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1 relieve
relieve [rɪˈli:v]a. [+ person] soulager• to feel/look relieved se sentir/avoir l'air soulagé• to be relieved that... être soulagé que... + subj• the new road relieves congestion in the town centre la nouvelle route décongestionne le centre-ville• to relieve o.s. ( = urinate) se soulagerc. ( = help) secourird. ( = take over from) relayer* * *[rɪ'liːv] 1.transitive verb1) soulager [pain, suffering, tension]; dissiper [boredom]; remédier à [poverty, famine]; alléger [debt]; rompre [monotony]to be relieved that — être soulagé que (+ subj)
to be relieved at — être soulagé par [news, results]
to relieve congestion — Medicine, Automobile décongestionner
2)to relieve somebody of — débarrasser quelqu'un de [plate, coat]; soulager quelqu'un de [burden]
3) ( help) venir en aide à, secourir [troops, population]4) relever [worker, sentry]5) Military délivrer [town]2.to relieve oneself — euph se soulager euph
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2 relieve
relieve [rɪ'li:v]∎ the good news relieved her of her anxiety la bonne nouvelle a dissipé ses inquiétudes;∎ the darkness of the room was relieved only by the firelight la pièce n'était éclairée que par la lueur du feu;∎ they relieved the monotony of the evening by playing cards pour briser la monotonie de la soirée, ils ont joué aux cartes;∎ black dress relieved by or with white lace robe noire agrémentée de dentelle blanche∎ to relieve sb of sth soulager ou débarrasser qn de qch;∎ he relieved her of her suitcase/coat il l'a débarrassée de sa valise/de son manteau;∎ to relieve sb of a burden soulager qn d'un fardeau;∎ humorous to relieve sb of their wallet délester qn de son portefeuille;∎ to relieve sb of an obligation décharger ou dégager qn d'une obligation;∎ to relieve sb of his/her duties or position relever qn de ses fonctions(d) (aid → population, refugees, country) secourir, venir en aide à∎ to relieve oneself se soulager -
3 relieve
A vtr1 ( alleviate) soulager [pain, suffering, distress, anxiety, tension] ; dissiper [boredom] ; remédier à [poverty, social conditions, famine] ; alléger [debt] ; rompre [monotony] ; to relieve one's feelings ( when distressed) décharger son cœur ; ( when angry) décharger sa colère ; to relieve congestion Med, Aut décongestionner ;2 ( brighten) rendre moins sévère ; a black dress relieved by a string of pearls une robe noire rendue moins sévère par un collier de perles ;3 ( take away) to relieve sb of débarrasser qn de [plate, coat, bag] ; soulager qn de [burden] ; to relieve sb of a post/command relever qn de son poste/ses fonctions ; a pickpocket relieved him of his wallet hum un voleur l'a soulagé de son portefeuille hum ;4 ( help) venir en aide à, secourir [troops, population] ;6 Mil délivrer, faire lever le siège de [town].B relieved pp adj to feel relieved se sentir soulagé ; to be relieved to hear that être soulagé d'apprendre que ; to be relieved that être soulagé que (+ subj) ; to be relieved at être soulagé par [news, results]. -
4 relieve
[-v]1) (to lessen or stop (pain, worry etc): The doctor gave him some drugs to relieve the pain; to relieve the hardship of the refugees.) soulager2) (to take over a job or task from: You guard the door first, and I'll relieve you in two hours.) relayer3) (to dismiss (a person) from his job or position: He was relieved of his post/duties.) relever (de)4) (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.) débarrasser de5) (to come to the help of (a town etc which is under siege or attack).) secourir -
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6 relieve, to
(against forfeiture, etc)relever de;(from liability)dégager de;(party)dispenser(d'une obligation) -
7 relieve so. of his duties
relever qqn de ses fonctions [le révoquer; le destituer]English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > relieve so. of his duties
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10 to relieve the strain
Dictionary of Engineering, architecture and construction > to relieve the strain
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11 to relieve of
