From en.wiktionary.org:
** English
*** Etymology
[en] From [en] and [en], from [en]. [en].
*** Pronunciation
- [en]
- [en]
- [en]
*** Noun
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1. [en] A brief interval of rest or relief .
2. * [IV]
3. * [en]
4. * [chapter=10]
5. * [en]
6. * [en]
7. [en] A reprieve , especially from a sentence of death .
8. * [en]
9. * [1=en]
10. [en] The delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term.
11. [en] A short period of spoken dialogue in an otherwise sung - through musical .
**** Derived terms
- respite care
**** Translations
[brief interval of rest or relief]
- Afrikaans: [af]
- Arabic: [ar]
- Bulgarian: [bg] , [bg]
- Catalan: [ca]
- Chinese:
- Czech: [cs] , [cs]
- Dutch: [nl]
- Finnish: [fi]
- French: [fr]
- German: [de] , [de] , [de] , [de]
- Italian: [it]
- Macedonian: [mk] , [mk] , [mk]
- Maori: [mi] , [mi]
- Norwegian:
- Old English: [ang]
- Portuguese: [pt]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru]
- Scottish Gaelic: [gd]
- Serbo-Croatian: [sh]
- Spanish: [es] , [es] , [es] , [es] , [es]
- Swedish: [sv]
- Ukrainian: [uk]
[trans-bottom]
[(law) reprieve, especially from a sentence of death]
- Bulgarian: [bg] , [bg]
- Chinese:
- Czech: [cs]
- Dutch: [nl]
- German: [de] , [de]
- Macedonian: [mk]
- Russian: [ru]
- Serbo-Croatian: [sh]
- Ukrainian: [uk] , [uk]
[trans-bottom]
[(law) delay of appearance at court granted to a jury beyond the proper term]
- Czech: [cs]
- German: [de] , [de]
- Russian: [ru]
- Ukrainian: [uk] , [uk]
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*** Verb
[en-verb]
1. [en] To delay or postpone (an event).
2. [en] To allow (a person) extra time to fulfil some obligation.
**** Translations
[(transitive) To delay or postpone]
- Afrikaans: [af]
- Bulgarian: [bg] , [bg]
- Chinese:
- Czech: [cs]
- German: [de] , [de]
- Macedonian: [mk]
- Russian: [ru] , [ru]
- Spanish: [es] , [es]
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*** Anagrams
- [en]