Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - palliative
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n. & adj. --n. anything used to alleviate pain, anxiety, etc. --adj. serving to alleviate. Derivatives palliatively adv. Etymology: F palliatif -ive or med.L palliativus (as PALLIATE) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. паллиатив, полумера 2. болеутоляющее или успокаивающее средство palliative for headaches —- средство от головной боли 3. смягчающее обстоятельство 4. паллиативный 5. смягчающий palliative remarks —- успокоительные слова ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. adj. 1) паллиативный 2) смягчающий 2. noun 1) паллиатив, полумера; The societys board realised that the loan was a palliative, not a cure. 2) смягчающее обстоятельство ...Англо-русский словарь
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(palliatives) 1. A palliative is a drug or medical treatment that relieves suffering without treating the cause of the suffering. N-COUNT 2. A palliative is an action that is intended to make the effects of a problem less severe but does not actually solve the problem. (FORMAL) The loan was a palliative, not a cure, for ever-increasing financial troubles... N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~ n formal 1 an action taken to make a bad situation seem better, but which does not solve the problem (Promises of reform are mere palliatives.) 2 a medical treatment that will not cure a problem but will reduce the pain - palliative adj (palliative surgery) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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