In English, many things are named after a particular country – but have you ever wondered what those things are called in those countries?
1.1(pain) calmar(pain) aliviar(pain) mitigar literary(tension) aliviar(tension) relajar(monotony/uniformity) romperallow me to relieve you of your coat — permítame que me ocupe de su abrigo
- they successfully relieve tourists of their cash — despluman a los turistas
- to relieve sb of responsibility for sth — eximir a algn de la responsabilidad de algo
- if you could relieve me of some of the workload — si pudieras hacerte cargo de parte del trabajo
- to relieve sb of his/her duties/command — relevar a algn de su cargo/del mando
- She glanced round the shadowy room, noting the matching curtains and bed cover that attempted to relieve the gloom.
- Does he have a solution for relieving the congestion on these already clogged roads?
- I find that it relaxes my mind, helps me sleep and relieves stress.
- Still another important effect is to soothe the lining of the bladder and greatly relieve pain and irritation.
- I do not believe that the inspector was saying that: he merely noted, quite accurately, that the urban features did in fact relieve the landscape.
- Placed in a wilderness of dark mountains, the scene is relieved by a flood of glaring light that holds the figures in a tableau of awful impact.
- A teaspoon of oil added to a hot bath will also help to relieve muscular aches and pains.
- Taken jointly, they prevent the progression of the disease, reduce inflammation, and relieve mild to severe pain.
- See an orthosurgeon if your pain is not relieved by these simple measures.
- Frequent baths, using colloidal oatmeal, also relieve symptoms.
- Others find that simple antacids relieve their discomfort.
- Shabby suburban streets are suddenly relieved by an almost strident red building, crisply detailed and well tended.
- The motivation for prescribing the drugs must be to relieve suffering.
- Antibiotics and painkillers can temporarily relieve symptoms such as swelling and pain but they are not long-term solutions.
- Meantime, relieve the pain by applying a warm, damp cloth to your eyelid 10 minutes, four times a day.
- But angina is nearly always relieved by rest, while a heart attack is not.
- He said it would greatly relieve traffic congestion and should be part of the town development plan.
- Sadly, however, it will do nothing to relieve their distress.
- Oatmeal baths, available at the supermarket or pharmacy, can help to relieve itching.
- Because physical exercise also relieves stress, your daily workout can help keep you healthy toe to head.
- Aspirin or acetaminophen can relieve the discomfort associated with cold sores.
- Yet, the beams prove futile in relieving the oppressing darkness.
- Or will it relieve the pressure on parents who drive to school every day?
- Their melodies echoed in our little wooden house, relieving the afternoon greyness.
- Lack of open space to relieve hard-packed pavement and gap-toothed Main Streets drained by malls and sprawl sap the life from downtown.
- He had no history of trauma and the pain was not relieved by rest.
- For years he had been taking them once a week, as a way of unwinding and relieving the aches and pains from the hard manual labor required by his landscaping business.
1.2(dispel worry of)tranquilizar
- School was uneventful as usual; he was relieved when the bus stopped at the bus stop near his house.
- It was a great deal lighter, and he was oddly relieved by that.
- We were relieved when Ollie's fell off on Day 8, leaving his cute-as-a-button navel for us to admire.
- All the tension that had built up was released, and she was relieved.
- Although her children are relieved when she wakes up, the doctor tells them that any sudden shock could provoke another heart attack.
- He held up a hand to stop her ramblings, and Jane was instantly relieved.
- Patrick was relieved when he heard the last bell ring, signaling the end of the hectic school day.
- It relieved him to see a smile finally break through the boy's complacent state as he returned the greeting.
- She was relieved, therefore, when the blue-eyed face broke out in a grin.
- No one was too badly hurt (save those who had already died); he was relieved at that.
- He was relieved when she finally broke the silence between them.
- When he finally resigned his post, a move that was several months too late in my opinion, I was relieved.
- They walked deeper and deeper into the cemetery and finally, Al stopped and she was relieved.
- I was relieved when her rattling breath filled the sudden quiet.
- And I was actually relieved when he left because that kind of ended it for me.
- As I finally reach the top of the climb I'm momentarily relieved.
- I was relieved, even as I felt irked with myself for feeling that relief.
- The process probably required only two minutes, and I was relieved when the signal finally came to shut down.
- She was relieved only when they all broke out into smiles.
- She was relieved when he finally stopped the bike in front of Casey's.
- The Red Army and navy attempted to relieve the city with a huge amphibious assault, the Kerch-Feodosiya operation, on 25 December.
- His last hope of shoring up his flagging position was to relieve Richard's great fortress of Château-Gaillard, the key to Normandy, which Philip was besieging.
- Every so often a trooper would don armour and cloak to go and relieve a guard on duty outside.
- For example, a temporary hand-off occurs when a perioperative staff member is relieved for break or lunch or leaves the unit for a short time.
- I slept in the bush with the soldiers… Finally a fresh battalion relieved our position.
- Finally she drifted off to sleep, just as they left their tent to go and relieve Tom and Jay from their duty.
- Litus had waited for a long time, waiting for one of the two to return, to relieve him from his watchful duties.
- You're not relieved from duty until someone comes.
- After having Otis relieve him for his 20-minute lunch break he went outside to find Mia waiting for him.
English has borrowed many of the following foreign expressions of parting, so you’ve probably encountered some of these ways to say goodbye in other languages.
Many words formed by the addition of the suffix –ster are now obsolete - which ones are due a resurgence?
As their breed names often attest, dogs are a truly international bunch. Let’s take a look at 12 different dog breed names and their backstories.