English-Swedish translations for relieve

• lätta
  För det första kan vi lätta deras skuldbörda, eller till och med avskriva lånen.In the first place, we can relieve, or indeed cancel, their debts.
  Stöd för privat upplagring kan lätta en överfull marknad på kort sikt.Private storage aids can relieve an over-supplied market in the short term.
  Dock kan det lilla som de får bidra till att lätta deras börda.However, at least the little that they do receive may help to relieve their suffering.
• uträtta sina behov
  När mannen kommit hem, uträttade han skyndsamt sina behov på toaletten.

Definition of relieve

• To ease from mental distress; to stop feeling anxious or worried, to alleviate the distress of.
• To ease or give relief from physical pain or discomfort.
• To provide comfort or assistance to .
• To raise out of danger or ''from'.
• To bring military help to ; to lift the siege on.
• To free from their post, task etc. by taking their place.
• To go to the toilet; to defecate or urinate.

Examples

• I was greatly relieved by the jurys verdict
• This shall not relieve either Party of any obligations.

Related words

• relieved
• reliever
• relieve oneself
• relieve from office
• relieved from a burden