severe) [damage, punishment, sentence] léger/-ère ;

5 ( delicate) [knock, tap, footsteps] léger/-ère ; [kiss, movement] délicat ; to be light on one's feet avoir la démarche légère ;

6 ( not tiring) [work] peu fatigant ; [exercise, training] léger/-ère ; light duties petits travaux mpl ; light housework petits travaux ménagers ; to make light work of sth faire qch sans peine ;

7 ( not intellectually demanding) [music, verse] léger/-ère ; a bit of light relief un peu de divertissement ; some light reading for the beach quelque chose de facile à lire pour la plage ;

8 ( not important) [affair] pas sérieux/-ieuse ; it is no light matter c'est une chose sérieuse ; to make light of traiter [qch] à la légère [rumour, problem] ; ne pas attacher d'importance à [injury] ;

9 ( cheerful) [mood, laugh] enjoué ;

10 Culin ( low-fat) [product] allégé, light.

E vtr ( prét, pp lit ou lighted)

1 ( set fire to) allumer [candle, gas, oven, cigarette] ; enflammer [wood, paper] ; tirer [firework] ; craquer [match] ; to light a fire faire un or du feu ; to light the fire allumer le feu ; a lighted match une allumette enflammée ;

2 ( illuminate) [torch, lamp, sun] éclairer.

F vi ( prét, pp lit) [fire] prendre ; [candle, cigarette, gas, wood, match] s'allumer.

Idioms

the light of sb's life le rayon de soleil de qn ; many hands make light work Prov à plusieurs la besogne va vite ; to do sth according to one's lights sout faire qch comme on l'entend ; to go light on ○ sth y aller mollo ◑ avec qch ; to go out like a light s'endormir tout de suite ; to see the light comprendre.

Phrasal verbs

■ light on:

▶ light on [sth] [eyes, person] tomber sur.

■ light up ○:

▶ light up

1 ( light cigarette) allumer une cigarette ; ( light pipe) allumer une pipe ;

2 [lamp] s'allumer ;

3 fig [face] s'éclairer ; [eyes] briller de joie ;

▶ light up [sth], light [sth] up

1 [smoker] allumer [cigarette, cigar, pipe] ;

2 ( illuminate) illuminer [surroundings] ; allumer [sign].

■ light upon = light on.

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12 relief

rə'li:f
noun

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.) alivio

2) (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.) auxilio, socorro

3) (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.) relevo

4) (the act of freeing a town etc from siege: the relief of Mafeking.) liberación

5) (a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background: a carving in relief.) relieve

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- relieve
- relieved

relief n alivio

what a relief! ¡qué alivio!

relief

tr[rɪ'liːf]

noun

1 (from pain etc) alivio

2 (help) auxilio, socorro, ayuda

3 (person) relevo

4 (lifting of siege) liberación nombre femenino

5 SMALLGEOGRAPHY/SMALL relieve nombre masculino

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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL

to breathe a sigh of relief / heave a sigh of relief dar un suspiro de alivio

to throw into relief poner en relieve

what a relief! ¡qué alivio!

relief fund fondo de ayuda

relief map mapa nombre masculino físico

relief road vía de descongestión

relief [ri'li:f] n

1) : alivio m, desahogo m

relief from pain: alivio del dolor

2) aid, welfare: ayuda f (benéfica), asistencia f social

3) : relieve m (en la escultura)

relief map: mapa en relieve

4) replacement: relevo m

relief

n.

• aligeramiento s.m.

• alivio s.m.

• asistencia s.f.

• auxilio s.m.

• consuelo s.m.

• desahogo s.m.

• descanso s.m.

• realce s.m.

• relevación s.f.

• relevo s.m.

• relieve s.m.

• remedio s.m.

• socorro s.m.

rɪ'liːf
noun

1) u (from worry, pain) alivio m

much to my relief, I wasn't late — por suerte, no llegué tarde

it's a relief that the rain's stopped/to sit down at last — menos mal que ha parado de llover/que al fin puedo sentarme

the news came as a great relief to us — respiramos aliviados or tranquilos al oír la noticia

I wanted some relief from the daily routine — quería escapar un poco de la rutina diaria

the children's antics provided some light relief — las travesuras de los niños nos entretuvieron

to give relief from pain — calmar or aliviar el dolor

2) u ( aid) ayuda f, auxilio m ( de emergencia)

to be on relief — (AmE) recibir prestaciones de la seguridad social; (before n)

relief agency — organismo de ayuda a los damnificados de una catástrofe

3) c

a) ( Mil) liberación f ( de una plaza sitiada)

b) ( replacement) relevo m; (before n) <driver, crew> de relevo

relief road — vía f de descongestión or (Méx) de libramiento

4) u c

a) (esp BrE Tax) desgravación f

b) ( redress) ( Law) desagravio m

5) u c (Art, Geog) relieve m

to stand out in relief — resaltar

to bring o throw something into relief — poner* algo de relieve; (before n)

relief map — mapa m físico or orográfico; ( three-dimensional) mapa m en relieve

[rɪ'liːf]
1. N

1) (from pain, anxiety) alivio m

that's a relief! — ¡qué alivio!

the news came as a great relief to her parents — la noticia fue un gran alivio para sus padres

there was a sense of relief that the war was finally over — todos sintieron un gran alivio cuando se supo que la guerra había terminado por fin

the relief of nasal congestion — el alivio de la congestión nasal

to bring or give or provide relief from sth — aliviar algo

drugs provide relief from the pain — las drogas alivian el dolor

to heave or breathe a sigh of relief — dar un suspiro de alivio

to our (great) relief, she accepted — para (gran) alivio nuestro, aceptó

she almost wept with or in relief — casi lloró del alivio que sintió

2) (from monotony)

it's a relief to get out of the office once in a while — es un respiro salir de la oficina de vez en cuando

by way of light relief — a modo de diversión
comic
3) (=aid) auxilio m, ayuda f

disaster relief — auxilio a las víctimas de una catástrofe

relief efforts have been hampered by the rains — la lluvia ha dificultado las operaciones de auxilio
famine
4) (=state welfare)

to be on or get relief — (US) recibir prestaciones de la seguridad social

poor relief — (Brit) (Hist) socorro m, beneficencia f

5) (Mil) [of town] liberación f

6) (Art, Geog) relieve m

in relief — en relieve

in high/low relief — en alto/bajo relieve

to stand out in (bold or sharp or stark) relief against sth — (lit, fig) contrastar dramáticamente con algo

to throw or bring sth into (sharp) relief — (fig) poner algo de relieve, hacer resaltar algo
bas-relief
7) (=replacement) relevo m, sustituto m

8) (=exemption) (from taxation) desgravación f ; debt

9) (Jur) desagravio m

2.

CPD [train, bus] de reemplazo; [typist, secretary] suplente

relief agency N — organización f humanitaria

relief driver N — conductor(a) m / f de relevo

relief fund N — fondo m de auxilio (a los damnificados)

relief map N — mapa m físico or de relieve; (3-D) mapa m en relieve

relief organization N — organización f humanitaria

relief road N — carretera f de descongestión

relief supplies NPL — provisiones fpl de auxilio

relief troops NPL — tropas fpl de relevo

relief work N — labor f humanitaria

relief worker N — trabajador(a) m / f humanitario(-a)

relief workers — personal m de asistencia humanitaria

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[rɪ'liːf]
noun

1) u (from worry, pain) alivio m

much to my relief, I wasn't late — por suerte, no llegué tarde

it's a relief that the rain's stopped/to sit down at last — menos mal que ha parado de llover/que al fin puedo sentarme

the news came as a great relief to us — respiramos aliviados or tranquilos al oír la noticia

I wanted some relief from the daily routine — quería escapar un poco de la rutina diaria

the children's antics provided some light relief — las travesuras de los niños nos entretuvieron

to give relief from pain — calmar or aliviar el dolor

2) u ( aid) ayuda f, auxilio m ( de emergencia)

to be on relief — (AmE) recibir prestaciones de la seguridad social; (before n)

relief agency — organismo de ayuda a los damnificados de una catástrofe

3) c

a) ( Mil) liberación f ( de una plaza sitiada)

b) ( replacement) relevo m; (before n) <driver, crew> de relevo

relief road — vía f de descongestión or (Méx) de libramiento

4) u c

a) (esp BrE Tax) desgravación f

b) ( redress) ( Law) desagravio m

5) u c (Art, Geog) relieve m

to stand out in relief — resaltar

to bring o throw something into relief — poner* algo de relieve; (before n)

relief map — mapa m físico or orográfico; ( three-dimensional) mapa m en relieve

English-spanish dictionary > relief
13 relief

I 1. [rɪ'liːf]
nome

1) (from pain, distress) sollievo m.

to my relief — con mio grande sollievo

that's a relief! — è un sollievo! che sollievo!