exonérer; dessaisir; relever qqn d'une obligationEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to relieve of
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12 to relieve one's conscience
English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to relieve one's conscience
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13 to relieve so. from his oath
English-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to relieve so. from his oath
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14 scratch
scratch [skræt∫]1. noun• we've only managed to scratch the surface of the problem nous n'avons fait qu'effleurer le problème• to scratch o.s. se gratterc. [+ meeting, match] annuler ; (Computing) effacer ; [+ competitor] scratcher ; (US) [+ candidate] rayer de la liste4. compounds* * *[skrætʃ] 1.1) ( wound) gen égratignure f; (from a claw, fingernail) griffure f2) (on metal, furniture) éraflure f; (on record, disc, glass) rayure f3) ( to relieve an itch)4) ( sound) grattement m5) (colloq)he/his work is not up to scratch — il/son travail n'est pas à la hauteur
6) ( zero)7) Sport2.adjective [team] de fortune; [meal] improvisé3.transitive verb1) ( cancel) supprimer; effacer [file]2) ( trace)3) [cat, person] griffer; [thorns, rosebush] égratigner4) ( react to itch) gratterto scratch one's head — lit se gratter la tête; fig être perplexe
5) ( damage) gen érafler; rayer [record]; [cat] se faire les griffes sur [furniture]6) Sport retirer, scratcher4.1) ( relieve itch) se gratter2) ( inflict injury) griffer5.Phrasal Verbs:•• -
15 scratch
A n1 ( wound) gen égratignure f ; (from a claw, fingernail) griffure f ; to escape without a scratch s'en tirer sans une égratignure ; to get a scratch from a cat se faire griffer par un chat ;3 ( action to relieve an itch) to have a scratch se gratter ; to give one's arm/foot a scratch se gratter le bras/pied ;4 ( sound) grattement m ;5 ○ (satisfaction, standard) he/his work is not up to scratch il/son travail n'est pas à la hauteur ; to keep sth up to scratch maintenir qch au niveau voulu ;6 ( zero) to start from scratch partir de zéro ; to plan/study sth from scratch concevoir/étudier qch en partant de zéro ;7 Sport to play off scratch jouer scratch.C vtr1 ( cancel) supprimer [race, meeting] ;3 ( trace) to scratch one's initials on sth graver ses initiales sur qch ; to scratch a line in the soil tracer une ligne dans la terre ;4 ( wound) [cat, person] griffer [person] ; [thorns, rosebush] égratigner [person] ; to get scratched ( by cat) se faire griffer ; ( by thorns) être égratigné ; to scratch sb's eyes out arracher les yeux à quelqu'un ;5 ( react to itch) gratter [spot] ; to scratch one's arm/chin se gratter le bras/menton ; to scratch an itch se gratter ; to scratch sb's back gratter le dos de qn ; to scratch one's head lit se gratter la tête ; fig être perplexe ;6 ( damage) [person, branch] érafler [car] ; [cat] se faire les griffes sur [furniture] ; [person, toy] érafler [furniture, wood] ; rayer [record] ; the table is all scratched la table est toute éraflée ;D vi1 ( relieve itch) [person] se gratter ;2 ( inflict injury) [person, cat] griffer.to scratch a living from the soil tirer une maigre subsistance du sol ; you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours un service en vaut un autre ; scratch a translator and you'll find a writer underneath! dans tout traducteur il y a un écrivain qui sommeille!■ scratch around [hen] gratter (in dans) ; to scratch around to find the money gratter un peu partout pour trouver l'argent nécessaire.■ scratch at:▶ scratch at [sth] gratter à [door]. -
