paliar
paliar(
pah
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lyahr
)A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
1. (to reduce)
a. to ease
Ponerte en posición fetal en la cama paliará tu dolor de espalda.Lying in the fetal position on bed will ease your back pain.
b. to relieve
La infiltración epidural va a paliar el dolor en el nervio ciático.The epidural infiltration will relieve the pain in the sciatic nerve.
c. to alleviate
El gobierno está tomando medidas para paliar la pobreza en la periferia de las ciudades.The government is taking measures to alleviate poverty in the outskirts of cities.
d. to mitigate
En Japón, muchos de los edificios se diseñan con vistas a paliar los posibles daños causados por los terremotos.In Japan, many buildings are designed with a view to mitigating the damage caused by earthquakes.
e. to lessen
El gobierno por fin ha decidió actuar para paliar el impacto de la subida de precios en el mercado inmobiliario.The government has finally decided to act to lessen the impact of increasing prices in the housing market.
f. to palliate (literary)
A word or phrase restricted in usage to literature or established writing (e.g., sex, once upon a time).
El doctor le mandó un tratamiento que paliaría los síntomas de la enfermedad.The doctor prescribed her a course of treatment to palliate the symptoms of the illness.
2. (to justify)
a. to excuse
Ningún motivo puede paliar la decisión de la empresa de despedir a 500 empleados sin previo aviso.Nothing can excuse the company's decision to sack 500 workers with no notice.
Examples
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Conjugations
Irregularities are in red
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