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Pronunciation / Transliteration: respiro
"Las vacaciones le dieron un merecido respiro."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant.
"The weekend brought a much-needed respite from the heavy workload."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Middle English: from Old French respit, from Latin respectus 'regard, retreat', from specere 'to look at'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "respite" is said worldwide
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labeur
Transliteration: répit
Script: répit
"Il a trouvé un court répit dans son travail acharné."
Erholung
Transliteration: Erholung
"Sie suchte eine Atempause nach der anstrengenden Woche."
tregua
Transliteration: tregua
"Cercavano un momento di tregua dal caos della città."
respiro
Transliteration: respiro
"Las vacaciones le dieron un merecido respiro."
trégua
Transliteration: trégua
"A chuva deu uma trégua durante a tarde."
राहत
Transliteration: rahat
"गर्मी से थोड़ी राहत मिली।"
喘息
Transliteration: chuǎnxī
"他们在大雨中找到了一个短暂的喘息机会。"
휴식
Transliteration: hyusik
"우리는 업무에서 잠시 휴식을 취했다."
小休止
Transliteration: shōkyūshi
"彼は忙しい仕事の合間に小休止をとった。"
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