respite
respite · respites · respited · respiting
отсрочить, отсрочивать
verschieben, aufschieben
To delay or postponeTo delay or postpone (an event).
UK/ˈɹɛsˌpaɪt/US/ˈɹɛs.pɪt/
» There was no respite from the cold.
Нельзя было никуда деться от холода. — melsev
melsev · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(transitive)To delay or postpone (an event).
aufschieben, verschieben
отсро́чиватьotsróčivatʹ, отсро́читьotsróčitʹ
(transitive)To allow (a person) extra time to fulfil some obligation.
More definitions
- postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
Examples
20 sentencesThere was no respite from the cold.
ruНельзя было никуда деться от холода. — melsev
We got a short but ample respite.
I never give my brain some respite.
I ducked into a local café for some respite.
Although temperatures eased on Monday, the respite is likely to be brief.
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
(transitive) To delay or postpone:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
(transitive) To delay or postpone:
Origin
From Anglo-Norman and Old French respit (“rest”), from Latin respectus. Doublet of respectFrom Anglo-Norman and Old French respit (“rest”), from Latin respectus. Doublet of respect.
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Forms
respites, respiting, respited, respitedSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution:reprieve
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle