French › DictionaryrelèveB1#3,581Hear itnounfemininechanging, changeover, reliefrelease from a post or duty, as when replaced by anotherUsed in the libraryEn effet, ce qui caractérise la race française, par-dessus toutes les autres, c'est «cette force secrète de cohésion et de résistance, qui maintient l'unité nationale à travers les plus cruelles vicissitudes et la relève triomphante de tous les obstacles.»Indeed, what characterizes the French race, above all others, is "this secret force of cohesion and resistance, which maintains national unity through the cruelest vicissitudes and triumphant succession of all obstacles."C1Histoire du Canada, tome IRead French with every word explained