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[ English

[ Pronunciation

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[ Noun

Singular relief

Plural reliefs

relief (plural reliefs)

1. the removal of stress or discomfort
2. the feeling associated with the removal of stress or dicomfort
3. something that relieves
4. the person who takes over a shift for another

   Officer Schmidt can finally go home because his relief has arrived.

5. aid or assistance offered in time of need
6. (law) court-ordered compensation, aid, or protection, a redress
7. tax savings.
8. a type of artwork in which shapes or figures protrude from a flat background
9. the difference made noticeable by a variation in light or color
10. (geology) the different elevations of the earth's surface

[ Synonyms

• ease 1,2
• alleviation 1,2
• stand-in 4
• substitute 4
• backup 4
• fill-in 4
• embossing 7
• topography 8

[ Derived terms

• relief agency
• relief pitcher
• relief map
• relief worker

[ Translations

removal of stress or discomfort

Arabic: راحة (rāħa) f. Chinese: 解除 (jiě chú) Czech: úleva cs(cs) f. Dutch: opluchting f. Finnish: helpotus fi(fi) French: soulagement fr(fr) m., allégement fr(fr) m. German: Erleichterung f. Greek: ανακούφιση el(el) f. Hebrew: הקלה (hɑkɑlɑ) f.

Italian: sollievo it(it) m. Japanese: 安心 (anshin) Korean: 제고 (jego) Polish: ulga pl(pl) f. Portuguese: alívio pt(pt) m. Russian: облегчение ru(ru) (oblexčénije) n. Spanish: alivio es(es) m. Swedish: lättnad sv(sv) Telugu: ఉపశమనం (upaSamanam)

humanitarian aid or assistance

Italian: assistenza it(it) f. Kurdish: چار ku(ku)

Portuguese: assistência humanitária f. Spanish: ayuda humanitaria f.

a type of artwork

Bosnian: reljef bs(bs) m. Italian: rilievo it(it) m., bassorilievo it(it) m.

Portuguese: relevo pt(pt) m. Serbian: Cyrillic: рељеф m. Roman: reljef m.

elevations of thee earth's surface

French: relief fr(fr) m. Greek: ανάγλυφο el(el) Hebrew: תִּבְלֹטֶת (tivlotet), תבליט (tɑvlit) Italian: rilievo it(it) m., sopraelevazione it(it) f.

Portuguese: relevo pt(pt) m. Russian: рельеф ru(ru) (reljéf) m.