respite

nounmasculine/ʁɨʃˈpiɾu/high

res·pi·ro

Definitions

-2A short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant.

The holiday was a welcome respite from the stress.

The rain gave a brief respite from the heat.

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Common collocations

brief respitemomentary respiterespite from

-1The air taken into or expelled from the lungs.

He took a deep breath before diving.

I could see his breath in the cold air.

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Common collocations

catch one's breathshort of breathtake a breathbad breath

Idiomatic expressions

1The act or effect of breathing; a brief interval of rest or relief.

After the climb, he stopped to catch his breath.

The weekend was a necessary respite from the intense work.

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Derivado do verbo 'respirar'. Do latim 'respirare'.