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scratch [skrætʃ]1 noun(a) (action → to relieve itch) grattement m; (wound → with fingernail) coup m d'ongle; (→ with claw) coup m de griffe;∎ to have a scratch se gratter;∎ could you give my back a scratch? tu peux me gratter le dos?;∎ the dog was having a good scratch le chien se grattait un bon coup(b) (wound → from thorns, nail) égratignure f, écorchure f; (→ made by claw) griffure f; (mark → on furniture) rayure f, éraflure f; (→ on glass, record) rayure f;∎ how did you get that scratch? comment est-ce que tu t'es égratigné?;∎ I've got a scratch on my hand je me suis égratigné la main;∎ her hands were covered in scratches elle avait les mains tout écorchées ou couvertes d'égratignures;∎ it's only a scratch ce n'est qu'une égratignure;∎ we escaped without a scratch on s'en est sorti sans une égratignure∎ to play off scratch être scratch(d) (sound → of pen on paper) grincement m∎ to start from scratch partir de rien ou de zéro; (restart) repartir à zéro;∎ to build a house from scratch construire une maison de bout en bout;∎ she built the business up from scratch elle a monté l'affaire à partir de rien;∎ I learnt Italian from scratch in six months j'ai appris l'italien en six mois en partant de zéro;∎ to be up to scratch être à la hauteur;∎ her work still isn't up to scratch son travail n'est toujours pas satisfaisant ou à la hauteur;∎ their performance wasn't up to or didn't come up to scratch leur performance n'était pas suffisante ou à la hauteur;∎ we must get the team up to scratch before April il faut mettre l'équipe à niveau avant avril(a) (team, meal) improvisé(a) (rub → itch, rash) gratter;∎ to scratch one's head se gratter la tête;∎ figurative you scratch my back, and I'll scratch yours donnant donnant∎ the cat scratched my hand le chat m'a griffé la main;∎ she scratched her hand on the brambles elle s'est écorché ou égratigné la main dans les ronces;∎ he was badly scratched il était tout écorché∎ the car's hardly scratched la voiture n'a presque rien ou n'a pratiquement aucune éraflure;∎ the paintwork's badly scratched la peinture est sérieusement éraflée;∎ someone has scratched their initials on the tree quelqu'un a gravé ses initiales sur l'arbre;∎ she quickly scratched a few notes on her pad elle griffonna rapidement quelques notes sur son calepin;∎ figurative you've barely scratched the surface vous avez fait un travail très superficiel, vous avez seulement effleuré la question;∎ figurative scratch any patriot and you will invariably find a bigot si l'on gratte un peu, on trouve un fanatique derrière chaque patriote;∎ British figurative they scratch a living selling secondhand books ils gagnent péniblement leur vie en vendant des livres d'occasion(d) (of bird, animal → ground) gratter(e) (irritate) gratter;∎ this wool scratches my skin cette laine me gratte la peau(f) (cancel → meeting, match) annuler;∎ (withdraw) to scratch sb off or from a list rayer ou biffer qn d'une liste;∎ to scratch sb from a team exclure qn d'une équipe;∎ Horseracing to scratch a horse déclarer forfait pour un cheval; (stewards) scratcher un cheval(a) (person, animal → to relieve itch) se gratter;∎ stop scratching arrête de te gratter(b) (bird → in ground) gratter;∎ I could hear something scratching at the door j'entendais quelque chose gratter à la porte, j'entendais un grattement à la porteAmerican scratch paper (papier m) brouillon m;American scratch sheet (for horse races) journal m des courses;Medicine scratch test test m cutané;scratch video scratch vidéo menlever en grattant(word) raturer;∎ to scratch sb's eyes out arracher les yeux à qnBritish (team) réunir (difficilement); (sum of money) réunir ou rassembler (en raclant les fonds de tiroir)(a) (dig up → bone, plant) déterrer -
17 dog
dog [dɒg]1. nounb. ( = male animal) mâle m( = harass) harceler3. compounds* * *[dɒg], US [dɔːg] 1.2) (male fox, wolf, etc) mâle m3) (colloq) ( person)2.you lucky dog! — sacré veinard! (colloq)
(colloq) dogs plural noun3. 4.the dogs — les courses fpl de lévriers
transitive verb (p prés etc - gg-)1)2)dogged by — poursuivi par [misfortune]
••it's dog eat dog — c'est chacun pour soi, c'est la foire d'empoigne
give a dog a bad name (and hang him) — Prov qui veut noyer son chien l'accuse de la rage Prov
love me, love my dog — aime-moi tel que je suis
to go and see a man about a dog — euph ( relieve oneself) aller se soulager; ( go on unspecified business) aller voir le pape hum
they don't have a dog's chance — ils n'ont pas la moindre chance or l'ombre d'une chance
to go to the dogs — (colloq) [company, country] aller à vau-l'eau
it's a real dog's breakfast! — (colloq) c'est n'importe quoi!
