die Not lindern

to alleviate distress/suffering

Türkçe: sıkıntıyı hafifletmek

Noun

die Not f.

Verb

lindern

Topic

Konflikt und Risiko

Watch out. Common mistake: learners confuse 'Not' (distress) with 'Notiz' (note).

In a sentence

Which form of lindern fills the gap?

Die Krankenschwester versucht, die Not der Obdachlosen zu ____.

How it is used

Means 'to alleviate distress/suffering.' Neutral register. Used by aid workers or in news reports describing humanitarian efforts. Common mistake: learners confuse 'Not' (distress) with 'Notiz' (note).

Other verbs that go with Not

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• in Not geratento fall into a difficult situation involving need or danger
• in Not seinto be in a state of serious difficulty or need
• Not leidento suffer severe difficulties, often financial or material

All collocations with Not

Other collocations built on lindern

• Schmerz lindernto alleviate pain

More from Konflikt und Risiko

• auf der Abschussliste stehento be on the hit list
• eine Hürde nehmen / überspringento take/overcome a hurdle
• in der Klemme stecken / sitzen / seinto be in a tight spot/jam
• im Chaos versinkento sink into chaos
• zum Einsturz bringento cause something to collapse, literally or figuratively

All collocations in Konflikt und Risiko