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aliviar

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relieve

[rɪˈliːv]

verbo transitivo

1. aliviar (alleviate) (pain, anxiety, problem); atenuar, mitigar (tension, boredom)

to feel relieved -> sentirse aliviado(a)
he relieved himself (Euph) -> hizo sus necesidades

2. relevar (replace)

3. liberar (liberate) (city)

to relieve somebody from a duty -> liberar a alguien de una obligación
to relieve somebody of his wallet (humorístico) -> birlarle a alguien la cartera

relieve [ri-liv]

1. Relevar, remediar, socorrer (help, repair), librar completa o parcialmente de algo doloroso u opresivo, o de sus efectos.

2. Aliviar, consolar.

3. Relevar (sentry). (Militar)

4. Desagraviar, hacer justicia.

5. Mitigar, suavizar, vivificar el estilo o lenguaje.

6. Poner en relieve, hacer resaltar una labor o figura.

To feel relieved -> sentirse aliviado
To relieve one’s feelings -> desahogarse

va.

relieve [rɪˈliːv]

verb:transitive

1 (alleviate) [+sufferings, pain, headache] aliviar; [+burden] aligerar; [+tension, boredom, anxiety] disipar; aliviar

to relieve the boredom of the journey para que el viaje se haga menos aburrido; the plain is relieved by an occasional hill de vez en cuando una colina rompe con la monotonía de la llanura

2 (ease) [+person's mind] tranquilizar

it relieves me to hear it me tranquiliza saberlo

3 [+feelings, anger] desahogar

to relieve one's feelings desahogarse; I relieved my feelings in a letter me desahogué escribiendo una carta

to relieve o.s. (go to lavatory) ir al baño; hacer pis (informal)

5 (release)

to relieve sb from doing sth to relieve sb of anxiety this relieves us of financial worries

to relieve sb of a duty exonerar a algn de un deber; to relieve sb of a post destituir a algn; he was relieved of his command fue relevado de su mando; let me relieve you of your coat permítame tomarle el abrigo; to relieve sb of his wallet quitar la cartera a algn; robar la cartera a algn

6 (Mil) [+city] descercar; socorrer; [+troops] relevar

I'll come and relieve you at six vengo a las seis a relevarte

to relieve the poor (help) socorrer a los pobres

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Verb Conjugation for "relieve" (go to aliviar)

Imperative

relieve
you relieve
he/she relieves
we relieve
you relieve
they relieve

Preterite

I relieved
you relieved
he/she relieved
we relieved
you relieved
they relieved

Present Continuous

I am relieving
you are relieving
he/she is relieving
we are relieving
you are relieving
they are relieving

Present Perfect

I have relieved
you have relieved
he/she has relieved
we have relieved
you have relieved
they have relieved

Past Continuous

I was relieving
you were relieving
he/she was relieving
we were relieving
you were relieving
they were relieving

Past Perfect

I had relieved
you had relieved
he/she had relieved
we had relieved
you had relieved
they had relieved

Future

I will relieve
you will relieve
he/she will relieve
we will relieve
you will relieve
they will relieve

Future Perfect

I will have relieved
you will have relieved
he/she will have relieved
we will have relieved
you will have relieved
they will have relieved

Future Continuous

I will be relieving
you will be relieving
he/she will be relieving
we will be relieving
you will be relieving
they will be relieving

Present Perfect Continuous

I have been relieving
you have been relieving
he/she has been relieving
we have been relieving
you have been relieving
they have been relieving

Future Perfect Continuous

I will have been relieving
you will have been relieving
he/she will have been relieving
we will have been relieving
you will have been relieving
they will have been relieving

Past Perfect Continuous

I had been relieving
you had been relieving
he/she had been relieving
we had been relieving
you had been relieving
they had been relieving

relieve
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relieve

masculine noun

1. terrain (geography)

un relieve muy accidentado -> very rugged terrain

2. (Arte)

alto relieve -> high relief
bajo relieve -> bas-relief
en relieve -> in relief

3. (elevación)

la pieza tiene un centímetro de relieve -> the part protrudes by a centimeter

4. importance (importancia)

para dar relieve al acontecimiento,… -> to lend importance to the event…
poner de relieve -> to underline (the importance of), to highlight

relieve [ray-le-ay’-vay]

noun

1. Relief, relievo, raised work, embossment. (m)

Alto relieve -> todo relieve, alto-relievo
Bajo relieve -> bas-relief
Medio relieve -> demi-relief

2. Offals, scrapes, or remnants on the table after meals; leavings; broken victuals. (m)

3. The thread of the arbor of a screw. (m)

relieve

1 (Arte) (Técnica) relief

alto relieve high relief; bajo relieve bas-relief; en relieve in relief; estampar o grabar en relieve to emboss

2 (Geografía)

un país de relieve montañoso a mountainous country

3 (importancia) importance

un personaje de relieve an important o prominent figure; dar relieve a algo to lend importance to sth; la asistencia del ministro dio relieve a la celebración the minister's presence lent an added importance to the event; poner algo de relieve to highlight sth; el colapso circulatorio puso de relieve la falta de planificación the traffic chaos highlighted the lack of planning

el presidente puso de relieve la necesidad de reformar el sistema educativo

4 relieves (restos) leftovers