2) (help) aiuto m., soccorso m.

famine relief — aiuto alle vittime della carestia

to come to the relief of sb. — venire in aiuto o in soccorso di qcn.

tax relief agevolazione o sgravio fiscale; to be on relief — AE percepire un sussidio statale

3) (diversion) divertimento m., distrazione f.

to provide light relief — allentare la tensione con qualche battuta

4) mil. (of garrison, troops) liberazione f., soccorso m.

5) (replacement on duty) cambio m.

6) dir. (of grievance) riparazione f.
2.
modificatore [ operation] di soccorso; [programme, project] di aiuti; [bus, train] supplementare

relief guard — cambio (della guardia)
II [rɪ'liːf]
nome art. arch. geogr. rilievo m.

high relief — altorilievo

low relief — bassorilievo

in relief — in rilievo

to throw sth. into relief — mettere qcs. in rilievo

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[rə'li:f]
noun

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.) sollievo

2) (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.) aiuto, soccorso

3) (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.) sostituto

4) (the act of freeing a town etc from siege: the relief of Mafeking.) liberazione

5) (a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background: a carving in relief.) rilievo

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- relieve
- relieved
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I 1. [rɪ'liːf]
nome

1) (from pain, distress) sollievo m.

to my relief — con mio grande sollievo

that's a relief! — è un sollievo! che sollievo!

2) (help) aiuto m., soccorso m.

famine relief — aiuto alle vittime della carestia

to come to the relief of sb. — venire in aiuto o in soccorso di qcn.

tax relief agevolazione o sgravio fiscale; to be on relief — AE percepire un sussidio statale

3) (diversion) divertimento m., distrazione f.

to provide light relief — allentare la tensione con qualche battuta

4) mil. (of garrison, troops) liberazione f., soccorso m.

5) (replacement on duty) cambio m.

6) dir. (of grievance) riparazione f.
2.
modificatore [ operation] di soccorso; [programme, project] di aiuti; [bus, train] supplementare

relief guard — cambio (della guardia)
II [rɪ'liːf]
nome art. arch. geogr. rilievo m.

high relief — altorilievo

low relief — bassorilievo

in relief — in rilievo

to throw sth. into relief — mettere qcs. in rilievo

English-Italian dictionary > relief
14 light

I 1. noun
1) Licht, das

in a good light — bei gutem Licht

be in somebody's light — jemandem im Licht sein

at first light — bei Tagesanbruch

while the light lasts — solange es [noch] hell ist

light of day — (lit. or fig.) Tageslicht, das

2) (electric lamp) Licht, das; (fitting) Lampe, die

go out like a light — (fig.) sofort weg sein (ugs.)

3) (signal to ships) Leuchtfeuer, das

4) in sing. or pl. (signal to traffic) Ampel, die

at the third set of lights — an der dritten Ampel

5) (to ignite) Feuer, das

have you got a light? — haben Sie Feuer?

put a/set light to something — etwas anzünden

6)

throw or shed light [up]on something — Licht in etwas (Akk.) bringen

bring something to light — etwas ans [Tages]licht bringen; see also academic.ru/65424/see">see 1. 1)

7) in pl. (beliefs, abilities)

according to one's lights — nach bestem Wissen [und Gewissen]

8) (aspect)

in that light — aus dieser Sicht

seen in this light — so gesehen

in the light of — (taking into consideration) angesichts (+ Gen.)

show somebody in a bad light — ein schlechtes Licht auf jemanden werfen

put somebody in a good/bad light — jemanden in einem guten/schlechten Licht erscheinen lassen
2. adjective
hell

light-blue/-brown — etc. hellblau/-braun usw
3. transitive verb,
lit or lighted

1) (ignite) anzünden

2) (illuminate) erhellen

light somebody's/one's way — jemandem/sich leuchten
4. intransitive verb,
lit or lighted [Feuer, Zigarette:] brennen, sich anzünden lassen

Phrasal Verbs:

- light up
II 1. adjective
1) leicht

[for] light relief — [als] kleine Abwechslung

be a light sleeper — einen leichten Schlaf haben

2) (small in amount) gering

traffic is light on these roads — auf diesen Straßen herrscht nur wenig Verkehr

3) (not important) leicht

make light of something — etwas bagatellisieren

4) (nimble) leicht [Schritt, Bewegungen]

have light fingers — (steal) gern lange Finger machen (ugs.)

5) (easily borne) leicht [Krankheit, Strafe]; gering [Steuern]; mild [Strafe]

6)

with a light heart — (carefree) leichten od. frohen Herzens

7)

feel light in the head — (giddy) leicht benommen sein
2. adverb
travel light — mit wenig od. leichtem Gepäck reisen
III intransitive verb,
lit or lighted (come by chance)

light [up]on something — auf etwas (Akk.) kommen od. stoßen

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I 1. noun
1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.) das Licht

2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.) das Licht

3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?) das Feuer

4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.) das Licht
2. adjective
1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.) licht, hell

2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.) hell
3. [lit] verb
1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.) erleuchten

2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.) anzünden

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- lightness

- lighten

- lighter
- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II
1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.) leicht

2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.) leicht

3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.) leicht

4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.) zu leicht

5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.) leicht

6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.) leicht

7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.) heiter

8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.) leicht

9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.) locker

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- lightly

- lightness

- lighten

- light-fingered
- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)

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light¹

[laɪt]

I. n

1. no pl (brightness) Licht nt

is there enough \light? ist es hell genug?

artificial/natural \light künstliches/natürliches Licht

the \light of the sun das Sonnenlicht

by the \light of the moon bei Mondschein

by the \light of the candle im Schein der Kerze

2. (light-giving thing) Licht nt, Lichtquelle f; (lamp) Lampe f

as the \lights went... als die Lichter ausgingen,...

to put [or switch] [or turn] the \light on/off das Licht einschalten/ausschalten [o fam anmachen/ausmachen

3. no pl (fire) Feuer nt; (flame) [Kerzen]flamme f

have you got a \light, please? Entschuldigung, haben Sie [vielleicht] Feuer?

to catch \light Feuer fangen

to set \light to sth BRIT etw anzünden

to strike a \light ein Streichholz [o SCHWEIZ a. Zündholz] anzünden

4. no pl (daylight) [Tages]licht nt

at [the] first \light bei Tagesanbruch

5. (for decoration)

▪ \lights pl:

Christmas \lights Weihnachtsbeleuchtung f

6. usu pl (traffic light) Ampel f

7. (sparkle) Strahlen nt kein pl, Leuchten nt kein pl

the light in his eyes das Strahlen in seinen Augen

8. ( fig: perspective) Aspekt m, Perspektive f

try to look at it in a new \light versuch' es doch mal aus einer anderen Perspektive zu sehen

she started to see him in a new \light sie sah ihn plötzlich in einem ganz neuen Licht

to show sth in a bad/good \light etw in einem schlechten/guten Licht erscheinen lassen

to put sth in a favourable \light etw in ein günstiges Licht rücken

9. no pl (enlightenment) Erleuchtung f

I saw the \light! mir ging ein Licht auf! fam

10. (spiritual illumination) Erleuchtung f

11. (person's abilities)

▪ \lights pl [geistige] Fähigkeiten

to do sth according to one's \lights etw so gut machen, wie man es eben kann

12. (bright part in picture/on object) Licht nt

\light and shadow Licht und Schatten

13. (window) Fenster nt; (window division) Oberlicht nt; (pane of glass) Fensterscheibe f

14. ( fig: person) Leuchte f fam

leading \light (best at something) großes Licht, Leuchte f fam; (leader) Nummer eins f fam

a shining \light eine große Leuchte fam, ein großes Licht fam

15. (beacon) Leuchtfeuer nt; (lighthouse) Leuchtturm m

16.

