Слово англійською: rest
Дієслово
Переклад rest українською: спиратися, віддихати, притуляти
Детальний опис
relax
- [intransitive, transitive] to relax, sleep or do nothing after a period of activity or illness; to not use a part of your body for some time
- The doctor told me to rest.
- (figurative) He won't rest (= will never be satisfied) until he finds her.
- rest something He had to rest his injured knee for six weeks.
- Rest your eyes every half an hour.
see also rested
- [transitive] rest somebody (sport) to leave a player out of a team for a short period of time
- The striker has been rested ahead of the final this weekend.
- The manager chose to rest some of her star players for the midweek game.
support
- [transitive, intransitive] to support something by putting it on or against something; to be supported in this way
- rest something + adv./prep. Rest your head on my shoulder.
- He rested his chin in his hands.
- + adv./prep. Their bikes were resting against the wall.
- I settled back, my hands resting in my lap.
be left
- [intransitive] if you let a matter rest, you stop discussing it or dealing with it
- The matter cannot rest there—I intend to sue.
- And there the matter rested until an interested journalist uncovered the file.
be buried
- [intransitive] + adv./prep. to be buried. People say ‘rest’ to avoid saying ‘be buried’
- She rests beside her husband in the local cemetery.
- May he rest in peace.
see also RIP Word Originverb Old English ræst, rest (noun), ræstan, restan (verb), of Germanic origin, from a root meaning ‘league’ or ‘mile’ (referring to a distance after which one rests).
Idioms - to relax and stop worrying
- You can rest easy—I'm not going to tell anyone.
- I can sleep easy knowing that she's safely home.
God rest his/her soul | God rest him/her
- (old-fashioned, informal) used to show respect when you are talking about somebody who is dead
- (formal) used to emphasize that what you say is true or will definitely happen
- You may rest assured that we will do all we can to find him.
- I rest my case (sometimes humorous) used to say that you do not need to say any more about something because you think that you have proved your point
- (law) used by lawyers in court to say that they have finished presenting their case
- The prosecution rests its case.
- (usually disapproving) to feel so satisfied with what you have already achieved that you do not try to do any moreTopics Successc2
Phrasal Verbs- rest on
- rest upon
- rest with