| Principal Translations |
| relieve [sth]⇒ vtr | (ease) | aliviar⇒ vtr |
| | | mitigar⇒ vtr |
| | The doctor gave the patient drugs to relieve the pain. |
| | El doctor le dio drogas para aliviar el dolor. |
| relieve [sth] vtr | (lessen worrying) | tranquilizar⇒ vtr |
| | | calmar⇒ vtr |
| | Patricia's reassurances relieved Marcus's concerns. |
| | La seguridad de Patricia tranquilizó las preocupaciones de Marcos. |
| relieve [sb]⇒ vtr | often passive (make less worried) | aliviar⇒ vtr |
| Note: Ante complemento directo de persona debe usarse la preposición «a». |
| | It relieved Robert to learn that he didn't have to give a presentation after all. |
| | No tener que dar la presentación alivió a Roberto. |
| relieve [sth]⇒ vtr | (pressure: lessen) (presión) | aliviar⇒ vtr |
| | | mitigar⇒ vtr |
| | | atenuar⇒ vtr |
| | Oliver loosened his grip and relieved the pressure on James's arm. |
| | Olivier dejó de apretarlo y alivió la presión en el brazo de Jame. |
| Additional Translations |
| relieve [sb]⇒ vtr | (work: take over from) | relevar⇒ vtr |
| | | sustituir⇒ vtr |
| | The night shift workers arrived to relieve Monica and her colleagues. |
| | Los trabajadores del turno noche relevaron a Mónica y a sus colegas. |
| relieve [sb] of [sth] vtr + prep | (unburden of a weight) | ayudar con vtr + prep |
| | Just then John appeared and relieved me of my heavy shopping bags. |
| | Justo entonces apareció Juan y me ayudó con las bolsas pesadas. |
| relieve [sb] of [sth] vtr + prep | figurative (take over responsibility) | eximir de vtr + prep |
| | I've been relieved of most of my responsibilities at work. |
| | Me eximieron de la mayoría de mis responsabilidades en el trabajo. |
| relieve [sb] of [sth] vtr + prep | often passive (remove from position) | relevar de vtr + prep |
| | The vice-president of the company was relieved of his position. |
| | Relevaron al vicepresidente de la compañía de su posición. |
| relieve [sb] of [sth] vtr + prep | (free from having to do) | librar de vtr + prep |
| | My brother's arrival relieved me of the task of caring for our parents alone. |
| | La llegada de mi hermano me libró de la tarea de cuidar a mis padres solo. |
| relieve [sb] of [sth] vtr + prep | informal (take, steal from) | sacar⇒ vtr |
| | | robar⇒ vtr |
| | The pickpocket relieved Ned of his wallet. |
| | El ladrón le sacó la billetera a Ned. |
| relieve yourself vtr + refl | euphemism (urinate, defecate) (orina) | orinar⇒ vi |
| | (excremento) | defecar⇒ vi |
| | (eufemismo) | ir al baño loc verb |
| | I can't believe you relieved yourself in the town square in daylight! |
| | ¡No puedo creer que hayas orinado en la plaza de la ciudad a plena luz del día! |