respite
/ˈrɛspʌɪt/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈrɛspʌɪt/
respite
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
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- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Short i vowel
- Ending
- Final e often stays silent
res - pite -> respite
Myanmar meaning
(n) ရွေ့ဆိုင်ခြင်း။ဆိုင်းငံ့ခြင်း။ယာယီခေတ္တ-ရပ်စဲ-ရပ်နား-ထားခြင်း။
Full entry
respite /'respaÇt;US 'respÇt/ n
၁။ [U, sing] ~ (from sth) နားရခြင်း။
enjoy a moment's respite ❍ a brief/ temporary/ welcome respite from pain/ worry/ stress ❍ There has been no respite from the fighting.
၂။ [C] ခေတ္တ ရွှေ့ဆိုင်းပေးခြင်း။
We are prepared to grant him temporary respite, after which the debt must be repaid in full.
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interval, break, breather, breathing space, lull, relief, let-up, accept apology, acquittal, adjournment, allow for, allowing for, bear no malice, breath, breathing room, cessation, coffee break, deadlock, deferment, delay, deliverance, discharge, dismiss from mind, downtime, ease, ease up, establish oneself, exculpation, fall away, falling away, five, forgive, forgiveness, grant a stay, halt, hang in, hang out, hanging in, hiatus, hold off, hold the fort, immunity, intermission, intermit, intermitted, interregnum, interruption, kiss and make up, laugh off, layoff, leisure, let bygones be bygones, let go, let it go, let off easy, let off hook, let off the hook, let off this time, let pass, let up on, letting go, letup, make allowance, moratorium, nested, outstay, pardon, pause, postponement, prorogue, prorogued, protraction, put down roots, recess, relaxation, release, remit, reprieve, rest, stay, stay out, stay put, staying put, stick around, stop, sweat it out, sweat out, ten, think no more of, time, time out, truce, turn other cheek, wink at, winked at, wipe slate clean
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