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1 soulager
soulager [sulaʒe]➭ TABLE 31. transitive verbto relieve ; [+ conscience] to ease• mets de la crème, ça soulage put some cream on, it's soothing• pleure un bon coup, ça soulage ! have a good cry, it'll make you feel better!2. reflexive verb* * *sulaʒe
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1) ( décharger) to relieve [personne, entreprise, étagère] (de of)2) ( apaiser) to relieve [personne]; to relieve, to ease [conscience, peine]pleure un bon coup, ça soulage — have a good cry, you'll feel better
3) (colloq) fig ( voler) to relieve ( de quelque chose of something)
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se soulager verbe pronominal1) (colloq) ( satisfaire un besoin naturel) euph to relieve oneself2) ( s'apaiser)* * *sulaʒe vt* * *soulager verb table: mangerA vtr1 ( décharger) to relieve [personne, entreprise, étagère] (de of); passe-moi une valise, ça te soulagera let me relieve you of one of your suitcases; il faut le soulager des tâches administratives we'll have to relieve him of administrative duties; suppression d'une taxe pour soulager les entreprises exportatrices tax relief for exporters;2 ( apaiser) to relieve [personne]; to relieve, to ease [peine, conscience]; soulager qn d'un mal de tête to relieve sb's headache; pleure un bon coup, ça soulage have a good cry, you'll feel better; la mort de l'assassin ne soulagera pas ma peine the death of the murderer will not assuage my grief; tu m'as soulagé d'un grand poids you've taken a great weight off my shoulders;3 ○ fig ( voler) to relieve (de qch of sth); il s'est fait soulager de son portefeuille somebody relieved him of his wallet.B se soulager vpr1 ○( satisfaire un besoin naturel) euph to relieve oneself;2 ( s'apaiser) elle m'a raconté tout cela pour se soulager she told me the whole story to get it off her chest.[sulaʒe] verbe transitifcela devrait vous soulager de votre mal de tête this should relieve ou help your headachepleure, ça te soulagera have a good cry, you'll feel better afterwards4. [décharger] to relievemon collègue me soulage parfois d'une partie de mon travail my colleague sometimes relieves me of part of my work————————se soulager verbe pronominal (emploi réfléchi)[d'une charge de travail] to lessen the strain on oneselfprends un collaborateur pour te soulager take somebody on to take some of the pressure of work off you————————se soulager verbe pronominal intransitifil m'arrive de crier pour me soulager sometimes I shout to let ou to blow off steam2. (familier & euphémisme) to relieve oneself
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