Vi fant 10 definisjoner av respite på engelsk.
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| respite - a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate" | ||
| recess, break, time out | ||
| pause temporary inactivity | ||
| respite - a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests" | ||
| rest, relief, rest period | ||
| intermission, pause, interruption, suspension, break the act of suspending activity temporarily | ||
| respite - an interruption in the intensity or amount of something | ||
| suspension, reprieve, hiatus, abatement | ||
| interruption, break some abrupt occurrence that interrupts an ongoing activity; "the telephone is an annoying interruption"; "there was a break in the action when a player was hurt" | ||
| defervescence abatement of a fever as indicated by a reduction in body temperature | ||
| respite - the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment | ||
| reprieve | ||
| clemency, mercifulness, mercy leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice; "he threw himself on the mercy of the court" | ||
| jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do | ||
| respite - a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort | ||
| reprieve | ||
| ease, relief freedom from difficulty or hardship or effort; "he rose through the ranks with apparent ease"; "they put it into containers for ease of transportation"; "the very easiness of the deed held her back" | ||
