| Huvudsakliga översättningar |
| relieve [sth]⇒ vtr | (ease) | lindra vtr |
| | (omodernt) | lisa vtr |
| | The doctor gave the patient drugs to relieve the pain. |
| | Doktorn gav patienten mediciner för att lindra smärtan. |
| relieve [sth] vtr | (lessen worrying) | lugna vtr |
| | | lätta vtr |
| | | lindra vtr |
| | Patricia's reassurances relieved Marcus's concerns. |
| | Patricias försäkringar lugnade Marcus oro. |
| relieve [sb]⇒ vtr | often passive (make less worried) (vardagligt) | hjälpa vtr |
| | (formellt) | bistå vtr |
| | | avlasta vtr |
| | It relieved Robert to learn that he didn't have to give a presentation after all. |
| | Det hjälpte Robert att få veta att han inte behövde ge en presentation trots allt. |
| relieve [sth]⇒ vtr | (pressure: lessen) (bildligt) | lätta vtr |
| | | mildra vtr |
| | | minska vtr |
| | Oliver loosened his grip and relieved the pressure on James's arm. |
| | Oliver lossade sitt grepp och lättade på trycket på James arm. |
| Ytterligare översättningar |
| relieve [sb]⇒ vtr | (work: take over from) | avlösa vtr |
| | The night shift workers arrived to relieve Monica and her colleagues. |
| relieve [sb] of [sth] vtr + prep | (unburden of a weight) | avhjälpa ngn med ngt vtr + prep |
| | | lätta vtr |
| | Just then John appeared and relieved me of my heavy shopping bags. |
| relieve [sb] of [sth] vtr + prep | figurative (take over responsibility) (bildlig) | befria vtr |
| | | avlösa vtr |
| | I've been relieved of most of my responsibilities at work. |
| relieve [sb] of [sth] vtr + prep | often passive (remove from position) (bildlig) | befria ngn från ngt vtr + prep |
| | | avsätta ngn från ngt vtr + prep |
| | The vice-president of the company was relieved of his position. |
| relieve [sb] of [sth] vtr + prep | (free from having to do) (bildlig) | befria ngn från ngt vtr + prep |
| | My brother's arrival relieved me of the task of caring for our parents alone. |
| relieve [sb] of [sth] vtr + prep | informal (take, steal from) | råna ngn på ngt vtr + prep |
| | | stjäla ngt från ngn vtr + prep |
| | The pickpocket relieved Ned of his wallet. |
| relieve yourself vtr + refl | euphemism (urinate, defecate) (bildligt, familjärt) | lätta på trycket vbal uttr |
| | (familjärt) | kissa vitr |
| | (formell) | urinera vitr |
| | I can't believe you relieved yourself in the town square in daylight! |