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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
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]. -
3 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 -
4 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
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