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RELIEVE

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relieve¹ verb tranzitiv

1. a uşura, a despovăra; a alina, a mângâia; a potoli (o suferinţă etc.);

to relieve one's feelings a-şi uşura sufletul;

(glumeţ) to relieve someone of his cash / purse a uşura pe cineva de bani.

2. a ajuta, a ajutora, a scoate din nevoie.

3. (mil.) a ridica starea de asediu în.

4. a schimba (în post);

to relieve a guard a schimba garda.

5. (of) a lipsi (de);

to relieve smb. of his position a lipsi pe cineva de postul său, a înlocui pe cineva din funcţie.

6. a distra, a amuza.

7. (tehn.) a debloca.

◊ to relieve nature a-şi face nevoile.

relieve² verb tranzitiv

a scoate în relief / în evidenţă, a reliefa; a face să se remarce, a evidenţia.

 Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze: 

But nothing I could do seemed to relieve him.

(The Sea-Wolf, de Jack London)

At six o'clock Van Helsing came to relieve me.

(Dracula, de Bram Stoker)

Jo looked relieved, and after a pause, said, smiling, "How Mrs. Moffat would wonder at your want of management, if she knew, and how she will rejoice that Annie may still hope."

(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)

But I was relieved of them in an unexpected manner.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

We have our horses, Sir William: shall we not relieve them of any vow which they may have upon their souls?

(The White Company, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

And he seemed very much relieved.

(Treasure Island, de Robert Louis Stevenson)

A substance that relieves pain and is being studied in the treatment of some types of cancer.

(OGF, NCI Dictionary)

Medicines can help prevent migraine attacks or help relieve symptoms of attacks when they happen.

(Migraine, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

As for Jane Fairfax, she might at least relieve her feelings from any present solicitude on her account.

(Emma, de Jane Austen)

It was a look, however, very well bestowed, for it relieved her own feelings, and gave no intelligence to him.

(Sense and Sensibility, de Jane Austen)

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