I have received a respite.
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Respite
//ˈɹɛsˌpaɪt//
Synonyms for "respite" (156 found)
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Related words (78)
intermittenceinterregnuminterruptionintervaljamlaglagginglapselayoffleisureletuplogjamlullmoratoriumnapobstructionoff-timepaperasseriepauseplateau
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point of reposepostponementpurgationpurgepurgingquiet spellrecessred tapered-tapeismred-taperyreleasereliefremissionremovalreposerestresting pointretardanceretardationslow upslow-upslowdownslownessspellstand downstand-downstaystay of executionstopstoppagesurceasetea breaktentie uptie-uptime lagtime offtime outtrucevacationwait
Noun(16 words)
Verb(1 words)
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2 entrieshas context
1 entriesis a
1 entriesrelated to
10 entriesTranslations
67 translations across 22 languages.
Afrikaans
2 entries- verposing noun (brief interval of rest or relief)
- uitstel verb ((transitive) To delay or postpone)
Arabic
1 entries- مُتَنَفَّس noun (brief interval of rest or relief)
Bulgarian
4 entries- отдих noun (brief interval of rest or relief)
- отлагане noun ((law) reprieve, especially from a sentence of death)
- отмора noun (brief interval of rest or relief)
- отсрочка noun ((law) reprieve, especially from a sentence of death)
Catalan
1 entries- respir noun (brief interval of rest or relief)
Chinese Mandarin
3 entries- 暂缓 noun (brief interval of rest or relief)
- 缓刑 noun ((law) reprieve, especially from a sentence of death)
- 暂缓 verb ((transitive) To delay or postpone)
Czech
4 entries- oddech noun (brief interval of rest or relief)
- odklad noun ((law) reprieve, especially from a sentence of death)
- odklad noun ((law) delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term)
- úleva noun (brief interval of rest or relief)
Dutch
2 entries- respijt noun ((law) reprieve, especially from a sentence of death)
- verademing noun (brief interval of rest or relief)
Finnish
1 entries- lepotauko noun (brief interval of rest or relief)
French
1 entries- répit noun (brief interval of rest or relief)
German
4 entries- Atempause noun (brief interval of rest or relief)
- Aufschub noun (brief interval of rest or relief)
- Aussetzung des Verfahrens noun ((law) delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term)
- Bedenkzeit noun (brief interval of rest or relief)
Italian
1 entries- tregua noun (brief interval of rest or relief)
Macedonian
4 entries- о́ддив noun (brief interval of rest or relief)
- о́ддишка noun (brief interval of rest or relief)
- о́дмор noun (brief interval of rest or relief)
- одложу́вање noun ((law) reprieve, especially from a sentence of death)
Māori
2 entries- tānga manawa noun (brief interval of rest or relief)
- tāngamanawa noun (brief interval of rest or relief)
Norwegian Bokmål
3 entries- avveksling noun (brief interval of rest or relief)
- pustepause noun (brief interval of rest or relief)
- pusterom noun (brief interval of rest or relief)
Old English
1 entries- ǣmethwīl noun (brief interval of rest or relief)
Portuguese
1 entries- trégua noun (brief interval of rest or relief)
Russian
4 entries- отсро́чка noun (brief interval of rest or relief)
- отсро́чка noun ((law) reprieve, especially from a sentence of death)
- отсро́чка noun ((law) delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term)
- переды́шка noun (brief interval of rest or relief)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- faochadh noun (brief interval of rest or relief)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- odgoda noun ((law) reprieve, especially from a sentence of death)
- predah noun (brief interval of rest or relief)
Spanish
4 entries- alivio noun (brief interval of rest or relief)
- descanso noun (brief interval of rest or relief)
- pausa noun (brief interval of rest or relief)
- respiro noun (brief interval of rest or relief)
Swedish
1 entries- andrum noun (brief interval of rest or relief)
Ukrainian
4 entries- відстрочка noun ((law) reprieve, especially from a sentence of death)
- відстрочка noun ((law) delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term)
- відтермінування noun ((law) reprieve, especially from a sentence of death)
- відтермінування noun ((law) delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term)
Sample sentences
17 total sentences available.
I have gotten a respite.
Source: tatoeba (5170138)
We allowed them no respite.
Source: tatoeba (7864853)
There was no respite from the cold.
Source: tatoeba (7864859)
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