OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 28375

reprieve

/ɹɪˈpɹiːv/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
indulto
The cancellation or postponement of a punishment.
The prisoner was saved from execution; the governor had requested a reprieve.
alivio
Relief from pain etc., especially temporary.
Yet it was not easy, on the balance of play, to be convinced by Pellegrini and his defeated players that the reprieve might somehow be a defining moment over the two legs.
Phrases
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📚 verb • entry_id 28374

reprieve

/ɹɪˈpɹiːv/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
excepcionar • exceptuar
To cancel or postpone the punishment of someone, especially an execution.