▶ to bring sth to \light etw ans Licht bringen

▶ to cast [or shed] [or throw] \light on sth etw beleuchten fig, Licht in etw akk bringen

▶ to come to \light ans Licht kommen

▶ the \light at the end of the tunnel das Licht am Ende des Tunnels fig

▶ to hide one's \light under a bushel sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen

▶ in the \light of sth [or AM usu in \light of sth] angesichts einer S. gen, im Lichte einer S. gen liter

▶ to be the \light of sb's life ( hum) die Sonne im Leben einer Person gen sein

▶ to be [or go] out like a \light ( fam: fall asleep) sofort weg sein fam; (faint) umkippen fam

▶ to see the \light of day (come into being) das Licht der Welt erblicken; (become known) ans Licht kommen

II. adj

1. (bright) hell

it's slowly getting \light es wird allmählich hell

summer is coming and the evenings are getting \lighter der Sommer kommt und es bleibt abends länger hell

2. (pale) hell-; (stronger) blass-

III. vt

<lit or lighted, lit or lighted>

1. (illuminate)

▪ to \light sth etw erhellen; stage, room etw beleuchten; ( fig)

his investigations lit the way for many other scientists seine Forschungen waren wegweisend für viele andere Wissenschaftler

2. (turn on)

to \light an electric light das Licht einschalten [o fam anknipsen

3. (guide with light)

▪ to \light sb jdm leuchten

4. (ignite)

to \light a candle/match eine Kerze/ein Streichholz anzünden

to \light a fire ein Feuer anzünden [o fam anmachen] [o SCHWEIZ a. anfeuern], Feuer machen

to \light a cigarette/pipe sich dat eine Zigarette/Pfeife anzünden [o fam anstecken

IV. vi

<lit or lighted, lit or lighted>

1. (burn) brennen

2. ( fig: become animated) eyes, etc aufleuchten fig

her face lit with pleasure sie strahlte vor Freude über das ganze Gesicht

light²

[laɪt]

I. adj

1. (not heavy) leicht

to be as \light as a feather federleicht [o leicht wie eine Feder] sein

2. (deficient in weight) zu leicht

this sack of rice seems about 2 kilos \light ich habe den Eindruck, dieser Sack Reis wiegt 2 Kilo zu wenig

to give sb \light weight jdm zu wenig abwiegen

3. (not sturdily built) leicht

\light clothes leichte Kleidung

4. (for small loads) Klein-

\light aircraft/lorry Kleinflugzeug nt/-lastwagen m

\light railway Kleinbahn f

5. MIL

\light infantry leichte Infanterie

6. (not fully loaded) aircraft/ship/vehicle nicht voll beladen

7. (of food and drink) leicht; (low in fat) fettarm

a \light diet eine fettarme Diät

\light food leichtes Essen

a \light meal eine leichte Mahlzeit

\light pastry lockerer Teig

\light wine leichter Wein

8. (porous)

\light soil lockeres Erdreich

9. CHEM leicht

\light isotope leichtes Isotop

10. (low in intensity)

the traffic was quite \light es war kaum Verkehr

it's only \light rain es nieselt nur

\light breeze leichte Brise

11. (easily disturbed)

\light sleep leichter Schlaf

to be a \light sleeper einen leichten Schlaf haben

12. (easily done) nachsichtig, mild

\light sentence mildes Urteil

\light housework leichte Hausarbeit

13. (gentle) leicht; kiss zart; (soft) touch sanft

to have a \light touch MUS einen weichen Anschlag haben

14. (graceful)

\light building elegantes Gebäude

\light figure anmutige Gestalt

15. (not bold)

\light type eine schlanke Schrifttype

16. (not serious) leicht attr

\light entertainment leichte Unterhaltung

\light opera Operette f

\light reading Unterhaltungslektüre f

\light tone Plauderton m

17. (cheerful) frohgemut poet

with a \light heart leichten Herzens

18. ( old: unchaste) leicht

a \light girl ein leichtes Mädchen veraltend

19.

▶ to be a bit \light in one's loafers AM (pej!) etwas weibische Züge haben pej

▶ to be \light on one's feet leichtfüßig sein

▶ to make \light of sth etw bagatellisieren [o fam herunterspielen]

▶ to make \light work of sth mit etw dat spielend fertigwerden

▶ to be \light on sth es an etw dat fehlen lassen

II. adv

1. (with little luggage)

to travel \light mit leichtem Gepäck reisen

2. (with no severe consequences)

to get off \light glimpflich [o fam mit einem blauen Auge] davonkommen

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I [laɪt] vb: pret, ptp lit or lighted
1. n

1) (in general) Licht nt

by the light of a candle/the fire — im Schein einer Kerze/des Feuers

light and shade — Licht und Schatten

at first light —

hang the picture in a good light — häng das Bild ins richtige Licht

to cast or throw or shed light on sth (lit) — etw beleuchten; (fig also) Licht in etw (acc) bringen

the moon cast its silvery light on... — der Mond beleuchtete... silbern or warf sein silbernes Licht auf (+acc)...

to cast a new or fresh light on sth — neues Licht auf etw (acc)

to be in sb's light (lit) — jdm im Licht stehen

in the cold light of day (fig) — bei Licht besehen

the harsh light of reality — die raue Wirklichkeit

this story shows his character in a bad light — diese Geschichte wirft ein schlechtes Licht auf seinen Charakter

to see sb/sth in a different light — jdn/etw in einem anderen Licht sehen

it showed him in a different light —

I don't see things in that light — ich sehe die Dinge anders or in einem anderen Licht

to see sth in a new light — etw mit anderen Augen betrachten

in the light of — angesichts (+gen)

the theory, seen in the light of recent discoveries — die Theorie im Licht(e) der neuesten Entdeckungen betrachtet

in the light of what you say — in Anbetracht dessen, was Sie sagen

to bring sth to light — etw ans Tageslicht bringen

to come to light —

to see the light (liter) (= be born) (= be made public) — das Licht der Welt erblicken (liter) veröffentlicht werden

finally I saw the light (inf) — endlich ging mir ein Licht auf (inf); (morally) endlich wurden mir die Augen geöffnet

to see the light of day (report) — veröffentlicht werden; (project) verwirklicht werden

the light dawned (fig) — mir ging ein Licht auf (inf)

to go out like a light — sofort weg sein (inf)

2) Licht nt; (= lamp) Lampe f; (= fluorescent light) Neonröhre f

put out the lights before you go to bed — mach das Licht aus, bevor du ins Bett gehst

all the lights went out during the storm — während des Sturms gingen alle Lichter aus

(traffic) lights — Ampel f

the lights (of a car) —

all ships must show a light while at sea lights out (Mil) — alle Schiffe müssen auf See Lichter führen Zapfenstreich m

lights out for the boys was at 8 pm — um 20 Uhr mussten die Jungen das Licht ausmachen

lights out! — Licht aus(machen)!

to hide one's light under a bushel (prov) — sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen (prov)

the lights are on but nobody's (at) home (fig inf) — er/sie ist geistig weggetreten (inf)

3)

(= flame) have you (got) a light? — haben Sie Feuer?

to put a light to sth, to set light to sth — etw anzünden

4) (ARCHIT) (Dach)fenster nt; (= skylight) Oberlicht nt

leaded lights — in Blei gefasste Fensterscheiben

5) (in eyes) Leuchten nt

the light went out of her eyes — das Strahlen erlosch in ihren Augen

6)

(= standards) according to his lights — nach bestem Wissen und Gewissen

2. adj (+er)
hell
a light green dress — ein hellgrünes Kleid

it's getting or growing light —

it is light now — es ist jetzt hell or Tag

3. vt

1) (= illuminate) beleuchten; lamp, light anmachen

a smile lit her face — ein Lächeln erhellte ihr Gesicht

to light the way for sb — jdm leuchten; (fig)

his pioneering work lit the way for a whole generation of scholars — seine Pionierarbeit war wegweisend für eine ganze Gelehrtengeneration

