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Meanings of relief in English

Portuguese
dobro
Catalan
substitut

Someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)

      dobro
      Portuguese
      relevo
      Catalan
      relleu
      Spanish
      relieve

      Sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background.

            relevo
            Portuguese
            ajuda
            Catalan
            socors
            Spanish
            socorro

            Assistance in time of difficulty.

                  ajuda
                  Portuguese
                  repouso
                  Catalan
                  pausa
                  Spanish
                  descanso

                  A pause for relaxation.

                        repouso
                        Usage of relief in English
                        1
                        But the situation could change if fresh relief does not come soon.
                        The Guardian
                        2
                        She said disaster relief efforts were in progress in all affected areas.
                        The South African
                        3
                        Burning pain sends many victims into the nearest available water for relief.
                        Reuters
                        4
                        Believe only relief organized by government on large scale can equal emergency.
                        Rising tide: the great mississippi flood of 1927 and how it chan...
                        5
                        The Friends in New York begin their well organised Irish relief work.
                        The Irish Times
                        6
                        A number of smaller Norwegian banks tapped the state's relief fund, however.
                        Reuters
                        7
                        And yet today she had expected to feel a sense of relief.
                        A necessary evil
                        8
                        She said businesses need a year's relief from paying the high costs.
                        Radio NZ
                        9
                        The words held a clear warning, but all I felt was relief.
                        Honour's Knight
                        10
                        Cases of diarrhoea were reported from many relief camps in the state.
                        Reuters
                        11
                        His efforts aimed to help officials and volunteers focus their relief work.
                        Reuters
                        12
                        Farmers in drought affected areas say recent rainfall has offered little relief.
                        Radio NZ
                        13
                        Proof that success was possible, the sense of relief which accompanied it.
                        The Naked God
                        14
                        But the problem for Gawker is that relief might come too late.
                        The Guardian
                        15
                        Farmers in drought-declared areas are eligible for relief payments and support services.
                        The Guardian
                        16
                        We are trying to deliver relief as quickly as possible, Nawaz said.
                        Reuters
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                        Translations for relief
                        Relief through the time
                        Relief across language varieties
                        South Africa
                        Common
                        New Zealand
                        Common
                        Ireland
                        Common
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