Dictionary entry

Respite

Pronunciation: /ˈrɛspʌɪt/

Pronunciation

/ˈrɛspʌɪt/

Myanmar Meaning

(n) ရွေ့ဆိုင်ခြင်း။ဆိုင်းငံ့ခြင်း။ယာယီခေတ္တ-ရပ်စဲ-ရပ်နား-ထားခြင်း။

Definition

respite /'respaÇt; US 'respÇt/ n ၁။ [U, sing] ~ (from sth) နားရျခင္း။ enjoy a moment's respite ❍ a brief/ temporary/ welcome respite from pain/ worry/ stress ❍ There has been no respite from the fighting. ၂။ [C] ေခတၱ ေရႊ႕ဆိုင္းေပးျခင္း။ We are prepared to grant him temporary respite, after which the debt must be repaid in full.

Examples

  1. [respite from] : The road works have given residents a much-needed respite from the constant traffic.
  2. [no/little respite] : There has been no respite in the terrible weather.
  3. [without respite] : The pain in his leg continued without respite.