2) (= ignite) anzünden; cigarette anstecken, anzünden; fire, candle anzünden, anmachen

to light a fire under sb ( esp US fig ) — jdm Feuer unter dem Hintern machen (inf)

4. vi
(= begin to burn) brennen
this fire won't light — das Feuer geht nicht an
II
1. adj (+er)
leicht; taxes niedrig; punishment milde
to give sb light weight — jdm zu wenig abwiegen

she has a very light touch on the piano — sie hat einen sehr weichen Anschlag

to be a light eater — wenig essen, kein großer Esser sein

light comedy — Lustspiel nt, Schwank m

light opera — Operette f

light reading — Unterhaltungslektüre f

a light and cheerful approach to life — eine unbeschwerte, fröhliche Einstellung zum Leben

with a light heart — leichten Herzens

as light as air or a feather — federleicht

to be light on one's feet — sich leichtfüßig bewegen

to make light of one's difficulties — seine Schwierigkeiten auf die leichte Schulter nehmen

you shouldn't make light of her problems — du solltest dich über ihre Probleme nicht lustig machen

to make light work of — spielend fertig werden mit

2. adv

to travel light — mit wenig or leichtem Gepäck reisen
III
vi pret, ptp lighted or lit (liter)
sich niederlassen
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light¹ [laıt]

A s

1. Licht n, Helligkeit f:

let there be light! BIBEL es werde Licht!;

stand ( oder be) in sb’s light

a) jemandem im Licht stehen,

b) fig jemandem im Weg stehen;

stand in one’s own light

a) sich im Licht stehen,

b) fig sich selbst im Weg stehen;

get out of the light geh aus dem Licht!;

he can see the light at the end of the tunnel fig er sieht Licht am Ende des Tunnels

2. Licht n ( auch PHYS), Beleuchtung f:

in subdued light bei gedämpftem Licht

3. Licht n, Schein m:

by the light of a candle beim Licht oder Schein einer Kerze, bei Kerzenschein

4. a) Licht(quelle) n(f) (Sonne, Lampe, Kerze etc):

hide one’s light under a bushel sein Licht unter den Scheffel stellen

b) AUTO Scheinwerfer m: → flash B 1

5. Br meist pl (Verkehrs) Ampel f:

jump ( oder shoot) the lights bei Rot über die Kreuzung fahren, ein Rotlicht überfahren;

the lights were against him er hatte Rot; → green light, red light

6. SCHIFF

a) Leuchtfeuer n

b) Leuchtturm m

7. (Sonnen-, Tages)Licht n: I must finish my work while the light lasts solang(e) es noch hell ist;

see the light (of day)

a) das Licht der Welt erblicken, geboren werden,

b) fig herauskommen, auf den Markt kommen ( → A 9, A 11);

at first light bei Tagesanbruch;

in the cold light of day ( oder dawn) fig bei Licht besehen oder betrachtet

8. Tagesanbruch m:

at light bei Tagesanbruch

9. fig (Tages) Licht n:

bring (come) to light ans Licht bringen (kommen);

see the light (of day) bekannt oder veröffentlicht werden ( → A 7, A 11)

10. fig Licht n, Aspekt m:

in the light of Br, in light of US unter dem Aspekt (gen), in Anbetracht (gen), angesichts (gen);

I have never looked on the matter in that light von dieser Seite habe ich die Angelegenheit noch nie gesehen;

put sth in its true light etwas ins rechte Licht rücken;

reveal sth in a different light etwas in einem anderen Licht erscheinen lassen;

see sth in a different light etwas mit anderen Augen sehen;

show sth in a bad light ein schlechtes Licht auf eine Sache werfen

11. fig Licht n, Erleuchtung f ( auch REL):

cast ( oder shed, throw) light on sth

a) Licht auf eine Sache werfen,

b) zur Lösung oder Aufklärung einer Sache beitragen;

see the light

a) zur Einsicht kommen,

b) REL erleuchtet werden ( → A 7, A 9);

I saw the light mir ging ein Licht auf, mir gingen die Augen auf;

by the light of nature mit den natürlichen Verstandeskräften

12. pl Erkenntnisse pl, Informationen pl

13. pl Wissen n, Verstand m, geistige Fähigkeiten pl:

by ( oder according to) his lights

a) so gut er es eben versteht,

b) nach seinen Grundsätzen oder Vorstellungen oder Maßstäben,

c) für seine Verhältnisse

14. MAL

a) Licht n:

light and shade

b) Aufhellung f

15. Glanz m, Leuchten n (der Augen):

the light went out of her eyes der Glanz ihrer Augen erlosch

16. Feuer n (zum Anzünden):

have you got a light? haben Sie Feuer?;

put a ( oder set) light to sth etwas anzünden oder in Brand stecken;

strike a light ein Streichholz anzünden

17. a) Fenster(scheibe) n(f)

b) Dachfenster n

18. fig Leuchte f, großes Licht (Person): → leading light 2

19. auch light of one’s eyes poet Augenlicht n

20. pl sl Gucker pl (Augen)

B adj hell, licht (Farbe, Raum etc):

light hair helles Haar;

light red

a) Hellrot n,

b) hellrot

C v/t prät und pperf lighted, lit [lıt]

1. auch light up ein Feuer, eine Lampe anzünden:

he lit a cigarette er zündete sich eine Zigarette an

2. be-, erleuchten, erhellen:

light up hell beleuchten

3. meist light up jemandes Augen etc aufleuchten lassen

4. jemandem leuchten

5. be lit up umg angeheitert sein:

a) durch Alkoholgenuss beschwingt sein

b) leicht angetrunken sein

D v/i

1. auch light up sich entzünden

2. meist light up

a) sich erhellen, hell werden,

b) fig aufleuchten (Augen etc)

3. light up

a) Licht machen,

b) die Straßenbeleuchtung einschalten,

c) AUTO die Scheinwerfer einschalten

4. light up umg sich eine (Zigarette etc) anzünden

light² [laıt]

A adj (adv → lightly)

1. leicht (von geringem Gewicht):

(as) light as air

a) auch (as) light as a feather ( oder as thistledown) federleicht

b) fig sorgenfrei; → purse A 1

2. (spezifisch) leicht:

light metal Leichtmetall n

3. light coin US Münze f mit zu geringem Edelmetallgehalt

4. leicht (zu ertragen oder auszuführen):

light punishment;

light work; → work A 1

5. leicht (nicht tief):

light sleep; → sleeper 1

6. leicht, Unterhaltungs…:

light literature Unterhaltungsliteratur f;

light music leichte Musik, Unterhaltungsmusik f;

light opera komische Oper, Spieloper f;

light reading Unterhaltungslektüre f, leichte Lektüre

7. leicht (geringfügig):

light illness;

a light rain;

a light eater ein schwacher Esser;

a light error ein kleiner Irrtum;

light traffic geringer Verkehr;

no light matter keine Kleinigkeit;

make light of sth

a) etwas auf die leichte Schulter nehmen,

b) etwas verharmlosen oder bagatellisieren

8. leicht:

a) leicht verdaulich:

a light meal eine leichte Mahlzeit

b) mit geringem Alkohol- oder Nikotingehalt (Wein, Zigaretten etc)

9. locker (Erde, Schnee etc):

light bread leichtes oder locker gebackenes Brot

10. leicht, sanft (Berührung etc)

11. flink:

be light on one’s feet flink auf den Beinen sein

12. graziös, anmutig:

she is a light dancer

13. a) unbeschwert, sorglos, heiter, fröhlich:

with a light heart leichten Herzens

b) leichtfertig, -sinnig

c) unbeständig, flatterhaft

d) unmoralisch:

a light girl ein leichtes Mädchen

14. be light in the head (leicht) benommen sein

15. SCHIFF, MIL leicht (Artillerie, Kreuzer etc):

in light marching order mit leichtem Marschgepäck

16. a) leicht beladen

b) unbeladen, leer, ohne Ladung:

the ship returned light;

a light engine eine allein fahrende Lokomotive

17. TECH leicht (gebaut), für leichte Beanspruchung, Leicht…:

light plane Leichtflugzeug n;

light current ELEK Schwachstrom m

18. PHON

a) unbetont, schwach betont (Silbe, Vokal)

b) schwach (Betonung)

c) hell, vorn im Mund artikuliert (Laut)

