relieve
1 verb pain, stress, pressure, etc TRANSITIVEmaolaigh verb to relieve pressure brú a mhaolúthey gave her morphine to relieve the pain thug siad moirfín di chun an phian a mhaolúwe're trying to relieve traffic congestion táimid ag iarraidh maolú ar an mbrú tráchta 2 verb create diversion from boredom etc TRANSITIVEbris verb maolaigh verb children misbehave to relieve boredom bíonn leanaí dalba leis an leadrán a bhriseadh, bíonn leanaí dána mar mhalairt ar an leadránactivities to relieve the loneliness gníomhaíochtaí chun an t-uaigneas a mhaolú, gníomhaíochtaí chun faoiseamh a fháil ón uaigneasto relieve the tedium of the journey an bóthar a ghiorrúTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb remove (sth from sb) TRANSITIVEbain de PhrV her son relieved her of all her money bhain a mac a cuid airgid ar fad dihe was relieved of his command baineadh a cheannas dethe department wants to relieve schools of the burden teastaíonn ón roinn an t-ualach a bhaint de scoileanna 4 verb replace sb TRANSITIVEto relieve sb uainíocht a dhéanamh ar dhuine, dul in áit duine, áit duine a ghlacadhthe battalion was relieved during the night rinneadh uainíocht ar an gcathlán le linn na hoíche 5 verb MIL rescue (from siege etc) TRANSITIVEfuascail verb