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 Translation for 'to relieve sb' from English to French
relever qn. [remplacer] [sentinelle etc.]to relieve sb. [replace] [sentry etc.]
relayer qn.to relieve sb. [take over from]
mil.
secourir qn./qc. [troupes]
to relieve sb./sth.
2 Words
délivrer qn. de qc. [angoisse]to relieve sb. from sth.
délester qn. de qc. [fam.] [dévaliser, voler]to relieve sb. of sth. [coll.] [steal]
4 Words
dégager qn. d'une responsabilitéto relieve sb. of a responsibility
relever qn. de ses fonctionsto relieve sb. of their duties
adm.occup.
destituer qn. de ses fonctions
to relieve sb. of their duties
Partial Matches
aller aux toilettesto relieve oneself
soulager qc. [douleur]to relieve sth.
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méd.
calmer qc. [douleur, mal]
to relieve sth.
supprimer qc. [faire disparaître douleur, anxiété]to relieve sth. [pain]
remédier (à) qc. [pauvreté]to relieve sth. [poverty]
faire ses besoins [loc.]to relieve oneself [idiom] [urinate or evacuate]
mil.
délivrer qc. [ville]
to relieve sth. [e.g. town under siege]
assimiler qn. à qn.to put sb. on an equal footing with sb.
placer qn. sous la protection de qn./qc.to place sb. under the protection of sb./sth.
habituer qn./qc. à qn./qc.to get sb./sth. used to sb./sth.
intervenir auprès de qn. pour qn.to intercede with sb. on sb.'s behalf
tenir qn./qc. hors de portée de qn./qc.to keep sb./sth. away from sb./sth.
soustraire qn./qc. à la vue de qn.to hide sb./sth. from sb.'s view
éloigner qn./qc. de qn./qc.to keep sb./sth. back from sb./sth.
confondre qn./qc. avec qn./qc. (d'autre)to mistake sb./sth. for sb./sth. (else)
enlever qn./qc. à qn./qc.to take sb./sth. away from sb./sth.
assimiler qn./qc. à qn./qc.to bracket sb./sth. with sb./sth. [equate]
cafter qn. auprès de qn. [fam.]to sneak on sb. to sb. [Br.] [dated]
privilégier qn. sur qn. d'autreto give sb. an advantage over sb. else
placer qn. à côté de qn. [table]to sit sb. beside sb. [at the table]
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Translation for 'to relieve sb' from English to French

to relieve sb. [replace] [sentry etc.]
relever qn. [remplacer] [sentinelle etc.]
to relieve sb. [take over from]
relayer qn.
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to relieve sb./sth.
secourir qn./qc. [troupes]mil.

to relieve sb. from sth.
délivrer qn. de qc. [angoisse]
to relieve sb. of sth. [coll.] [steal]
délester qn. de qc. [fam.] [dévaliser, voler]

to relieve sb. of a responsibility
dégager qn. d'une responsabilité
to relieve sb. of their duties
relever qn. de ses fonctions

destituer qn. de ses fonctionsadm.occup.

to relieve oneself
aller aux toilettes
to relieve sth.
soulager qc. [douleur]

calmer qc. [douleur, mal]méd.
to relieve sth. [pain]
supprimer qc. [faire disparaître douleur, anxiété]
to relieve sth. [poverty]
remédier (à) qc. [pauvreté]
to relieve oneself [idiom] [urinate or evacuate]
faire ses besoins [loc.]
to relieve sth. [e.g. town under siege]
délivrer qc. [ville]mil.
to put sb. on an equal footing with sb.
assimiler qn. à qn.
to place sb. under the protection of sb./sth.
placer qn. sous la protection de qn./qc.
to get sb./sth. used to sb./sth.
habituer qn./qc. à qn./qc.
to intercede with sb. on sb.'s behalf
intervenir auprès de qn. pour qn.
to keep sb./sth. away from sb./sth.
tenir qn./qc. hors de portée de qn./qc.
to hide sb./sth. from sb.'s view
soustraire qn./qc. à la vue de qn.
to keep sb./sth. back from sb./sth.
éloigner qn./qc. de qn./qc.
to mistake sb./sth. for sb./sth. (else)
confondre qn./qc. avec qn./qc. (d'autre)
to take sb./sth. away from sb./sth.
enlever qn./qc. à qn./qc.
to bracket sb./sth. with sb./sth. [equate]
assimiler qn./qc. à qn./qc.
to sneak on sb. to sb. [Br.] [dated]
cafter qn. auprès de qn. [fam.]
to give sb. an advantage over sb. else
privilégier qn. sur qn. d'autre
to sit sb. beside sb. [at the table]
placer qn. à côté de qn. [table]
Usage Examples English
  • and chief of staff to Vice Admiral Sir Edward Seymour during the Seymour Expedition to relieve the legations at Peking during the Boxer Rebellion in June 1900.
  • By 1986, Iran also expanded their air defense network heavily to relieve the pressure on the air force.
  • Another technique used in horror films to provoke a response from the audience is cognitive dissonance, which is when someone experiences tension in themselves and is urged to relieve that tension.
  • The Honolulu High-Capacity Transit Corridor Project aims to add elevated passenger rail on Oahu to relieve highway congestion.
  • On 5 November 1854, Russian forces tried to relieve the siege at Sevastopol and defeat the Allied armies in the field in the Battle of Inkerman.

  • Regarding the purchase of 30 F-16 and 333 Leopard tanks in 2005, both parties criticized the New Democracy administration for spending money on weapons while doing nothing to relieve the lower classes and said that high military spending "does not correspond to the real needs of the country but is carried out according to NATO planning and to serve weapon manufacturers and the countries that host them".
  • The British House of Lords select committee on medical ethics defines euthanasia as "a deliberate intervention undertaken with the express intention of ending a life, to relieve intractable suffering".
  • In the English version of this "antihymn", the second stanza refers ambiguously to "people" and "other folk", but the German version is more specific: the author encourages Germans to find ways to relieve the people of "other" nations from needing to flinch at the memory of things Germans have done in the past, so that people of other nations can feel ready to shake hands with a German again as they would with anyone else.
  • The CCC was designed to supply jobs for young men and to relieve families who had difficulty finding jobs during the Great Depression in the United States.
  • Yet, they respond with compassion to deep hurts by recognizing that divorce, though less than the ideal, is sometimes necessary to relieve one partner of intolerable hardship, unfaithfulness or desertion.

  • ONCF stated in 2005 that the refurbishment and upgrading of Casa-Oasis to intercity standards was intended to relieve passenger congestion at Casa-Voyageurs station.
  • Since at least 1997, aggregations of migrants around Calais seeking irregular, undocumented and/or otherwise illegal entry to the United Kingdom, such as through the tunnel, have prompted deterrence and countermeasures, as well as increased examination of ways to relieve the lands from which they are fleeing.
  • Also, a balloon atrial septostomy can be done to relieve hypoxemia caused by DORV with the Taussig-Bing anomaly while surgical correction is awaited.
  • Sometimes professional athletes may choose to have a non-essential digit amputated to relieve chronic pain and impaired performance.
  • Used to relieve both exertional and vasospastic angina by allowing venous pooling, reducing the pressure in the ventricles and so reducing wall tension and oxygen requirements in, the heart.

  • An antacid is a substance which neutralizes stomach acidity and is used to relieve heartburn, indigestion or an upset stomach.
  • Antidepressants may be used to relieve pain in people with active rheumatoid arthritis.
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