respite

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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛsˌpaɪt/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɹɛs.pɪt/
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• General-American: /ˈɹɛs.pɪt/
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• CMU ARPABET: R EH1 S P IH0 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From Anglo-Norman and Old French respit (“rest”), from Latin respectus. Doublet of respect.

67 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Afrikaans: verposing — brief interval of rest or relief
• Arabic: مُتَنَفَّس (mutanaffas) — brief interval of rest or relief
• Bulgarian: отдих (otdih) — brief interval of rest or relief
• Bulgarian: отмора (otmora) — brief interval of rest or relief
• Catalan: respir — brief interval of rest or relief
• Chinese Mandarin: 暂缓 (zànhuǎn) — brief interval of rest or relief
• Czech: oddech — brief interval of rest or relief
• Czech: úleva — brief interval of rest or relief
• Dutch: verademing — brief interval of rest or relief
• Finnish: lepotauko — brief interval of rest or relief
• French: répit — brief interval of rest or relief
• German: Aufschub — brief interval of rest or relief
• German: Frist — brief interval of rest or relief
• German: Atempause — brief interval of rest or relief
• German: Bedenkzeit — brief interval of rest or relief
• Italian: tregua — brief interval of rest or relief
• Macedonian: о́дмор (ódmor) — brief interval of rest or relief
• Macedonian: о́ддив (óddiv) — brief interval of rest or relief
• Macedonian: о́ддишка (óddiška) — brief interval of rest or relief
• Māori: tānga manawa — brief interval of rest or relief
• Māori: tāngamanawa — brief interval of rest or relief
• Norwegian Bokmål: avveksling — brief interval of rest or relief
• Norwegian Bokmål: pusterom — brief interval of rest or relief
• Norwegian Bokmål: pustepause — brief interval of rest or relief
• Old English: ǣmethwīl — brief interval of rest or relief
• Portuguese: trégua — brief interval of rest or relief
• Russian: переды́шка (peredýška) — brief interval of rest or relief
• Russian: отсро́чка (otsróčka) — brief interval of rest or relief
• Scottish Gaelic: faochadh — brief interval of rest or relief
• Serbo-Croatian: predah — brief interval of rest or relief
• Spanish: pausa — brief interval of rest or relief
• Spanish: descanso — brief interval of rest or relief
• Spanish: respiro — brief interval of rest or relief
• Spanish: alivio — brief interval of rest or relief
• Spanish: solaz — brief interval of rest or relief
• Swedish: andrum — brief interval of rest or relief
• Ukrainian: перепочинок (perepočynok) — brief interval of rest or relief
• Bulgarian: отсрочка (otsročka) — (law) reprieve, especially from a sentence of death
• Bulgarian: отлагане (otlagane) — (law) reprieve, especially from a sentence of death
• Chinese Mandarin: 缓刑 (huǎnxíng) — (law) reprieve, especially from a sentence of death
• Czech: odklad — (law) reprieve, especially from a sentence of death
• Dutch: respijt — (law) reprieve, especially from a sentence of death
• German: Strafvollstreckungsaufschub — (law) reprieve, especially from a sentence of death
• German: Strafaufschub — (law) reprieve, especially from a sentence of death
• Macedonian: одложу́вање (odložúvanje) — (law) reprieve, especially from a sentence of death
• Russian: отсро́чка (otsróčka) — (law) reprieve, especially from a sentence of death
• Serbo-Croatian: odgoda — (law) reprieve, especially from a sentence of death
• Ukrainian: відтермінування (vidterminuvannja) — (law) reprieve, especially from a sentence of death
• Ukrainian: відстрочка (vidstročka) — (law) reprieve, especially from a sentence of death
• Czech: odklad — (law) delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term
• German: Aussetzung des Verfahrens — (law) delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term
• German: Verhandlungsaufschub — (law) delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term
• Russian: отсро́чка (otsróčka) — (law) delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term
• Ukrainian: відтермінування (vidterminuvannja) — (law) delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term
• Ukrainian: відстрочка (vidstročka) — (law) delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term
• Afrikaans: uitstel — (transitive) To delay or postpone
• Bulgarian: отлагам (otlagam) — (transitive) To delay or postpone
• Bulgarian: отсрочвам (otsročvam) — (transitive) To delay or postpone
• Chinese Mandarin: 暂缓 (zànhuǎn) — (transitive) To delay or postpone
• Czech: odložit — (transitive) To delay or postpone
• German: aufschieben — (transitive) To delay or postpone
• German: verschieben — (transitive) To delay or postpone
• Macedonian: о́дложи (ódloži) — (transitive) To delay or postpone
• Russian: отсро́чивать (otsróčivatʹ) — (transitive) To delay or postpone
• Russian: отсро́чить (otsróčitʹ) — (transitive) To delay or postpone
• Spanish: atrasar — (transitive) To delay or postpone
• Spanish: postergar — (transitive) To delay or postpone