Шукати
Reprieve
01
відтермінування
a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort
02
відстрочка
a temporary postponement or cancellation of a punishment
03
відстрочка
a warrant granting postponement (usually to postpone the execution of the death sentence)
04
перерва
an interruption in the intensity or amount of something
to reprieve
01
полегшити
relieve temporarily
02
відстрочка
postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution
reprieve
n
Приклад
The passing clouds momentarily blocked the sun, providing a brief reprieve from the heat.
Acknowledging that a drowning man will clutch at a straw, the defendant grasped at the flimsy alibi even though it appeared implausible, hoping it might provide some reprieve from the charges against him.
