répit

See also: repit

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French respit, inherited from Latin respectus. Doublet of respect.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʁe.pi/
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Noun

répit m (plural répits)

respite, relief (brief interval of rest or relief), break
- 1960, “Les deux guitares”, performed by Charles Aznavour:
  Deux tziganes sans répit / Grattent leur guitare / Ranimant du fond des nuits / Toute ma mémoire
  Two Gypsies ceaselessly [without respite] / Strum their guitars / Reawakening from the depths of night / All my memories

Further reading

“répit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

périt, pérît, pétri

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