B adv travel light mit leichtem Gepäck reisen

light³ [laıt] prät und pperf lighted, lit [lıt] v/i

1. obs oder poet (ab)steigen (from, off von)

2. obs oder poet fallen (on auf akk):

a cat always lights on its feet

3. obs oder poet sich niederlassen (on auf dat):

the bird lighted on a twig

4. fig obs oder poet (zufällig) stoßen (on auf akk)

5. fig obs oder poet fallen (on auf akk):

the choice lighted on him

6. light into sb umg über jemanden herfallen (auch mit Worten)

7. light out umg verduften umg, verschwinden

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I 1. noun
1) Licht, das

in a good light — bei gutem Licht

be in somebody's light — jemandem im Licht sein

at first light — bei Tagesanbruch

while the light lasts — solange es [noch] hell ist

light of day — (lit. or fig.) Tageslicht, das

2) (electric lamp) Licht, das; (fitting) Lampe, die

go out like a light — (fig.) sofort weg sein (ugs.)

3) (signal to ships) Leuchtfeuer, das

4) in sing. or pl. (signal to traffic) Ampel, die

at the third set of lights — an der dritten Ampel

5) (to ignite) Feuer, das

have you got a light? — haben Sie Feuer?

put a/set light to something — etwas anzünden

6)

throw or shed light [up]on something — Licht in etwas (Akk.) bringen

bring something to light — etwas ans [Tages]licht bringen; see also see 1. 1)

7) in pl. (beliefs, abilities)

according to one's lights — nach bestem Wissen [und Gewissen]

8) (aspect)

in that light — aus dieser Sicht

seen in this light — so gesehen

in the light of — (taking into consideration) angesichts (+ Gen.)

show somebody in a bad light — ein schlechtes Licht auf jemanden werfen

put somebody in a good/bad light — jemanden in einem guten/schlechten Licht erscheinen lassen
2. adjective
hell

light-blue/-brown — etc. hellblau/-braun usw
3. transitive verb,
lit or lighted

1) (ignite) anzünden

2) (illuminate) erhellen

light somebody's/one's way — jemandem/sich leuchten
4. intransitive verb,
lit or lighted [Feuer, Zigarette:] brennen, sich anzünden lassen

Phrasal Verbs:

- light up
II 1. adjective
1) leicht

[for] light relief — [als] kleine Abwechslung

be a light sleeper — einen leichten Schlaf haben

2) (small in amount) gering

traffic is light on these roads — auf diesen Straßen herrscht nur wenig Verkehr

3) (not important) leicht

make light of something — etwas bagatellisieren

4) (nimble) leicht [Schritt, Bewegungen]

have light fingers — (steal) gern lange Finger machen (ugs.)

5) (easily borne) leicht [Krankheit, Strafe]; gering [Steuern]; mild [Strafe]

6)

with a light heart — (carefree) leichten od. frohen Herzens

7)

feel light in the head — (giddy) leicht benommen sein
2. adverb
travel light — mit wenig od. leichtem Gepäck reisen
III intransitive verb,
lit or lighted (come by chance)

light [up]on something — auf etwas (Akk.) kommen od. stoßen

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adj.

blond adj.

erhellen adj.

hell adj.

leicht adj. n.

Licht -er n.

Lichtschein m.

Schein -e m. v.

(§ p.,p.p.: lit)

= anzünden v.

beleuchten v.

erleuchten v.

English-german dictionary > light
15 light

I 1. [laɪt]
nome

1) (brightness) luce f.

by the light of — al chiarore di [ fire]; al chiaro di [ moon]

in the light of day — alla luce del giorno; fig. a mente fredda

to drive back in the light — ritornare quando è ancora giorno

to cast o throw o shed light on fare luce su, illuminare; fig. fare o gettare luce su; to hold sth. up to the light tenere qcs. alla luce; against the light in controluce; with the light behind her — con la luce alle spalle

2) (in building, machine, oven) luce f.

to put o switch o turn a light on accendere una luce; to put o switch o turn a light off — spegnere una luce

3) (of gauge, dashboard) spia f.

a red light comes on, goes off — si accende, si spegne una spia rossa

4) aut. (headlight) faro m., fanale m. anteriore; (rearlight) fanale m. posteriore; (inside car) luce f. di cortesia

to put one's lights on — accendere i fanali

5) (flame)

to put a light to — accendere [ fire]

to set light to — dare fuoco a

to give sb. a light — dare da accendere a qcn.

have you got a light? — hai da accendere?

6) fig. (aspect) luce f.

to see sth. in a new light — vedere qcs. sotto una nuova luce

looking at it in that light... — visto in questa luce...

in a bad light — in cattiva luce

in the light of — alla luce di [evidence, experience]

7) fig. (exposure)

to bring to light — portare alla luce [fact, truth]

to come o be brought to light — essere portato alla luce
2.
nome plurale lights

1) (anche traffic lights) semaforo m.sing.

the lights are red — il semaforo è rosso

to stop at the lights — fermarsi al semaforo

to shoot o jump the lights — colloq. passare con il rosso

2) (decorative display) luci f., illuminazioni f.

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the light of his life — la luce dei suoi occhi

to go out like a light — addormentarsi di colpo

to see the light — capire
II 1. [laɪt]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. lit o lighted)

1) (set fire to) accendere [fire, oven, cigarette, match, firework]; dare fuoco a [wood, paper]

2) (illuminate) [lamp, sun] illuminare
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. lit) [ fire] accendersi, prendere; [cigarette, match] accendersi; [ wood] prendere fuoco

- light up
III [laɪt]
aggettivo

1) (bright) [evening, room] luminoso

it is light enough to do — c'è abbastanza luce per fare

to get o grow lighter [ sky] rischiararsi; it was getting o growing light cominciava a fare giorno; while it's still light — mentre è ancora giorno

2) (pale) [colour, fabric, wood, skin] chiaro; [ hair] biondo

light blue — azzurro

light grey — grigio chiaro
IV 1. [laɪt]
aggettivo

1) (not heavy) [material, wind, clothing, meal] leggero; [ drinker] moderato

light rain — pioggia leggera, pioggerella

to have a light touch — [ pianist] avere il tocco leggero; [ cook] avere la mano leggera

to be a light sleeper — avere il sonno leggero

he is 2 kg lighter — pesa 2 kg di meno

2) (not severe) [ damage] lieve; [ sentence] poco severo

3) (delicate) [knock, footsteps] leggero; [ movement] delicato

to be light on one's feet — avere il passo leggero

4) (not tiring) [work, exercise] leggero, poco faticoso

light duties — lavoretti

light housework — lavoretti di casa

to make light work of sth. — fare qcs. senza difficoltà

5) (not intellectually demanding) [music, verse] leggero

a bit of light relief — un po' di diversivo

some light reading — qualche lettura leggera

6) (not important) [ affair] non serio

it is no light matter — non è una cosa da poco

to make light of — trattare con leggerezza, prendere sottogamba [ problem]; non dare importanza a [ injury]

7) (low-fat) [ product] light
2.
avverbio con poco bagaglio

to travel light — viaggiare leggero

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many hands make light work — prov. l'unione fa la forza
V [laɪt]
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. lit o lighted) [ bird] posarsi

- light on

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I 1. noun
1) (the brightness given by the sun, a flame, lamps etc that makes things able to be seen: It was nearly dawn and the light was getting stronger; Sunlight streamed into the room.)

2) (something which gives light (eg a lamp): Suddenly all the lights went out.)

3) (something which can be used to set fire to something else; a flame: Have you got a light for my cigarette?)

