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respite:
- sursis; répit; délai; ajournement; permutation; déplacement; transfert; temps de réflexion; délai de réflexion; marge de réflexion
Wiktionary:
- respite → répit, pause, repos, sursis
- respite → délai, date limite, pause

English

Detailed Translations for respite from English to French

respite:

respite [the ~] noun

the respite (delay; reprive)
le sursis; le répit
- sursis [le ~] noun
- répit [le ~] noun
the respite (postponement; suspension; delay)
le délai; le sursis; l'ajournement; la permutation; le déplacement; le transfert; le répit
- délai [le ~] noun
- sursis [le ~] noun
- ajournement [le ~] noun
- permutation [la ~] noun
- déplacement [le ~] noun
- transfert [le ~] noun
- répit [le ~] noun
the respite (time for reflection)
le temps de réflexion; le délai de réflexion; la marge de réflexion
- temps de réflexion [le ~] noun
- délai de réflexion [le ~] noun
- marge de réflexion [la ~] noun

Translation Matrix for respite:

Noun	Related Translations	Other Translations
ajournement	delay; postponement; respite; suspension	adjournment; citation; reprieve; subpoena; summon; summons
délai	delay; postponement; respite; suspension	closing date; deadline; delay; holdup; lead time; period; period of time; postponement; space; space of time; stop; stoppage; suspension; term; time; time-limit
délai de réflexion	respite; time for reflection
déplacement	delay; postponement; respite; suspension	change; conversion; detour; displacement; locomotion; mutation; overthrowing; shifting; switch-over; transfer; transport
marge de réflexion	respite; time for reflection
permutation	delay; postponement; respite; suspension	change; deputizing; displacement; exchange; overthrowing; permutation; replacement; shifting; substitute; switch; transposition
répit	delay; postponement; reprive; respite; suspension	relaxation
sursis	delay; postponement; reprive; respite; suspension
temps de réflexion	respite; time for reflection	think time
transfert	delay; postponement; respite; suspension	change; data transfer; detour; displacement; overthrowing; shifting; switch-over; transfer
-	abatement; break; hiatus; recess; relief; reprieve; rest; rest period; suspension; time out
Verb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	reprieve
Other	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	respite for payment; term of grace; time of grace

Related Words for "respite":

spite

Synonyms for "respite":

reprieve; relief; ease
recess; break; time out; pause
suspension; hiatus; abatement; interruption; break
rest; relief; rest period; intermission; suspension
clemency; mercifulness; mercy
reprieve; postpone; prorogue; hold over; put over; table; shelve; set back; defer; remit; put off

Related Definitions for "respite":

a pause from doing something (as work)¹
the act of reprieving; postponing or remitting punishment¹
an interruption in the intensity or amount of something¹
a (temporary) relief from harm or discomfort¹
a pause for relaxation¹
postpone the punishment of a convicted criminal, such as an execution¹

Wiktionary Translations for respite:

respite

noun

brief interval of rest or relief
- respite → répit

respite

noun

suspension, interruption momentanée d’une action.
- pause → pause; break; intermission; recess; interlude; lull; respite; interval; rest
privation, cessation de mouvement, d’activité ou d’effort,.
- repos → calmness; composure; peacefulness; stillness; tranquility; deadlock; immobility; inaction; stagnation; repose; rest; break; intermission; pause; recess; interlude; lull; respite; interval; calm; quiet
relâche, délai, action de surseoir.
- répit → respite; relief
délai, remise, suspension de l’exécution d’une mesure.
- sursis → respite; suspension; surcease; delay; postponement; adjournment

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• respite	→ délai	↔ Bedenkzeit — Zeit, Frist zum nachdenken
• respite	→ date limite	↔ Frist — spätester Zeitpunkt
• respite	→ pause	↔ Ruhepause — Unterbrechung einer Tätigkeit zur Erholung

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University