relieve

relieve
m.
1 terrain (geography).
un relieve muy accidentado very rugged terrain
2 importance (importancia).
para dar relieve al acontecimiento,… to lend importance to the event…
poner de relieve to underline (the importance of), to highlight
3 relief, embossing, embossment.
4 relievo.
pres.subj.
3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: relievar.
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relieve
► nombre masculino
1 relief
2 figurado (renombre) renown, fame
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FRASEOLOGÍA
en relieve in relief
poner de relieve figurado to emphasize, highlight, underline
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noun m.
1) relief
2) prominence
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SM
1) (Arte, Téc) relief

alto relieve — high relief

bajo relieve — bas-relief

en relieve — in relief

estampar o grabar en relieve — to emboss

2) (Geog)

un país de relieve montañoso — a mountainous country

3) (=importancia) importance

un personaje de relieve — an important o prominent figure

dar relieve a algo — to lend importance to sth

la asistencia del ministro dio relieve a la celebración — the minister's presence lent an added importance to the event

poner algo de relieve — to highlight sth

el colapso circulatorio puso de relieve la falta de planificación — the traffic chaos highlighted the lack of planning

4) pl relieves †† (=restos) leftovers
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masculino
1) (Geog)

un mapa del relieve de España — a relief map of Spain

la costa tiene un relieve muy accidentado — the coast is very rugged

2)
a) (Art) relief

en relieve — in relief

letras en relieve — embossed letters

b) (parte que sobresale)

el marco tiene un centímetro de relieve — the frame protrudes by a centimeter

3) (importancia) prominence

personas de relieve — prominent people

la institución de más relieve en ese campo — the leading institution in that field

esta noticia da especial relieve a la reunión — this news makes the meeting especially important

la presencia del Rey dio relieve a la ceremonia — the King's presence lent an added grandeur to the ceremony

poner de relieve — to highlight

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= relief.
Ex. A photographic exposure was made on a surface of gelatine treated so that it reproduced the picture in negative relief.
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* colección de relieves topográficos = topographical collection.
* en relieve = engraved, raised, in relief.
* grabado en relieve = embossed.
* grabar en relieve = emboss.
* mapa en relieve = relief map.
* máquina de estampar en relieve = embossing machine.
* plancha de impresión en relieve de cobre = engraved copper plate.
* poner de relieve = bring into + relief, throw into + relief, underscore, highlight, show, state, throw up, evince, illustrate, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], flag + Nombre + up, reveal.
* poner de relieve la importancia = underscore + importance.
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masculino
1) (Geog)

un mapa del relieve de España — a relief map of Spain

la costa tiene un relieve muy accidentado — the coast is very rugged

2)
a) (Art) relief

en relieve — in relief

letras en relieve — embossed letters

b) (parte que sobresale)

el marco tiene un centímetro de relieve — the frame protrudes by a centimeter

3) (importancia) prominence

personas de relieve — prominent people

la institución de más relieve en ese campo — the leading institution in that field

esta noticia da especial relieve a la reunión — this news makes the meeting especially important

la presencia del Rey dio relieve a la ceremonia — the King's presence lent an added grandeur to the ceremony

poner de relieve — to highlight

* * *
= relief.

Ex: A photographic exposure was made on a surface of gelatine treated so that it reproduced the picture in negative relief.

* colección de relieves topográficos = topographical collection.
* en relieve = engraved, raised, in relief.
* grabado en relieve = embossed.
* grabar en relieve = emboss.
* mapa en relieve = relief map.
* máquina de estampar en relieve = embossing machine.
* plancha de impresión en relieve de cobre = engraved copper plate.
* poner de relieve = bring into + relief, throw into + relief, underscore, highlight, show, state, throw up, evince, illustrate, underline, emphasise [emphasize, -USA], flag + Nombre + up, reveal.
* poner de relieve la importancia = underscore + importance.

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relieve
masculine
A (Geog):
un mapa del relieve de España a relief map of Spain
la ladera occidental tiene un relieve muy accidentado the western slopes are very rugged
B
1 (Art) relief
en relieve in relief
letras en relieve embossed letters
2
(parte que sobresale): el marco tiene un centímetro de relieve the frame protrudes by a centimeter
C (importancia) prominence
firmaron la carta personas de gran relieve the letter was signed by some very prominent people
no hay institución de más relieve en ese campo it is the leading institution in that field
esta noticia da especial relieve a la reunión de mañana this news lends special importance to tomorrow's meeting o makes tomorrow's meeting especially important
la presencia del Rey dio relieve a la ceremonia the King's presence lent an added grandeur to the ceremony
poner de relieve to highlight
pusieron de relieve la necesidad de mejorar la infraestructura they highlighted o emphasized o stressed the need to improve the infrastructure
D relieves mpl (de comida) leftovers (pl)
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relieve sustantivo masculino
1
a) (Art, Geog) relief;

◊ la costa tiene un relieve muy accidentado the coast is very rugged;

letras en relieve embossed letters
b) (parte que sobresale):

◊ el marco tiene un centímetro de relieve the frame protrudes by a centimeter

2 (importancia) prominence;
◊ personas de relieve prominent people;

dar relieve a algo to lend (special) importance to sth;
poner de relieve to highlight
relieve sustantivo masculino
1 Geography relief
2 Arte relief
en relieve, raised o embossed
3 (en importancia o valor) prominence, importance
♦ Locuciones: poner de relieve, to underline, highlight
'relieve' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
aliviar
- calmar
- calmarse
- descargar
- fricción
- quitar
- relevar
- aligerar
- estampar
- mitigar
- necesidad
- terreno
English:
analyst
- embossed
- feature
- relief
- relieve
- ease
- emboss
- emphasize
- highlight
- scratch
- spare
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relieve nm
1. Geog terrain;
una región con un relieve muy accidentado a region with very rugged terrain
2. Arte
alto relieve high relief;
bajo relieve bas-relief;
en relieve in relief
3. [elevación]
la pieza tiene un centímetro de relieve the part protrudes by a centimetre
4. [importancia] importance;
de relieve important;
para dar relieve al acontecimiento… to lend importance to the event…;
poner de relieve to underline, to highlight
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relieve
m relief;
alto/bajo relieve high/bas relief;
de relieve fig important;
poner de relieve highlight;
dar relieve a (realzar) highlight
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relieve nm
1) : relief, projection
mapa en relieve: relief map
letras en relieve: embossed letters
2) : prominence, importance
3)
poner en relieve : to highlight, to emphasize

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