rest

rest
rest
A n
1 (what remains) the rest (of food, books, day, story) le reste (of de) ; you can keep/leave the rest tu peux garder/laisser le reste or ce qui reste ; I've forgotten the rest j'ai oublié le reste ; for the rest of my life pour le restant de mes jours ; for the rest… pour ce qui est du reste… ; and all the rest of it ○ et tout et tout ○ ;
2 (other people) he is no different from the rest (of them) il n'est pas différent des autres ; why can't you behave like the rest of us? pourquoi ne peux-tu pas faire comme nous? ;
3 (repose, inactivity) repos m ; a day of rest un jour de repos ; to recommend six weeks' rest conseiller six semaines de repos ; to set ou put sb's mind at rest rassurer qn ; to lay sb/sth to rest lit, fig enterrer qn/qch ;
4 (break) pause f ; (nap, lie-down) sieste f ; to have ou take a rest se reposer ; to have a rest in the afternoon faire une sieste dans l'après-midi ; let's have a little rest et si on faisait une petite pause? ; it was a rest from the serious business of the day cela nous a reposés des dures tâches de la journée ; he really needs a rest il a vraiment besoin de se reposer ;
5 (object which supports) support m ;
6 Mus pause f ;
7 (immobility) to be at rest être au repos ; to come to rest s'arrêter.
B vtr
1 (lean) to rest sth on appuyer qch sur [rock, table] ;
2 (allow to rest) reposer [legs, feet] ; ne pas utiliser [injured limb] ; laisser [qch] au repos [horse] ; rest your legs! repose tes jambes! ;
3 Agric (leave uncultivated) laisser [qch] en jachère [land] ;
4 (keep from entering) [organizer, team] ne pas faire participer [competitor] ;
5 Jur to rest one's case conclure ; I rest my case fig il n'y a rien à ajouter.
C vi
1 (relax, lie down) [person] se reposer ; I won't rest until I know je n'aurai de cesse de savoir ; to rest easy être tranquille ;
2 (be supported) to rest on [hand, weight, shelf] reposer sur ; to be resting on [elbow, arm] être appuyé sur ; to rest on one's spade s'appuyer sur sa bêche ; I need something to rest on j'ai besoin d'un support ;
3 euph [actor] to be resting être sans engagement ;
4 [dead person] to rest in peace reposer en paix ; may he rest in peace qu'il repose en paix ; God rest his soul Dieu ait son âme ;
5 fig (lie) to let the matter ou things rest en rester là ; you can't just let it rest there! tu ne peux pas laisser les choses en l'état!
Idioms
a change is as good as a rest Prov le changement a les mêmes vertus que le repos ; to rest on one's laurels se reposer sur ses lauriers ; give it a rest ○ ! ça suffit comme ça ○ ! ; … and there the matter rests voilà la situation actuelle, voilà où en est l'affaire.
Phrasal verbs
■ rest in :
▶ rest in [sth] [key, solution] consister à [change] ; to rest in doing consister à faire.
■ rest on :
▶ rest on [sb/sth]
1 [eyes, gaze] s'arrêter sur [object, person] ;
2 (depend) reposer sur [assumption, reasoning].
■ rest up se reposer.
■ rest with :
▶ rest with [sb/sth] [decision, choice] être entre les mains de, appartenir à.

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