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[rɪ'liːf]nrelief driver — zmiennik(-iczka) m(f)
* * *[rə'li:f]1) (a lessening or stopping of pain, worry, boredom etc: When one has a headache, an aspirin brings relief; He gave a sigh of relief; It was a great relief to find nothing had been stolen.) ulga2) (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.) pomoc3) (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.) zmiennik4) (the act of freeing a town etc from siege: the relief of Mafeking.) odsiecz, odbicie5) (a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background: a carving in relief.) płaskorzeźba, relief•- relieve- relieved
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