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18 ease
ease [i:z]1. nounfacilité f• ease of reference/access facilité f de consultation/d'accèsa. ( = relieve) [+ pain, suffering] soulager ; [+ pressure, tension] diminuer ; [+ restrictions] assouplir ; [+ shortage] pallierb. ( = make easier) faciliterc. ( = move gently) he eased himself into the chair il s'est laissé glisser dans le fauteuil[pressure, tension, fighting] diminuerto ease back on sb/sth se montrer moins strict envers qn/en ce qui concerne qch► ease off[person] ( = slow down) ralentir ; ( = work less hard) se relâcher ; ( = subside) [rain, wind, pain] se calmer ; [pressure, traffic] diminuer[+ lid] enlever doucement[person] ( = relax) se détendre ; ( = make less effort) relâcher ses efforts ; [situation] se détendre• to ease up on sb/sth se montrer moins strict envers qn/en ce qui concerne qch* * *[iːz] 1.1) ( lack of difficulty) facilité f2) ( freedom from anxiety)at ease — gen à l'aise
at ease! — Military repos!
to put somebody's mind at ease — rassurer quelqu'un ( about à propos de)
3) ( confidence of manner) aisance f4) ( affluence) aisance f2.transitive verb1) ( lessen) gen atténuer; réduire [congestion]; diminuer [burden]2) ( make easier) détendre [situation]; faciliter [communication, transition]3) ( move carefully)3.intransitive verb [tension, problem, pain, pressure] s'atténuer; [congestion, rain, rate] diminuer; [situation] se détendre; [price] être en légère baissePhrasal Verbs:- ease off- ease up -
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itch [ɪt∫]1. noun• I've got an itch in my leg/back ma jambe/mon dos me démange[person] avoir des démangeaisons* * *[ɪtʃ] 1.1) ( physical) démangeaison f2) (colloq) ( hankering)2.transitive verb US ( scratch) gratter3.1) ( physically) avoir des démangeaisonsthese socks make me ou my feet itch — ces chaussettes me démangent
2)to be itching for something/to do something — mourir (colloq) d'envie de quelque chose/de faire quelque chose
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20 free
[fri:] 1. adjective1) (allowed to move where one wants; not shut in, tied, fastened etc: The prison door opened, and he was a free man.) libre2) (not forced or persuaded to act, think, speak etc in a particular way: free speech; You are free to think what you like.) libre3) ((with with) generous: He is always free with his money/advice.) généreux4) (frank, open and ready to speak: a free manner.) ouvert5) (costing nothing: a free gift.) gratuit6) (not working or having another appointment; not busy: I shall be free at five o'clock.) libre7) (not occupied, not in use: Is this table free?) libre8) ((with of or from) without or no longer having (especially something or someone unpleasant etc): She is free from pain now; free of charge.) débarrassé de, gratuit2. verb1) (to make or set (someone) free: He freed all the prisoners.) libérer2) ((with from or of) to rid or relieve (someone) of something: She was able to free herself from her debts by working at an additional job.) (se) libérer/débarrasser de•- freedom- freely - free-for-all - freehand - freehold - freelance 3. verb(to work in this way: He is freelancing now.) travailler à la pige- Freepost- free skating - free speech - free trade - freeway - freewheel - free will - a free hand - set free
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relieve — 1. m. Labor o figura que resalta sobre el plano. 2. Conjunto de formas complejas que accidentan la superficie del globo terráqueo. 3. Importancia o renombre de alguien o algo. 4. Pint. Realce o bulto que aparentan algunas cosas pintadas. 5.… … Diccionario de la lengua española
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relieve — re·lieve vt re·lieved, re·liev·ing: to set free from a duty, burden, or liability cannot be relieved of his negligence the trust cannot relieve the trustees of those very basic duties that the law imposes Hosey v. Burgess, 890 S.W.2d 262 (1995)… … Law dictionary
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