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respite

გამოთქმა: /ˈrɛspʌɪt, -spɪt/

არსებითი სახელი

Universal
  • a short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant:the refugee encampments will provide some respite from the suffering [in singular]:a brief respite from the heat
  • a short delay permitted before an unpleasant obligation is met or a punishment is carried out: a Letter of Licence, by which creditors agreed to postpone claims, brought only temporary respite

ზმნა

Universal
  • postpone (a sentence, obligation, etc.):the execution was only respited a few months
  • archaic grant a respite to (someone, especially a person condemned to death): some poor criminal ... from the gibbet or the wheel, respited for a day

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