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1 relief
rə'li:f1) (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; befrielse2) (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.) nødhjelp3) (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, avlastning4) (the act of freeing a town etc from siege: the relief of Mafeking.) befrielse5) (a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background: a carving in relief.) relieffarbeid•- relieve- relievedhjelp--------lindring--------servitutt--------unnsetningIsubst. \/rɪˈliːf\/1) lettelse, befrielse, lindring2) 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 godseier6) ( golf) fritakafford\/bring\/give relief lindre, gi lindringangle of relief ( mekanikk) frivinkel, klaringsvinkel, ryggvinkelbe on relief (amer.) motta sosialhjelp, gå på sosialen (hverdagslig)by way of (light) relief som avveksling, som underholdningtax relief skattelettelse, skattefradragIIsubst. \/rɪˈliːf\/(kunst, typografi eller overført) relieffbring\/throw something into relief sette noe i relieff, skape en kontrast til noehigh relief hautreliefflow relief basrelieffstand out in strong\/sharp\/bold relief against something stå skarpt avtegnet mot noe, danne en skarp kontrast til noeIIIadj. \/rɪˈliːf\/avløser-, ekstra-, avlastnings- -
2 instant
'instənt 1. adjective1) (immediate: Anyone disobeying these rules will face instant dismissal; His latest play was an instant success.) øyeblikkelig, umiddelbar2) ((of food etc) able to be prepared etc almost immediately: instant coffee/potato.) ferdig-, pulver-2. noun1) (a point in time: He climbed into bed and at that instant the telephone rang; He came the instant (that) he heard the news.) øyeblikk2) (a moment or very short time: It all happened in an instant; I'll be there in an instant.) øyeblikk•- this instant Isubst. \/ˈɪnstənt\/1) øyeblikk2) ( hverdagslig) pulverkaffethis (very) instant nå, i dette øyeblikkIIadj. \/ˈɪnstənt\/1) øyeblikkelig, umiddelbar2) påtrengende, uoppsettelig3) snarbygd4) (gammeldags, i forretningsbrev) av denne månedmed henvisning til Deres brev av 5. d.m. -
3 menthol
'menƟəl(a sharp-smelling substance got from peppermint oil used to help give relief from colds etc: If you have a cold put some menthol in boiling water and breathe in the steam; Some cigarettes contain menthol.) mentolsubst. \/ˈmenθɒl\/mentol -
4 reality
1) (that which is real and not imaginary: It was a relief to get back to reality after hearing the ghost story.) virkelighet2) (the state of being real.) virkelighet3) ((often in plural - realities) a fact: Death and sorrow are two of the grim realities of human existence.) realitetsubst. \/rɪˈælətɪ\/1) virkelighet, realitet2) realisme, virkelighetspregin reality i virkeligheten, faktisk -
5 sigh
1. verb1) (to take a long, deep-sounding breath showing tiredness, sadness, longing etc: She sighed with exasperation.) sukke, trekke et sukk2) (to say, or express, with sighs: `I've still got several hours' work to do,' he sighed.) sukke2. noun(an act of sighing.) sukk(ing)sukkIsubst. \/saɪ\/1) sukk, sukking2) (svak) susingbreathe\/draw\/fetch\/heave a sigh of relief trekke et lettelsens sukk, puste lettet utIIverb \/saɪ\/1) sukke2) suse3) sukke frem, si sukkende4) lengte, smektesigh for lengte etter, lengte tilbake til, ønske seg tilbake tilsigh out sukke frem, si med et sukk
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