Relevar (en. Relieve)

/re.le.var/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishSpanish

verb

English translation: To substitute someone in a job or duty.

English translation: The boss decided to relieve the assistant for a new employee.

El jefe decidió relevar a la asistente por un nuevo empleado.

English translation: To free someone from a burden or responsibility.

English translation: He was relieved of his duties so that he could rest.

Se le relevó de sus obligaciones para que pudiera descansar.

English translation: To give importance or to highlight something.

English translation: The director wants to highlight the importance of education in his speech.

El director quiere relevar la importancia de la educación en su discurso.

English translation: From the Latin 'relevare', which means 'to lift again'.

English translation: relieve someone of their position

English translation: to substitute a person in their position.

relevar a alguien del cargo

English translation: to relay information

English translation: to highlight or emphasize certain data.

relevar información

English translation: to hand over a task

English translation: to take on the responsibility of an activity that was previously performed by someone else.

relevar una tarea

English translation: relevance

English translation: Importance or significance of something.

relevancia

English translation: relief

English translation: Action of alleviating or making a burden easier to bear.

relieve

English translation: To substitute someone at a party or event.

English translation: I'm going to relieve Juan at the party because he has to leave.

Voy a relevar a Juan en la fiesta porque él se tiene que ir.

English translation: To let another person take on the responsibility for a problem.

English translation: I decided to relieve my friends from the fight that was breaking out.

Decidí relevar a mis amigos de la pelea que se estaba armando.