🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

alívio

Pronunciation / Transliteration: aˈlivju

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Relief/rɪˈliːf/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #850 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Foi um alívio saber que todos estavam seguros."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A feeling of reassurance and relaxation following release from anxiety or distress.

    "Much to his relief, the missing documents were found in the filing cabinet."
  2. 2

    The alleviation or removal of pain, anxiety, or distress.

    "The new medication provided fast relief for chronic back pain."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old French relief, which stems from the verb relever ('to raise up, alleviate'), originating from Latin relevare. Historically used to denote the lifting up of a burden or the alleviation of pain, it evolved through Middle English to signify both physical easing and the emotional liberation from distress.

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