4) (a way of viewing or regarding: He regarded her action in a favourable light.)
2. adjective
1) (having light; not dark: The studio was a large, light room.)

2) ((of a colour) pale; closer to white than black: light green.)
3. [lit] verb
1) (to give light to: The room was lit only by candles.)

2) (to (make something) catch fire: She lit the gas; I think this match is damp, because it won't light.)

•

- lightness

- lighten

- lighter
- lighting
- lighthouse
- light-year
- bring to light
- come to light
- in the light of
- light up
- see the light
- set light to II
1) (easy to lift or carry; of little weight: I bought a light suitcase for plane journeys.)

2) (easy to bear, suffer or do: Next time the punishment will not be so light.)

3) ((of food) easy to digest: a light meal.)

4) (of less weight than it should be: The load of grain was several kilos light.)

5) (of little weight: Aluminium is a light metal.)

6) (lively or agile: She was very light on her feet.)

7) (cheerful; not serious: light music.)

8) (little in quantity; not intense, heavy, strong etc: light rain.)

9) ((of soil) containing a lot of sand.)

•

- lightly

- lightness

- lighten

- light-fingered
- light-headed
- light-hearted
- lightweight
- get off lightly
- make light of
- travel light III = light on - past tense, past participle lit [lit] - verb
(to find by chance: While wandering round the town, we lit on a very cheap restaurant.)

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I 1. [laɪt]
nome

1) (brightness) luce f.

by the light of — al chiarore di [ fire]; al chiaro di [ moon]

in the light of day — alla luce del giorno; fig. a mente fredda

to drive back in the light — ritornare quando è ancora giorno

to cast o throw o shed light on fare luce su, illuminare; fig. fare o gettare luce su; to hold sth. up to the light tenere qcs. alla luce; against the light in controluce; with the light behind her — con la luce alle spalle

2) (in building, machine, oven) luce f.

to put o switch o turn a light on accendere una luce; to put o switch o turn a light off — spegnere una luce

3) (of gauge, dashboard) spia f.

a red light comes on, goes off — si accende, si spegne una spia rossa

4) aut. (headlight) faro m., fanale m. anteriore; (rearlight) fanale m. posteriore; (inside car) luce f. di cortesia

to put one's lights on — accendere i fanali

5) (flame)

to put a light to — accendere [ fire]

to set light to — dare fuoco a

to give sb. a light — dare da accendere a qcn.

have you got a light? — hai da accendere?

6) fig. (aspect) luce f.

to see sth. in a new light — vedere qcs. sotto una nuova luce

looking at it in that light... — visto in questa luce...

in a bad light — in cattiva luce

in the light of — alla luce di [evidence, experience]

7) fig. (exposure)

to bring to light — portare alla luce [fact, truth]

to come o be brought to light — essere portato alla luce
2.
nome plurale lights

1) (anche traffic lights) semaforo m.sing.

the lights are red — il semaforo è rosso

to stop at the lights — fermarsi al semaforo

to shoot o jump the lights — colloq. passare con il rosso

2) (decorative display) luci f., illuminazioni f.

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the light of his life — la luce dei suoi occhi

to go out like a light — addormentarsi di colpo

to see the light — capire
II 1. [laɪt]
verbo transitivo (pass., p.pass. lit o lighted)

1) (set fire to) accendere [fire, oven, cigarette, match, firework]; dare fuoco a [wood, paper]

2) (illuminate) [lamp, sun] illuminare
2.
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. lit) [ fire] accendersi, prendere; [cigarette, match] accendersi; [ wood] prendere fuoco

- light up
III [laɪt]
aggettivo

1) (bright) [evening, room] luminoso

it is light enough to do — c'è abbastanza luce per fare

to get o grow lighter [ sky] rischiararsi; it was getting o growing light cominciava a fare giorno; while it's still light — mentre è ancora giorno

2) (pale) [colour, fabric, wood, skin] chiaro; [ hair] biondo

light blue — azzurro

light grey — grigio chiaro
IV 1. [laɪt]
aggettivo

1) (not heavy) [material, wind, clothing, meal] leggero; [ drinker] moderato

light rain — pioggia leggera, pioggerella

to have a light touch — [ pianist] avere il tocco leggero; [ cook] avere la mano leggera

to be a light sleeper — avere il sonno leggero

he is 2 kg lighter — pesa 2 kg di meno

2) (not severe) [ damage] lieve; [ sentence] poco severo

3) (delicate) [knock, footsteps] leggero; [ movement] delicato

to be light on one's feet — avere il passo leggero

4) (not tiring) [work, exercise] leggero, poco faticoso

light duties — lavoretti

light housework — lavoretti di casa

to make light work of sth. — fare qcs. senza difficoltà

5) (not intellectually demanding) [music, verse] leggero

a bit of light relief — un po' di diversivo

some light reading — qualche lettura leggera

6) (not important) [ affair] non serio

it is no light matter — non è una cosa da poco

to make light of — trattare con leggerezza, prendere sottogamba [ problem]; non dare importanza a [ injury]

7) (low-fat) [ product] light
2.
avverbio con poco bagaglio

to travel light — viaggiare leggero

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many hands make light work — prov. l'unione fa la forza
V [laɪt]
verbo intransitivo (pass., p.pass. lit o lighted) [ bird] posarsi

- light on

English-Italian dictionary > light
16 relief

1. n облегчение, утешение

a sigh of relief — вздох облегчения

to languish for relief — жаждать облегчения

light relief — незначительное облегчение

certain relief — некоторое облегчение

expressed relief — выразил облегчение

2. n снижение; смягчение

relief of pressure — уменьшение давления

3. n разнообразие, перемена; контраст

the trees were a relief to the eye — деревья радовали глаз

wide stretches of moorland without relief — бесконечная, однообразная равнина, поросшая вереском

4. n помощь

relief fund — фонд помощи

relief flight — полет для оказания помощи

relief agency — агентство по оказанию помощи

cam relief — образованный с помощью кулачка затылок

u.n. relief agency — Агентство ООН по оказанию помощи

u.n. relief agency — Агентство ООН по оказанию помощи

5. n пособие

relief cut — сокращение пособия

outdoor relief — пособия неимущим, живущим самостоятельно

go on the relief fund — получать пособие из фонда помощи

unemployment relief — пособие по безработице

person on relief — лицо, получающее пособие

matrimonial relief — пособие супругам

6. n подкрепление, выручка; помощь

relief party — отряд, пришедший на выручку; спасательная партия

judicial relief — судебная помощь, средство судебной защиты

relief effort — усилия по оказанию помощи

to administer relief — оказывать помощь

eleemosynary relief — бесплатная помощь

disaster relief — помощь при бедствиях

7. n воен. снятие осады; действие по деблокировке

relief group — деблокировочная группа

relief cream — крем с успокаивающим действием на кожу

stress relief station — установка для снятия деформаций

relief annealing — отжиг для снятия остаточных напряжений

stress relief treatment — обработка для снятия напряжений

8. n смена дежурных, караульных; освобождение от дежурства или обязанностей

relief order — приказ на смену войск

operating relief — рабочая смена

relief engineer — дежурный механик

relief from a fine — освобождение от уплаты штрафа

relief of liability — освобождение от ответственности

9. n смена, дежурный или дежурные, заступающие на пост

they explained their duties to their reliefs — они объяснили своим сменщикам их обязанности

guard relief — смена войск

relief of troops — смена войск

working relief — рабочая смена

relief area — разгружающая зона

sea-bottom relief chart — карта рельефа морского дна

10. n юр. освобождение

relief from disabilities — освобождение от ограничений дееспособности

11. n ист. платёж нового арендатора помещику при переходе к нему прав наследственной аренды

relief benefit — право на пособие

claim for relief — требование о защите прав

coercive relief — защита права в форме присуждения

undercut relief — снятие напряжений при подрезании

demand for relief — требование судебной защиты; иск

12. n геогр. рельеф, характер местности

gelatin relief — желатиновый рельеф; пигментная копия

wash-off relief method — способ вымывного рельефа

sand-desert relief units — типы рельефа песков

latent charge relief — скрытый зарядный рельеф

relief process — процесс формирования рельефа

13. n чёткость, отчётливость; контраст

in relief against the sky — выступающий на фоне неба

14. n выделение, подчёркивание

to place in strong relief — особо подчёркивать

15. n тех. задний угол заточки

lip relief — задний угол

back relief — задний угол

relief angle — угол зазора

back relief angle — задний угол

profile relief — главный задний угол

Синонимический ряд:

