rest cure in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for rest cure in the English»French Dictionary

rest cure N lit

rest cure

cure f de repos

it wasn't exactly a rest cure! hum

ce n'était pas vraiment une sinécure!

Translations for rest cure in the French»English Dictionary

cure de repos

rest cure

Translations for rest cure in the English»French Dictionary

I.cure [Brit kjʊə, kjɔː, Am kjʊr] N

1. cure (remedy):

cure MED, PHARM

remède m (for contre)

2. cure MED (recovery):

cure

guérison f

to effect a cure form

amener une guérison

beyond cure patient

incurable

beyond cure condition

désespéré

3. cure (solution):

cure fig

remède m (for pour)

the situation is beyond cure

la situation est irrémédiable

4. cure MED (at spa etc):

cure

cure f

to take a cure

faire une cure

5. cure REL:

cure, a. cure of souls

cure f

II.cure [Brit kjʊə, kjɔː, Am kjʊr] VB trans

1. cure MED:

cure disease, patient

guérir (of de)

2. cure fig:

cure bad habit, person

guérir (of de)

cure unemployment, inflation, shortage

remédier à

the economy is cured of inflation

l'économie est débarrassée de l'inflation

3. cure FOOD:

cure (dry)

sécher

cure (salt)

saler

cure (smoke)

fumer

4. cure (treat):

cure hide

saler

cure tobacco

traiter

I.rest [Brit rɛst, Am rɛst] N

1. rest (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 inf

et tout et tout inf

2. rest (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. rest (repose, inactivity):

rest

repos m

a day of rest

un jour de repos

to recommend six weeks' rest

conseiller six semaines de repos

to set or put sb's mind at rest

rassurer qn

to lay sb/sth to rest lit, fig

enterrer qn/qc

4. rest:

rest (break)

pause f

rest (nap, lie-down)

sieste f

to have or 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. rest (object which supports):

rest

support m

6. rest MUS:

rest

pause f

7. rest (immobility):

to be at rest

être au repos

to come to rest

s'arrêter

II.rest [Brit rɛst, Am rɛst] VB trans

1. rest (lean):

to rest sth on rock, table

appuyer qc sur

2. rest (allow to rest):

rest legs, feet

reposer

rest injured limb

ne pas utiliser

rest horse

laisser [qc] au repos

rest your legs!

repose tes jambes!

3. rest FARM (leave uncultivated):

rest land

laisser [qc] en jachère

4. rest (keep from entering) organizer, team:

rest competitor

ne pas faire participer

5. rest LAW:

to rest one's case

conclure

I rest my case fig

il n'y a rien à ajouter

III.rest [Brit rɛst, Am rɛst] VB intr

1. rest (relax, lie down):

rest person:

se reposer

I won't rest until I know

je n'aurai de cesse de savoir

to rest easy

être tranquille

2. rest:

to rest on (be supported 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. rest euph actor:

to be resting

être sans engagement

4. rest 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. rest (lie) fig:

to let the matter or things rest

en rester là

you can't just let it rest there!

tu ne peux pas laisser les choses en l'état!

IV.rest [Brit rɛst, Am rɛst]

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 inf!

ça suffit comme ça! inf

… and there the matter rests

voilà la situation actuelle, voilà où en est l'affaire

rest cure in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rest cure in the English»French Dictionary

rest cure N

rest cure

cure f de repos

Translations for rest cure in the French»English Dictionary

ce n'est pas de tout repos (fatigant)

it's no rest cure

Translations for rest cure in the English»French Dictionary

I.cure [ˈkjʊəʳ, Am ˈkjʊr] VB trans

1. cure MED (heal):

cure a. fig

guérir

to cure sb of sth

guérir qn de qc

2. cure (eradicate):

cure a. fig

éradiquer

3. cure FOOD:

cure (smoke)

fumer

cure (salt)

saler

cure (dry)

sécher

Phrases:

what can't be cured must be endured

il faut savoir prendre son mal en patience

II.cure [ˈkjʊəʳ, Am ˈkjʊr] N a. fig

cure

remède m

I.rest [rest] VB trans

1. rest (repose):

rest

reposer

to rest one's feet

se reposer les pieds

2. rest (support):

rest

reposer

to rest sth against/(up)on sth

appuyer qc contre/sur qc

II.rest [rest] VB intr

1. rest (cease activity):

rest

se reposer

2. rest form (be dealt with):

rest

incomber

the matter rests with them

la question dépend d'eux

3. rest (be supported):

rest

reposer

to rest on sth

s'appuyer sur qc

4. rest (depend):

to rest on sb/sth

s'appuyer sur qn/qc

Phrases:

to let sth rest

mettre qc de côté

let it rest!

laisse faire!

to rest on one's laurels

se reposer sur ses lauriers

rest in peace

reposer en paix

you can rest assured that ...

vous pouvez être assuré(s) que ...

III.rest [rest] N

1. rest:

rest (repose)

repos m

rest (at work)

pause f

to have a rest

se reposer

give it a rest! inf

laisse tomber!

2. rest MUS:

rest

pause f

3. rest (support):

rest

support m

4. rest no pl, + sing/pl verb (remainder):

the rest

le reste

the rest of the cake

le reste du livre

the rest of the people/books

les autres personnes/livres

and all the rest inf

et tout le reste

Phrases:

to come to rest

s'arrêter

at rest (not moving)

au repos

at rest (dead)

mort

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The rest cure, or bed rest cure, was a 19th-century treatment for many mental disorders, particularly hysteria.

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She had suffered years of depression, and consulted a well-known specialist physician who prescribed a rest cure which required her to live as domestic a life as possible.

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Plainly some way had to be found to enforce a rest cure.

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Left for rest cure early 1863 but died shortly after return.

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Some were advertised as sanatoriums, specializing in rest cures for illnesses such as tuberculosis.

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In 1989, a sanitary gallery was established where respiratory diseases are treated within rest cures.

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Huddle's friend makes the wry suggestion that he needs an unrest-cure (the opposite of a rest cure), to be performed, if possible, in the home.

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