relief worker in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for relief worker in the English»French Dictionary

relief worker N

relief worker

secouriste mf

Translations for relief worker in the English»French Dictionary

worker [Brit ˈwəːkə, Am ˈwərkər] N

1. worker (employee):

worker (in manual job)

ouvrier/-ière m/f

worker (in white-collar job)

employé/-e m/f

agricultural worker

ouvrier/-ière agricole

she's a good/slow worker

elle travaille bien/lentement

2. worker (proletarian):

worker

prolétaire mf

workers' revolution

révolution f prolétarienne

3. worker ZOOL:

worker

ouvrière f

worker attr ant, bee

ouvrier/-ière

relief [Brit rɪˈliːf, Am rəˈlif] N

1. relief (from pain, distress, anxiety):

relief

soulagement m

(greatly) to my relief

à mon grand soulagement

it was a relief to them that …

ils ont été soulagés que …

+ subj it was a relief to hear that/to see that …

j'ai été soulagé d'apprendre que/de voir que …

to bring or give relief to sb

apporter du soulagement à qn

to seek relief from depression in drink

chercher un soulagement à sa dépression dans la boisson

that's a relief!

c'est un soulagement!

2. relief (alleviation):

relief (of poverty)

allégement m

tax/debt relief

allégement fiscal/des dettes

methods of pain relief MED

méthodes contre la douleur

3. relief (help):

relief

aide f

relief

secours m

famine relief

aide aux victimes de la famine

to come to the relief of sb

venir à l'aide or au secours de qn

to send relief to

envoyer des secours à

to send relief to attr operation

de secours

to send relief to programme, project

d'aide

4. relief Am (financial assistance):

relief

aides fpl sociales

to be on relief

bénéficier des aides sociales

5. relief (diversion):

relief

divertissement m

to provide light relief

apporter un peu de divertissement

he reads magazines for light relief

il lit des magazines pour se distraire

6. relief MIL (of garrison, troops):

relief

délivrance f (of de)

7. relief:

relief ART, ARCHIT, GEOG

relief m

high/low relief

haut-/bas-relief

in relief

en relief

to bring or throw sth into relief

mettre qc en relief

to stand out in (sharp) relief against

se détacher (nettement) sur

8. relief (replacement on duty):

relief

relève f

relief attr driver, guard

de relève

9. relief (supplementary) attr:

relief bus, train, service

supplémentaire

10. relief LAW (of grievance):

relief

réparation f

relief worker in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for relief worker in the English»French Dictionary

relief worker N

1. relief worker (substitute):

relief worker

suppléant(e) m (f)

2. relief worker (worker for third-world):

relief worker

travailleur(-euse) m (f) humanitaire

Translations for relief worker in the English»French Dictionary

worker [ˈwɜ:kəʳ, Am ˈwɜ:rkɚ] N

1. worker (employee):

worker

travailleur(-euse) m (f)

an office worker

un employé de bureau

2. worker (manual worker):

worker

ouvrier(-ère) m (f)

construction worker

ouvrier du bâtiment

3. worker (person who works hard):

worker

travailleur(-euse) m (f)

4. worker ZOOL:

worker

ouvrière f

a worker bee

une abeille ouvrière

I.relief [rɪˈli:f] N

1. relief (after sth bad):

relief

soulagement m

much to my relief, to my great relief

à mon grand soulagement

to feel an incredible sense of relief

se sentir grandement soulagé

that's a relief

quel soulagement

2. relief no pl (help):

relief

aide f

tax relief

un dégrèvement fiscal

3. relief (replacement):

relief

substitut m

4. relief MIL:

relief

libération f

5. relief fig:

to throw sth into relief

mettre qc en évidence

6. relief ART, GEO:

relief

relief m

II.relief [rɪˈli:f] ADJ (substitute)

relief

de remplacement

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

He mentions in the preface to his play that a relief worker had arrived at a village which had been recently destroyed.

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Her courage and dignity touched journalists and relief workers, who put great efforts into comforting her.

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A relief worker goes into a devastated area where cell towers are wiped out and allows people to input messages into their phone.

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The relief workers were horrified by the landscape of fallen trees, disfigured human bodies, and piles of debris from entire houses.

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Among the dead were three women and a relief worker who collapsed and died at the scene of the tragedy.

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At its peak, the army of relief workers totaled about 7,000.

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He said he returned from vacation this week to find two weeks' worth of mail still at the depot, when it should have been distributed by a relief worker.

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Bystanders and local residents helped relief workers, as hospitals were told to expect the arrival of many casualties.

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Relief workers organized to distribute supplies once the storm passed.

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A relief worker instructs translators to tell them they will be "taken to some place where they'll be very happy".

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