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lindre

verbverb

to relieve, to ease, to alleviate

EtymologyOpphav

av tysk lindern; beslektet med linnmild from German lindern; related to linnmild

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

gjøre noe mindre plagsomt eller smertefullt;
mildne, lette, dempe
to make something less troublesome or painful;
to soften, to relieve, to ease
  • lindre smerter to relieve pain
  • sorgen kunne lindres over tid the grief could be eased over time