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PRONUNCIATION OF RELIEVE ONESELF

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RELIEVE ONESELF

relief agency
relief fund
relief map
relief organization
relief pitcher
relief road
relief supplies
relief troops
relief valve
relief work
relief worker
reliefless
relier
relies
relievable
relieve
relieved
relievedly
reliever
relievo

WORDS THAT END LIKE RELIEVE ONESELF

beside oneself
do well for oneself
enjoy oneself
expose oneself
express oneself
fall over oneself
find oneself
full of oneself
give a bad account of oneself
give a good account of oneself
himself
keep oneself to oneself
keep to oneself
kill oneself
make a pig of oneself
make an exhibition of oneself
not know where to put oneself
oneself
present oneself
take something upon oneself
turn in on oneself

Synonyms and antonyms of relieve oneself in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «relieve oneself» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RELIEVE ONESELF

Find out the translation of relieve oneself to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of relieve oneself from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «relieve oneself» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

大小便
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desahogarse
570 millions of speakers

English

relieve oneself
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अपने आप को राहत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

قضاء الحاجة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

облегчить себя
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

aliviar-se
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিজেকে উপভোগ করুন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faire ses besoins
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Melepaskan diri sendiri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

sich selbst zu entlasten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

排便する
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자신을 완화
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ngresiki awak dhewe
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm giảm bản thân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தன்னை விடுவித்துக் கொள்ளுங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वत: ला मुक्त करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kendini rahatlatmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

alleviare se stessi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zwalnia siebie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

полегшити себе
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

scuti de sine
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανακουφίσει τον εαυτό του
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verlig jouself
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avlasta sig själv
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

avlaste seg selv
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of relieve oneself

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RELIEVE ONESELF»

The term «relieve oneself» is normally little used and occupies the 142.742 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RELIEVE ONESELF» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «relieve oneself» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «relieve oneself» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about relieve oneself

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RELIEVE ONESELF»

