respite

répit, pause

Court moment où l’on peut se reposer ou être libéré d’une difficulté ou d’une souffrance.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : respite from something (The shade offered a welcome respite from the heat.)

Synonymes : break, relief, rest

Expressions courantes : brief respite, respite from something, respite care

sursis

Report officiel de l’application d’une peine, notamment d’une condamnation à mort.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : respite from something (The prisoner was granted a respite from execution.)

Synonymes : reprieve, stay

Expressions courantes : grant a respite, respite from execution, temporary respite

report de comparution du jury

Délai supplémentaire officiellement accordé à un jury avant sa comparution au tribunal.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : extension, postponement

Expressions courantes : grant a respite, jury respite, respite of appearance

passage parlé

Court passage dit en parlant dans une comédie musicale où presque tout le reste est chanté.

En anglais simple : 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.

Expressions courantes : spoken respite, brief respite, respite between songs

reporter, différer

Faire en sorte que quelque chose ait lieu plus tard que prévu.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : respite something until a time (The judge respited the execution until Monday.)

Synonymes : postpone, delay, defer

Expressions courantes : respite an execution, respite a sentence

accorder un délai

Donner à quelqu’un plus de temps pour faire ce qu’il est tenu de faire.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : give an extension

Expressions courantes : respite a debtor, respite someone temporarily