ser aliviado, ser amenizado, ser facilitado
1. to have pain, tension, or difficulty reduced or lessened
Her headache was eased by the medication.
Sua dor de cabeça foi aliviada pela medicação.
2. to have restrictions or controls gradually removed or loosened
The lockdown restrictions were eased after vaccination rates increased.
As restrições do lockdown foram amenizadas após o aumento das taxas de vacinação.
3. to make something less difficult or complicated
The new software eased the burden of administrative work.
O novo software facilitou o fardo do trabalho administrativo.
This phrase is commonly used in healthcare, government policy, and everyday conversation in both Brazilian and American English. In Brazil, during COVID-19, 'restrições foram amenizadas' was frequently heard in news and public discourse. The passive form 'be eased' emphasizes the action being done to the subject rather than active relief-seeking.
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