Significato di relief in italiano

• 0 the good feeling that you have when something bad stops or does not happen -- sollievo

  • It was such a relief when the exams were over. È stato un vero sollievo quando sono finiti gli esami.

• 1 a lessening or stopping of pain, worry, boredom etc -- sollievo

  • 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.

• 2 help (eg food) given to people in need of it -- aiuto, soccorso

  • famine relief

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

• 3 a person who takes over some job or task from another person, usually after a given period of time -- sostituto

  • The bus-driver was waiting for his relief

  • (also adjective) a relief driver.

• 4 the act of freeing a town etc from siege -- liberazione

  • the relief of Mafeking.

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

  • a carving in relief.