Vocabulary

respite

(つか)()休息(きゅうそく)

B2 · Upper-intermediate Rare

Samraworld Dictionary

(1) Noun

a short period of rest or relief from something difficult

つらいことや大変(たいへん)なことから一時(いちじ)(てき)解放(かいほう)される(みじか)休息(きゅうそく)

Examples

  1. The holiday gave us a brief respite from work.
  2. For a moment, the rain stopped and we had a respite.

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