relay
A new set of horses kept along a specific route so that they can replace animals that…A new set of horses kept along a specific route so that they can replace animals that are tired.
» I'll relay your message to Tom.
Я передам твоё сообщение Тому.
Я передам твоє повідомлення Тому.
Я передам ваше повідомлення Тому.
Meaning
7 senses(rare)A new set of hounds.
(historical)A new set of horses kept along a specific route so that they can replace animals that are tired.
(broadly)A new set of anything.
A series of vehicles travelling in sequence.
A competition between teams where members of a team take turns completing parts of a course or performing a certain action.
A competition between teams where members of a team take turns completing parts of a course or performing a certain action.
A track and field discipline where runners take turns in carrying a baton from start to finish. The most common events are 4×100 meter and 4×400 meter competitions.
Staffellauf
эстафе́таestaféta
An electrical actuator that allows a relatively small electrical voltage or current to control a larger voltage or current.
Relais
реле́rɛlé
реле́relé
- the act of passing something along from one person or group to another
- electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuit
- a race between teams; each member runs or swims part of the distance
- a fresh team to relieve weary draft animals
Examples
21 sentencesI'll relay your message to Tom.
Я передам твоє повідомлення Тому. — deniko
ruЯ передам твоё сообщение Тому. — marafon
I relayed the message to her.
ruЯ передал ей сообщение. — odexed
I relayed the message to Tom.
ruЯ передал сообщение Тому. — marafon
Did you relay my message?
ruВы передали моё сообщение? — Wezel
We're one baton short for the relay.
ruНам не хватает одной палочки для эстафеты. — fjay69
Translations
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Origin
From Middle French relai (“reserve pack of hounds”), from relaier (“to exchange tired animFrom Middle French relai (“reserve pack of hounds”), from relaier (“to exchange tired animals for fresh”); literally, "to leave behind", from Old French relaier (“to leave behind”), from re- + laier (“to leave”), of uncertain origin.
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Forms
plural: relaysSynonyms
2 synonyms- electrical device such that current flowing through it in one circuit can switch on and off a current in a second circuit:electrical relay
- a race between teams; each member runs or swims part of the distance:relay race