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Meanings of relay in English

Portuguese
relê
Catalan
relè

Electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuit.

relê
Portuguese
estafeta
Catalan
cursa de relleus

A race between teams; each member runs or swims part of the distance.

estafeta
Usage of relay in English
1
I felt certain they must be coming to relay some good news.
Somewhere inside
2
Therefore, during replication, several events are usually buffered in the relay log.
Mysql high availability
3
As the relay hit trouble, the organisers made several changes of plan.
The Guardian
4
Once our colleagues in Malmö brought in that relay it was obvious.
Firewall
5
To avoid further problems, a stretch of the relay was missed out.
The Guardian
6
There was, however, disappointment for the team in the mixed triathlon relay.
The South African
7
Ohuruogu, denied a second gold by the relay controversy, is only 21.
The Guardian
8
The deaf community has criticised Skype as being unreliable for relay services.
Radio NZ
9
Boys are lined up in two columns, as in ordinary relay races.
Camping For Boys
10
Basically every time England win a relay gold, England's hockey team score.
The Guardian
11
A seemingly impossible task that you could relay to your queen afterward?
Fragile Eternity
12
In short, yet another crushing siege in the decades-long relay of sieges.
The Guardian
13
Fukushima was chosen as the starting point for the Olympic torch relay.
The South African
14
Athletics Ireland is entering teams in all six races, plus the mixed-relay.
The Irish Times
15
About midnight the coachman will arrive with the fresh relay of horses.
The Poor Plutocrats
16
If this relay had been in the Foundation building, contact was broken.
Planet of the Damned
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Relay through the time
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Common
Ireland
Common
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