respite

English

Etymology

Anglo-Norman and Old French respit (“rest”)

Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈɹɛˌspaɪt/
• (GenAm) IPA: /ˈɹɛspɪt/

Noun

respite (plural respites)

1. A brief interval of rest or relief.
2. (law) A reprieve, especially from a sentence of death.

Translations

brief interval of rest or relief

Afrikaans: verposing (af) Catalan: respir (ca) m. Chinese: Mandarin: 暂缓 (zh) (zànhuǎn) Dutch: verademing (nl) French: répit (fr) m.

Italian: tregua (it) f. Russian: передышка (ru) (peredýška) f., отсрочка (ru) (otsróčka) f. Scottish Gaelic: faochadh (gd) m. Serbo-Croatian: predah (sh)

A reprieve, especiall from a sentence of death

Chinese: Mandarin: 缓刑 (zh) (huǎnxíng) Dutch: respijt (nl) Russian: отсрочка (ru) (otsróčka) f.

Serbo-Croatian: odgoda (sh)

Verb

respite (third-person singular simple present respites, present participle respiting, simple past and past participle respited)

1. (transitive) To delay or postpone.

Translations

(transitive) To delay or postpone

Afrikaans: uitstel (af) Chinese: Mandarin: 暂缓 (zh) (zànhuǎn)

Russian: отсрочивать (ru) (otsróčivat') impf., отсрочить (ru) (otsróčit') pf.