🇬🇧 en fr 🇫🇷

relief noun

  /ɹɪˈliːf/
  • (uncountable) A method of sculpture or other artwork in which shapes or figures protrude from a flat background.
  • The apparent difference in elevation in the surface of a painting or drawing made noticeable by a variation in light or color.
  • The difference of elevations on a surface.
  • (heraldry) The supposed projection of a charge from the surface of a field, indicated by shading on the sinister and lower sides.
 relief

relief noun

  /ɹɪˈliːf/
  • The removal of stress or discomfort.
 soulagement, allégement
  • The feeling associated with the removal of stress or discomfort.
 soulagement
  • Release from a post or duty, as when replaced by another.
  • The person who takes over a shift for another.
 relève
bas-relief
bas-relief
debt relief
remise de dette
high relief
haut-relief
sigh of relief
soupir de soulagement
relief pitcher
lanceur de relève
bas relief
bas-relief
relief valve
soupape d’échappement
comic relief
faire-valoir comique
that's a relief
quel soulagement

🇫🇷 fr en 🇬🇧

relief noun {m}

  /ʁə.ljɛf/
  • (Sculpture) Ouvrage de sculpture où les personnages, les objets sont plus ou moins en saillie sur le fond
 relief, embossing
  • (Par extension) (Géographie) Troisième dimension d’une géographie, élévation de la surface de la terre
 relief, topography
  • (Architecture, Militaire) Hauteur d’un ouvrage au-dessus du terrain sur lequel il est construit
  • (Au pluriel) Restes des mets qu’on a servis
 relief
  • Ce qui fait saillie sur une surface
 texture
bas-relief
bas-relief, bas relief
haut-relief
high relief
livre en relief
pop-up, pop-up book
demi-relief
half-relief
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