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re·lieved [rɪˈli:vd] ADJ

relieved
erleichtert
I'm so relieved to find you
ich bin so froh, dich zu sehen
to be relieved at sth
über etw acc erleichtert sein
to be relieved to hear/see sth
etw mit Erleichterung hören/sehen
to feel relieved
sich acc erleichtert fühlen

re·lieve [rɪˈli:v] VB trans

1. relieve (assist):

to relieve sb
jdm [in einer Notsituation] helfen
to relieve sth
etw lindern
to relieve the famine
die Hungersnot lindern

2. relieve (take burden from):

to relieve sb of sth
jdm etw abnehmen
to relieve sb of sth hum (steal)
jdn um etw acc erleichtern hum
she was relieved of financial pressures
sie war von finanziellen Sorgen befreit

3. relieve (take over):

to relieve sb
jdn ablösen
to relieve sb of a position
jdn eines Amtes entheben form

4. relieve MIL (break a siege):

to relieve a city
eine Stadt befreien [o. spec entsetzen]

5. relieve (weaken negative feelings):

to relieve sth
etw erträglicher machen
to relieve one's anxiety
seine Angst [teilweise] überwinden
the good news relieved my anxiety
die guten Nachrichten beruhigten mich
to relieve boredom
gegen die Langeweile angehen
to relieve one's feeling[s] of frustration
seiner Enttäuschung Luft machen
to relieve the pressure
den Druck verringern
to relieve the tension
die Spannung abbauen

6. relieve (alleviate):

to relieve the pain/the suffering
den Schmerz/das Leid lindern

7. relieve (improve):

to relieve sth
etw bessern
to relieve pressure on sth
etw entlasten

8. relieve euph dated (urinate):

to relieve oneself
sich acc erleichtern euph
Present
Irelieve
yourelieve
he/she/itrelieves
werelieve
yourelieve
theyrelieve
Past
Irelieved
yourelieved
he/she/itrelieved
werelieved
yourelieved
theyrelieved
Present Perfect
Ihaverelieved
youhaverelieved
he/she/ithasrelieved
wehaverelieved
youhaverelieved
theyhaverelieved
Past Perfect
Ihadrelieved
youhadrelieved
he/she/ithadrelieved
wehadrelieved
youhadrelieved
theyhadrelieved
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