Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A brief interval of rest or relief.

    Aufschub, Frist, Atempause

    переды́шкаperedýška, отсро́чкаotsróčka

    перепочинокperepočynok

  2. (countable, uncountable)A reprieve, especially from a sentence of death.

    Strafvollstreckungsaufschub, Strafaufschub

    отсро́чкаotsróčka

    відтермінуванняvidterminuvannja, відстрочкаvidstročka

  3. (countable, uncountable)The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.

    Aussetzung des Verfahrens, Verhandlungsaufschub

    отсро́чкаotsróčka

    відтермінуванняvidterminuvannja, відстрочкаvidstročka

  4. (countable, uncountable)A short period of spoken dialogue in an otherwise sung-through musical.

More definitions
  • a pause from doing something (as work)
  • a pause for relaxation
  • the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment
  • an interruption in the intensity or amount of something

Examples

20 sentences
  1. There was no respite from the cold.

    ruНельзя было никуда деться от холода.

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  2. We got a short but ample respite.

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  3. I never give my brain some respite.

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  4. I ducked into a local café for some respite.

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  5. Although temperatures eased on Monday, the respite is likely to be brief.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
brief interval of rest or relief:
(law) reprieve, especially from a sentence of death:
Русский
By meaning 1
brief interval of rest or relief:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
brief interval of rest or relief:
(law) reprieve, especially from a sentence of death:
(law) delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term:

Origin

From Anglo-Norman and Old French respit (“rest”), from Latin respectus. Doublet of respect

From Anglo-Norman and Old French respit (“rest”), from Latin respectus. Doublet of respect.

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Forms

plural: respites
Singularrespite
Pluralrespites

regular

Synonyms

33 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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