respite

respiro, descanso, tregua

Periodo corto en que se puede descansar o dejar de sufrir algo difícil o desagradable.

En inglés sencillo: A short time when you can rest or are free from something difficult or unpleasant.

• The rain gave us a brief respite.
• She needed some respite from caring for her father.
• There was no respite from the noise all afternoon.

Cómo se usa: respite from something (The shade offered a welcome respite from the heat.)

Sinónimos: break, relief, rest

Expresiones frecuentes: brief respite, respite from something, respite care

suspensión de la ejecución, aplazamiento

Retraso oficial en la aplicación de un castigo, especialmente de una pena de muerte.

En inglés sencillo: An official delay in carrying out a punishment, especially a death sentence.

• The governor granted a respite.
• The condemned man received a short respite from execution.
• The respite gave his lawyers time to appeal.

Cómo se usa: respite from something (The prisoner was granted a respite from execution.)

Sinónimos: reprieve, stay

Expresiones frecuentes: grant a respite, respite from execution, temporary respite

aplazamiento de comparecencia del jurado

Tiempo adicional concedido oficialmente a un jurado antes de tener que comparecer ante el tribunal.

En inglés sencillo: Extra time officially given to a jury before it must appear in court.

• The jury was granted a respite.
• A respite delayed the jurors' appearance in court.
• The old court record notes a respite of two weeks.

Sinónimos: extension, postponement

Expresiones frecuentes: grant a respite, jury respite, respite of appearance

pasaje hablado

Parte breve que se dice hablando en un musical donde casi todo lo demás se canta.

En inglés sencillo: A short spoken part in a musical where almost everything else is sung.

• The musical includes a short respite.
• During the respite, the actors speak without music.
• This brief respite separates two long sung scenes.

Expresiones frecuentes: spoken respite, brief respite, respite between songs

aplazar, posponer

Hacer que algo ocurra más tarde de lo previsto.

En inglés sencillo: To arrange for something to happen later than planned.

• The governor respited the execution.
• The punishment was respited for a week.
• They asked the court to respite the sentence.

Cómo se usa: respite something until a time (The judge respited the execution until Monday.)

Sinónimos: postpone, delay, defer

Expresiones frecuentes: respite an execution, respite a sentence

conceder una prórroga

Dar a alguien más tiempo para cumplir una obligación.

En inglés sencillo: To give someone more time to do something they are required to do.

• The creditor agreed to respite the debtor.
• He was respited for another month to settle his debt.
• The court respited her, allowing more time for payment.

Sinónimos: give an extension

Expresiones frecuentes: respite a debtor, respite someone temporarily