relief road in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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relief [Am rəˈlif, Brit rɪˈliːf] N

1. relief U (from worry, pain):

relief
alivio m
a sigh/feeling of relief
un suspiro/una sensación de alivio
what a relief!
¡qué alivio!
to my great relief, she forgot all about it
para mi gran alivio, se olvidó completamente del asunto
the concert had not sold out, much to my relief
por suerte todavía quedaban entradas para el concierto
it's a relief that the rain's stopped/to sit down at last
menos mal que ha parado de llover/que al fin puedo sentarme
the news came as a great relief to us
respiramos aliviados or tranquilos al oír la noticia
it will be a relief for your parents
tus padres se quedarán tranquilos
it will be a relief for your parents
será un alivio or una tranquilidad para tus padres
he provides comic relief in a gloomy movie
relaja la tensión con una nota cómica en una película bastante pesimista
I went to the movies for light relief
fui al cine para distraerme
I wanted some relief from the daily routine
quería escapar un poco de la rutina diaria
to give relief from pain
calmar or aliviar el dolor

road [Am roʊd, Brit rəʊd] N

1. road (for vehicles):

road (in town)
calle f
road (out of town)
carretera f
road (minor)
camino m
is this the road to Boston?
¿éste es el camino/la carretera que va a Boston?
is this the road to Boston?
¿por aquí se va a Boston?
the Cambridge road
la carretera (que va) a Cambridge
the Cambridge road
la carretera de Cambridge
five miles down the road
a cinco millas siguiendo la carretera/el camino
a factory just down the road (from here)
una fábrica que hay aquí muy cerca
a factory just down the road (from here)
una fábrica que hay aquí nomás LatAm
there's a baker's over or across the road
enfrente or al otro lado de la calle hay una panadería
the people from over the road Brit
los de enfrente
the house is set back a mile or so from the road
la casa está como a una milla de la carretera
a major/minor road
una carretera principal/secundaria
a dirt road
un camino sin pavimentar
it's good road all the way now
de aquí en adelante el camino es bueno
by road
por carretera
by road
por tierra
my car's off the road Brit
tengo el coche fuera de circulación or averiado
to take to the road
empezar a vagar por los caminos
“road closed”
“carretera cerrada”
“road narrows”
“estrechamiento de calzada or carretera”
to have one for the road inf
tomarse la del estribo or la penúltima
all roads lead to Rome
todos los caminos conducen or llevan a Roma
all roads lead to Rome attr accident
de tráfico
all roads lead to Rome attr accident
de tránsito LatAm
road junction
cruce m de carreteras
road mender
peón m caminero
road racing (in car)
carreras fpl automovilísticas (en carretera)
road racing (on foot)
carrera f a pie por carretera
road repairs
obras fpl en la carretera
road traffic accident
accidente m de circulación,
road traffic accident
accidente de tráfico
road traffic accident
accidente de tránsito LatAm
road transport
transporte m por carretera

3. road:

on the road the car's been on the road for ten years
el coche tiene diez años de uso
a rattletrap like that shouldn't be on the road
un cacharro como ese no debería estar en circulación
he shouldn't be on the road
no debería manejar
he shouldn't be on the road
no debería conducir Spain
we've been on the road for four days
llevamos cuatro días viajando
they were on the road before six
se pusieron en camino antes de las seis
they were on the road before six
antes de las seis ya estaban en camino
the exhibition will go on the road in March
la exposición iniciará una gira en marzo
to take a circus/band on the road
llevar un circo/un grupo de gira
let's get this show on the road inf
pongamos manos a la obra
let's get this show on the road inf
pongámonos en movimiento

4. road <roads, pl > → roadstead

See also roadstead

roadstead [Am ˈroʊdstɛd, Brit ˈrəʊdstɛd] N

relief road in the PONS Dictionary

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Once the railway had been closed, the council deliberated over whether to convert the disused line into a central relief road, however such plans never came to fruition.
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The relief road was built to ease heavy traffic that once travelled through the narrow main streets of the village.
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Construction work on the relief road commenced in 2012, with completion expected in 2015.
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The northern relief road is a complete dual carriageway.
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During the 1970s, draft proposals were made for an inner relief road to avoid traffic congestion in the town centre.
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