1. assistance (noun) allayment; alleviation; assistance; assuagement; dole; easement; handout; mitigation; redress; remission; welfare

2. balm (noun) balm; cure; remedy

3. contour (noun) configuration; contour; embossment; frieze; intaglio; projection

4. help (noun) aid; assist; hand; help; lift; maintenance; secours; succor; succour; support

5. replacement (noun) replacement

6. satisfaction (noun) cheer; comfort; contentment; ease; relaxation; release; satisfaction

Антонимический ряд:

aggravation; burden; disapproval; discomfort; discouragement; exhaustion; hindrance; impediment; incubus; intensity; interference; obstruction; oppression; restriction

English-Russian base dictionary > relief
17 relief

rə'li:f
noun

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.) lindring; lettelse; befrielse

2) (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.) nødhjelp

3) (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.) avløsning, avlastning

4) (the act of freeing a town etc from siege: the relief of Mafeking.) befrielse

5) (a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background: a carving in relief.) relieffarbeid

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subst. \/rɪˈliːf\/

1) lettelse, befrielse, lindring

• it is a relief to know they are safe

det er en lettelse å vite at de er i god behold

• pain relief is important to a doctor

det å lindre smerte er viktig for en lege

2) bistand, stønad, sosialhjelp (amer.)

3) unnsetning, befrielse (av en beleiret by e.l.)

4) avlastning, vaktskifte, avløsning(smannskap)

5) ( historisk) lensavgift, betaling fra vasall til godseier

6) ( golf) fritak

afford\/bring\/give relief lindre, gi lindring

angle of relief ( mekanikk) frivinkel, klaringsvinkel, ryggvinkel

be on relief (amer.) motta sosialhjelp, gå på sosialen (hverdagslig)

by way of (light) relief som avveksling, som underholdning

tax relief skattelettelse, skattefradrag
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subst. \/rɪˈliːf\/

(kunst, typografi eller overført) relieff

bring\/throw something into relief sette noe i relieff, skape en kontrast til noe

high relief hautrelieff

low relief basrelieff

stand out in strong\/sharp\/bold relief against something stå skarpt avtegnet mot noe, danne en skarp kontrast til noe
III
adj. \/rɪˈliːf\/

avløser-, ekstra-, avlastnings-

• run a relief train

sette inn et ekstratog

English-Norwegian dictionary > relief
18 relief

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[ri΄li:f] n թեթևացում, մեղմացում. great/considerable relief մեծ/նշանակալից թեթևա ցում. bring/give relief թեթևացում/մեղմացում բերել. give a sigհ of relief թեթևացած շունչ քաշել. (աշ խուժացում) provide some light relief աշ խուժացում մտցնել. a dress without any relief առանց զարդարանքի զգեստ. give/receive relief տալ/ընդունել օգնություն. come to relief օգնության գալ. relief committee օգնության կոմիտե. get/grant relief օգնություն ստանալ/տալ. provide for famine relief սովյալներին օգնություն ցուցաբերել. the relief of a city ռզմ. քաղաքի ազատագրումը. claim/seek relief բավարարում պա հանջել. (հերթափոխ, փոխարինում) My relief comes at 6 o’clock Իմ հերթափոխը գալիս է ժ. 6-ին. in the relief հերթափոխին. a relief fund օգնության հիմնադրամ. a relief train բեռ նաթափ ման գնացք. a relief pilot հերթափոխ օդաչու

II

[ri΄li:f] n ռելիեֆ. աշխրգ. տեղի/վայրի ռելիեֆ. արվ. ցածրաքանդակ. low relief խո րա քանդակ, բարելիեֆ. high relief բարձրա քան դակ. in relief ուռուցիկ, ցցուն

English-Armenian dictionary > relief
19 relief

[rɪ'liːf]
n

( feeling) ulga f; ( aid) pomoc f; (ART) relief m, płaskorzeźba f; ( GEOL) rzeźba f terenu

relief driver — zmiennik(-iczka) m(f)

light relief ( THEAT) — lekki przerywnik

a globe of the world in relief — globus plastyczny

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[rə'li:f]
noun

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.) ulga

2) (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.) pomoc

3) (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.) zmiennik

4) (the act of freeing a town etc from siege: the relief of Mafeking.) odsiecz, odbicie

5) (a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background: a carving in relief.) płaskorzeźba, relief

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English-Polish dictionary > relief
20 light

1. n свет

the light of the sun — свет солнца

northern lights — северное сияние

light bath — световая ванна

light tones — света

in light of — в свете

light beam — луч света

day light — дневной свет

top light — верхний свет

2. n освещённость, видимость

light line — граница затемнённого района

in a good light — хорошо видный, хорошо освещённый; при хорошем освещении

to read in poor light — читать при плохом свете

3. n дневной свет, день, дневное время

to rise with the light — вставать с рассветом

as soon as there was light — как только рассвело

wan light — тусклый свет

bright light — яркий свет

dull light — тусклый свет

in the light of — в свете

mild light — мягкий свет

4. n иск. светлые части картины

to put the light on — включить свет

to put out the light — погасить свет

light beer — светлое пиво

light honey — светлый мед

light flour — светлая мука

light halo — светлый ореол

light malt — светлый солод

5. n воен. прожектор

flood light — прожектор

antiaircraft light — зенитный прожектор

carry light — прожектор - сопроводитель

barrier light — заградительный прожектор

illuminating light — освещающий прожектор

6. n светофор

to stop for the lights — останавливаться у светофора

traffic light — светофор

7. n маяк

floating light — плавучий маяк

light tower — маяк

light station — маяк

beacon light — огонь маяка

light boat — плавучий маяк

course light — курсовой маяк

8. n театр. проф. рампа, огни рампы

before the lights — у рампы, на сцене

running light control panel — контрольный щит ходовых огней

terrain light switch — переключатель огней освещения ВПП

navigation light panel — контрольный щит ходовых огней

running light panel — контрольный щит ходовых огней

light list correction — корректурный список огней

9. n огонь, пламя, искра

to strike a light — зажечь спичку

parking brake light — стояночный огонь

port light — левый отличительный огонь

bow light — носовой отличительный огонь

localizer light — огонь курсового маяка

starboard light — правый бортовой огонь

10. n огонёк, свет; отражение душевного волнения

foot light — фонарь заливающего света

light intensity — интенсивность света

polarised light — поляризованный свет

polarized light — поляризованный свет

privation of light — отсутствие света

11. n информация, новые сведения, данные

we need more light on the subject — нам нужны дополнительные сведения по этому вопросу

12. n гласность

to come to light — обнаруживаться, выявляться

13. n аспект, вид; восприятие

in the light of past events — в свете прошлых событий

14. n знаменитость, светило; светоч

he was one of the shining lights of h is age — он был одним из самых выдающихся людей своего времени

exciting light — возбуждающий свет

reflective light — отражённый свет

shrill light — свет, режущий глаза

throw light on — проливать свет на

antidazzle light — ближний свет фар

15. n убеждения, взгляды; уровень

he acted according to his lights — он действовал, как ему казалось правильным

ambient light level — уровень освещенности

light mortality — пониженный уровень смертности

volume level light — сигнализатор уровня громкости

black light monitor — измеритель уровня теплового излучения

16. n просвет; окно; стекло

dead light — глухое окно

drop light — опускное окно

roof light — окно верхнего света

the light streams out of the window — свет струится из окна

17. n поэт. зрение

cross light — освещение вопроса с разных точек зрения

18. n разг. глаза

get out of the light — не мешай, уходи с дороги, не стойте на моём пути

green light — зелёная улица

the light of my eyes — свет очей моих

light at the end of the tunnel — просвет ; надежда на близкую победу; намечающийся успех