Discover the use of relieve oneself in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to relieve oneself and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Kick the Bucket and Swing the Cat: The complete Balderdash & ...
Relieve oneself Men and women have been relieving themselves since the dawn of time, but the precise phrasing to relieve oneself is no older than 1951 — 'I wanted to relieve lnyself' — and occurs in a book about the British murderer Alfred ...
Alex Games, 2011
2
A Collection of Confusible Phrases
Dr. Wimpole regrets to say that he cannot answer readers' letters. relieve one's feelings relieve oneself relieve one 's feelings use strong language or vigorous behavior when annoyed: The policeman relieved his feelings by dispersing the ...
Yuri Dolgopolov, 2004
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Venetian-English English-Venetian: When in Venice Do as the ...
slevoVI [xlevo] n.m.s. breeding, farming. slexierio [xlexierlo] adj. lightened. slexierirse [xlexierirse] v.refl. lighten oneself, relieve oneself. slicàr [xlikàr] v.tr. lick . slichignàr [xlikinyàr] v.tr. lick. slichignézhBL [xlikinyéth] n.m.s. grimace, wince.
Lodovico Pizzati, 2007
4
A Grammar of Qiang: With annotated texts and glossary
... I'(still.is) INT-RESULT DIR-seek-DEF:one-day-LOC-LNK sei-ko ho-qo-koi-wo. sei-ko relieve.oneself-go DIR-go-NAR-EMPH relieve.oneself-go ho-qo-kei-tu, lid- tu o-s-no-tu, tho-hon DIR—go—NAR—LNK INT-RESULT one-day-LOC-LNK ...
Randy J. LaPolla, Chenglong Huang, 2003
5
Planting Seeds on Concrete
To relieve oneself of the escapism is to fortify without indulgence. Put forth is the evolution of material layering of deception where we realize our self in the full control of all awareness and all aspects. The wright or wrong is to have the right all ...
Michele Bigness, 2013
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Their Example Showed Me the Way
... seed potatoes) RELIANCE mamisi- VAI place reliance RELIEVE wayawi- VAI go outside; go to relieve oneself; leave school, leave hospital wayawistamaso- VAI go outside for oneself, go to relieve oneself RELIGION ayamihawin- ,\; prayer , ...
Emma Minde, Freda Ahenakew, H. Christoph Wolfart, 1997
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Encyclopedia Talmudica
The Sages say that in Judea, an area which includes Jerusalem in its north and stretches east and west to the borders of the Land of Israel, it is permitted to relieve oneself facing north or south, but not facing east or west. On the other hand, ...
Yad Ha-Rav Herzog Institute Staff, 1991
8
Balderdash & Piffle: One Sandwich Short of a Dog's Dinner
Relieve oneself Men and women have been relieving themselves since the dawn of time, but the precise phrasing to relieve oneself is no older than 1951 - 'I wanted to relieve myself' - and occurs in a book about the British murderer Alfred  ...
Alex Games, 2010
9
Bandle, Oscar; Braunmüller, Kurt; Jahr, Ernst Hakon; Karker, ...
Landolt 2001): (1) phraseological units often verbalize everyday actions (e. g. ganga alfreka 'to relieve oneself'); (2) greeting formulas are often phraseological ( e.g. numerous expressions containing heill, like fario heilir 'goodbye, have a good ...
Mouton De Gruyter, 2002
10
Muslim Writers on Judaism and the Hebrew Bible: From Ibn ...
They disagree on one point of it: 'Anan says that one should relieve oneself before the ritual ablution, because a man is not pure as long as he has not removed all impurities that attach to him, whereas Ashma'ath says that one should relieve ...
Camilla Adang, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RELIEVE ONESELF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term relieve oneself is used in the context of the following news items.
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Lisa's Eye on Tokyo: Sangenjaya--The triangle, the tower, the old …
And when was the last time you saw red torii gates painted on walls with the implicit message not to relieve oneself there? It's all here in the nostalgic triangle ... «Asahi Shimbun, Jul 15»
2
Drink and be merry?
Drinking beer has many drawbacks, including the need to relieve oneself. A group of reporters were on a sidewalk after calling it a day at a beer joint. One felt ... «The Manila Times, Jul 15»
3
Is precrastination as bad as procrastination?
Experts also recommend better time management, prioritising and making a to-do list in order to relieve oneself of any physiological symptoms such as stress ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
4
Wanted: Folks with acne who dip snuff and pass gas
"I want this relative to know what it feels like to have to sneak out in the yard and relieve oneself in a flower pot because one's bathroom has a line outside the ... «azcentral.com, Jun 15»
5
Outdoors commentary: Getting sleep in the outdoors — or not
Unfortunately, in this world, cramps are a regular occurrence and their relief ... bag while desperately needing to relieve oneself comes in a close second. «Corvallis Gazette Times, Jun 15»
6
Tania Rashid and Vice on HBO Highlight India's Enduring Sanitation …
The dignity to privately relieve oneself in a toilet and the ability to consume and cleanse with portable water are luxuries for 48 percent of Indians. The World ... «India.com, Jun 15»
7
Money and education both needed to give toilet use a big boost
Poor sanitation presents a public health problem in underdeveloped parts of the world, where it is common practice to relieve oneself without utilizing a latrine. «Ars Technica, Apr 15»
8
Swiss otaku is as crazy as he can be, and his Twitter followers can't …
How does one calmly relieve oneself in the presence of so many watching eyes? swiss 3. Even @meidocafe can't stand the new decorations and he decides to ... «RocketNews24, Mar 15»
9
Camp out with your kids at state parks
... finding a place to relieve oneself — is an intimidating prospect. Red Rock State Park Ranger Marlene O'Handly helps Cindy Wilmer and her daughter Skyrah. «Sedona Red Rock News, Feb 15»
10
The Explorers Club allows guests to speak with astronauts
That means no queries about sex in space or how to relieve oneself without the aid of gravity. “We have higher standards than that,” joked Jim Clash, organizer ... «Page Six, Oct 14»

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