relief

  • 31relief — [[t]rɪli͟ːf[/t]] ♦♦ reliefs 1) N UNCOUNT: also a N If you feel a sense of relief, you feel happy because something unpleasant has not happened or is no longer happening. I breathed a sigh of relief... The news will come as a great relief to the… …

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  • 32reliéf — a m (ẹ̑) 1. navpična oblikovanost zemeljskega površja: zemljevidi kažejo relief z barvami, črticami; gričevnat, kraški, razgiban relief; relief doline, pokrajine / podmorski relief relief morskega dna // model, ki tako oblikovanost ponazarja:… …

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  • 33RELIEF — n. m. Ce qui fait saillie sur un surface. Le relief du sol. Le plan en relief d’une ville. Des lettres en relief. Le relief d’une médaille. En termes de Beaux Arts, Haut relief, demi relief, bas relief, Ouvrages de sculpture où les personnages,… …

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  • 34relief — n. 1 a the alleviation of or deliverance from pain, distress, anxiety, etc. b the feeling accompanying such deliverance. 2 a feature etc. that diversifies monotony or relaxes tension. 3 assistance (esp. financial) given to those in special need… …

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  • 35relief — 01. What a [relief]! I finished my last test today, and now I m free. 02. It sure will be a [relief] when I find out if I ve got the job or not. 03. I was very [relieved] when my daughter phoned because I was really worried when she didn t come… …

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  • 36relief — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. comfort, alleviation (see relief); assistance, welfare, aid; substitution, substitute; projection, convexity. II Alleviation Nouns 1. relief, deliverance, easement, softening, alleviation,… …

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  • 37Relief — Ein römisches Hochrelief aus der klassischen Antike auf dem Forum Romanum in Rom …

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  • 38Relief — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Relief », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Un relief est une différence de hauteur entre… …

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  • 39relief — noun 1) it was such a relief to share my worries Syn: reassurance, consolation, comfort, solace 2) the relief of pain Syn: alleviation, alleviating, relieving, assuagement, assuaging, palliation, allaying …

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  • 40relief — I. noun Etymology: Middle English relef, relief, from Anglo French from relever to relieve Date: 14th century 1. a payment made by a male feudal tenant to his lord on succeeding to an inherited estate 2. a. removal or lightening of something… …

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