by the light of nature — интуитивно, инстинктивно; естественно

the reaction of eye to light — реакция глаза на свет

19. v зажигать

to light a lamp — зажечь лампу

light up — зажигаться

put a light to — зажигать; зажечь

to put the light on — зажигать свет

20. v зажигаться, загораться

self-igniting light — автоматически зажигающийся огонь

self-ignition light — автоматически зажигающийся огонь

21. v прикуривать

to light a cigarette — закурить сигарету

22. v светить

she lit him up the stairs with the candle — пока он поднимался по лестнице, она светила ему свечкой

to place in the clearest light — полностью осветить

23. v освещать, озарять

a smile lit up her face — улыбка озарила её лицо

24. v освещаться, озаряться; светиться, сиять

to light with a smile — озариться улыбкой

25. a лёгкий, нетяжёлый

light box — лёгкий ящик

light shoes — лёгкие туфли

light clothing — лёгкая одежда

light as a feather — лёгкий как пух; невесомый

light alloy — лёгкий сплав

light supper — лёгкий ужин

light pull-off — лёгкий курок

as light as a feather — лёгкий как пёрышко

as light as thistle-down — лёгкий как пёрышко

26. a лёгкий на ногу; проворный

light walk — лёгкая походка

light beacon — светящий знак

axis light — осевой светящий знак

float light — плавучий светящий знак

the light shone on us — свет падал на нас

27. a лёгкий, рассчитанный на небольшую нагрузку

light car — малолитражный автомобиль

light load — световая нагрузка

light burden — малая рудная нагрузка

displacement light — водоизмещение без нагрузки

light aircraft — воздушное судно небольшой массы

light indent — заявка на небольшое количество товара

28. a воен. лёгкий, облегчённого типа

light automatic gun — ручной пулемёт

light bomb — авиабомба небольшого калибра

light machine-rifle — автоматическая винтовка

light machine-gun — ручной пулемёт; облегчённый станковый пулемёт

light rig — буровая установка легкого типа

elevated light — огонь наземного типа

light shelter — убежище легкого типа

light tank — лёгкий танк

light sleep — лёгкий сон

29. a воен. имеющий лёгкое вооружение

light brigade — кавалерийская бригада

light artillery — лёгкая артиллерия

light bomber — лёгкий бомбардировщик

light cruiser — лёгкий крейсер

light fiction — лёгкое чтение

light penalty — лёгкое наказание

light sentence — лёгкое наказание

light armament — легкое вооружение

a light summer frock — лёгкое летнее платье

30. a неполновесный, неправильного веса

light coin — неполновесная монета

light bodyweight — легкий вес

light middleweight — 1-й средний вес

light welter weight — 1-й полусредний вес

light heavyweight — боксёр или борец полутяжёлого веса

31. a лёгкий, несильный, слабый

light touch — лёгкое прикосновение

light finishing blow — слабый доводочный удар

the light was scant — свет был очень слабый

light print — слабо отпечатанный оттиск

light current — ток слабого напряжения

light precipitation — слабый осадки

32. a тонкий, деликатный

light vein of humour — тонкий юмор

a thread of light — тонкий луч; узкая полоска света

light cut — снятие тонкой стружки

light floe — тонкая льдина

light film — тонкая пленка

33. a лёгкий, некрепкий

light dab — лёгкий мазок

34. a неплотный; негустой

light soil — лёгкая почва

35. a лёгкий, воздушный, хорошо поднявшийся

36. a несерьёзный; незначительный; несущественный

light remarks — несерьёзные замечания

light remark — несущественное замечание

light relief — незначительное облегчение

37. a лёгкий, несложный, развлекательный

light music — лёгкая музыка

light reading — лёгкое чтение, развлекательная литература

light housekeeping — несложное хозяйство

38. a лёгкий, небольшой, несильный

a light attack of illness — лёгкий приступ болезни

light wind — лёгкий ветерок

light frost — небольшой мороз

light rain — дождик, небольшой дождь

light applause — непродолжительные аплодисменты

light contango — небольшая отсрочка расчетов по сделке

intense light — сильный свет

light list — небольшой крен

39. a нетрудный, необременительный

light work — нетрудная работа

light duties — необременительная обязанность

40. a лёгкий, несуровый

light punishment — лёгкое наказание

41. a легкомысленный; ветреный, непостоянный

light opinions — неустойчивые убеждения

fixed-and-flashing light — постоянный с проблесками огонь

alternating fixed light — переменный постоянный огонь

fixed beacon light — постоянный маячный огонь

42. a фривольный; распущенный

light woman — женщина лёгкого поведения

43. a весёлый, беззаботный, беспечный

light laughter — весёлый смех

44. a лёгкий, чуткий

a light sleeper — спящий чутко

45. a фон. неударный

46. adv легко

to tread light — легко ступать

to sleep light — некрепко спать

light set — легкий сет

light atom — легкий атом

light oil — легкое масло

light tank — легкий танк

light chain — легкая цепь

47. v неожиданно, случайно натолкнуться

to light on a rare book in a second-hand shop — случайно найти редкую книгу в букинистическом магазине

light on — неожиданно натолкнуться на; случайно напасть на

48. v обрушиться

misfortune lighted upon him — на него свали лось горе

49. v сходить, выходить

to light off a horse — спешиться, сойти с лошади

see the light — выходить из печати

50. v опускаться, садиться; падать

the bird lit upon the bough — птица села на сук

a light shone upon his figure through the window — из окна на него падал свет

51. v нападать, накидываться

we lit into the food — мы набросились на еду

Синонимический ряд:

1. agile (adj.) agile; alert; docile; effortless; facile; nimble; royal; simple; smooth; undemanding; untroublesome

2. airy (adj.) airy; delicate; feathery; weightless

3. amusing (adj.) amusing; humorous; trivial

4. animated (adj.) animated; cheerful; merry

5. bright (adj.) bright; luminous; radiant

6. dim (adj.) dim; faint; obscure

7. featherlight (adj.) featherlight; featherweight; imponderous; lightweight; unheavy

8. frivolous (adj.) buoyant; delirious; dizzy; fast; frivolous; light-headed; lightsome; loose; swimming; swimmy; unchaste; vertiginous; volatile; wanton; whorish

9. frothy (adj.) frothy

10. giddy (adj.) bird-witted; empty-headed; featherbrained; flighty; fribble; fribbling; giddy; harebrained; hoity-toity; lightheaded; rattlebrained; scatterbrained; silly; skittish; volage; yeasty

11. happy (adj.) blithe; carefree; cheery; gay; happy; light-hearted; sprightly

12. little (adj.) casual; insignificant; little; minute; shoestring; small; small-beer; unimportant

13. soft (adj.) easy; gentle; moderate; slight; soft

14. unsubstantial (adj.) inconsiderable; insubstantial; minor; petty; shallow; trifling; unsubstantial

15. whitish (adj.) alabaster; blanched; bleached; blond; blonde; fair; ivory; pale; whitish

16. aspect (noun) angle; approach; aspect; perspective; point of view; slant; standpoint; viewpoint

17. beacon (noun) beacon; blaze; candle; fire

18. beam (noun) beam; ray; shaft; stream

19. brilliance (noun) brilliance; glow; shine

20. dawn (noun) aurora; cockcrow; cockcrowing; dawn; dawning; daybreak; daylight; morn; morning; radiance; sunrise; sunup

21. flicker (noun) flicker; glimmer

22. lighting (noun) illumination; lighting; luminosity

23. alight (verb) alight; come down; descend; disembark; get down; land; perch; roost; set down; settle; sit down; touch down

24. enliven (verb) animate; brighten; enliven

25. happen (verb) bump; chance; happen; hit; luck; meet; stumble; tumble

26. ignite (verb) enkindle; fire; ignite; inflame; kindle; set afire; set fire to

27. illuminate (verb) illume; illuminate; illumine; lighten

Антонимический ряд:

blackness; board; burdensome; cautious; cheerless; clear; clumsy; confusion; considerable; cumbersome; dark; darken; darkness; death; deep; dense; depressed; difficult; dim; extinguish; harsh; heavy; leave; melancholy; serious; shadow; sober

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