What does relevar in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word relevar in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use relevar in Spanish.

The word relevar in Spanish means relieve, relieve, absolve, acquit, be exempt, be exonerated. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word relevar

relieve

verbo transitivo (reemplazar, sustituir)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Relevarás a tu compañero para que pueda ir a comer.
You will relieve your co-worker so he can go eat.

relieve

(formal (liberar de una carga)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Releva a ese pobre de esa obligación: es injusto que le pidas eso.
Relieve that poor guy of that obligation. It's unfair of you to ask him to do that.

absolve, acquit

verbo transitivo (Derecho: absolver)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")

be exempt

(formal (liberarse de una carga)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
En 1950, las empresas importadoras se relevaron de varios impuestos.
In 1950, import companies were exempt from several taxes.

be exonerated

verbo pronominal (Derecho: ser absuelto)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
El acusado se relevó y pudo volver a casa con su familia.
The defendant was exonerated and could go home to his family.

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