relief Betydning & definition

Betydning af relief på engelsk

• 0 a lessening or stopping of pain, worry, boredom etc -- lettelse

  • When you have a headache, an aspirin can bring relief

  • He gave a sigh of relief

  • It was a great relief to find nothing had been stolen.

• 1 help (eg food) given to people in need of it -- nødhjælp; nødhjælps-

  • famine relief

  • (also adjective) A relief fund has been set up to send supplies to the refugees.

• 2 a person who takes over some job or task from another person, usually after a given period of time -- afløsning; afløsnings-

  • The bus-driver was waiting for his relief

  • (also adjective) a relief driver.

• 3 the act of freeing a town etc from siege -- befrielse

  • the relief of Mafeking.

• 4 a way of carving etc in which the design is raised above the level of its background -- reliefarbejde

  • a carving in relief.