paliativo — meaning in English
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English meaning
- palliative adj Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate or mitigate.
- stopgap noun That which stops up or fills a gap or hole.
Senses
paliativo is used for these senses in English:
- palliative (medicine) Minimising the progression of a disease and relieving undesirable symptoms for as long as possible, rather than attempting to cure the (usually incurable) disease.
- stopgap A short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained; that which serves as an expedient in an emergency; a band-aid solution.
palliative — full definition
- adj Serving to palliate; serving to extenuate or mitigate.
- adj Minimising the progression of a disease and relieving undesirable symptoms for as long as possible, rather than attempting to cure the (usually incurable) disease.
stopgap — full definition
- noun That which stops up or fills a gap or hole.
- noun Something spoken to fill up an uncomfortable pause in speech; a filled pause or filler.
- noun A short-term fix or temporary measure used until something better can be obtained; that which serves as an expedient in an emergency; a band-aid solution.
- noun A person appointed or hired to fill a position temporarily until a permanent appointment or hire can be made; a temp.