rest in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for rest in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.rest¹ [Am rɛst, Brit rɛst] VB intr

1.1. rest (relax):

rest

descansar

don't disturb him: he's resting

no lo molestes, que está descansando

he could not rest until he knew she was safe

no se tranquilizó hasta saber que estaba a salvo

to rest easy

estar tranquilo

since the Broadway show I've been resting THEAT

desde la actuación en Broadway no he trabajado

1.2. rest (lie buried):

rest liter

descansar liter

may she rest in peace

que en paz descanse

2.1. rest (be supported):

to rest on sth his head rested on my shoulder

tenía la cabeza recostada en or apoyada sobre mi hombro

her hand resting on the Bible

con la mano sobre la Biblia

the structure rests on eight massive pillars

la estructura descansa sobre ocho columnas gigantescas

a heavy responsibility rests on him

una gran responsabilidad pesa sobre sus hombros

to rest against sth the broom was resting against the wall

la escoba estaba apoyada contra la pared

2.2. rest (be based, depend):

to rest on argument/theory:

estar basado en

to rest on argument/theory:

basarse en

to rest on argument/theory:

descansar sobre

now everything rests on their goodwill

ahora todo depende de su buena voluntad

2.3. rest (stop):

to rest on eyes/gaze:

detenerse sobre

to rest on eyes/gaze:

posarse sobre liter

3.1. rest (be responsibility of):

to rest with sb responsibility:

recaer sobre alguien

it rests with us to decide

la decisión es responsabilidad nuestra

it rests with us to decide

nos corresponde a nosotros decidir

3.2. rest LAW:

the prosecution/defense rests

ha terminado el alegato del fiscal/de la defensa

II.rest¹ [Am rɛst, Brit rɛst] VB trans

1. rest (relax):

rest

descansar

I stopped for a while to rest my feet/eyes

paré un rato para descansar los pies/ojos

we stopped to rest the horses

paramos para que descansaran los caballos

God rest his soul

que Dios lo tenga en su gloria

God rest his soul

que en paz descanse

2.1. rest (place for support):

rest

apoyar

to rest sth on/against sth

apoyar algo en or sobre / contra algo

2.2. rest (let linger) liter:

to rest one's eyes/gaze on sb/sth

posar los ojos/la mirada en or sobre alguien/algo liter

III.rest¹ [Am rɛst, Brit rɛst] N

1.1. rest C (break):

rest

descanso m

to have a rest

tomarse un descanso

rest from sth we went to the country for a rest from city life

fuimos al campo para descansar de la vida de ciudad

I need a rest from cooking

necesito descansar de la cocina

to give sth a rest inf

dejar de hacer algo

I wish he'd give the self-pity a rest

ojalá dejara de autoconmiserarse

give it a rest!

¡basta ya!

give it a rest!

¡cambia de disco! inf

1.2. rest U (relaxation):

rest

descanso m

rest

reposo m

Sunday is my day of rest

el domingo es mi día de descanso or de reposo

try to get some/a good night's rest

trata de descansar un poco/de dormir bien esta noche

those children give me no rest

esos niños no me dan tregua or respiro

to lay sb to rest euph

enterrar a alguien

to lay sb to rest euph

dar sepultura a alguien form

to lay sth to rest

enterrar algo

to lay sth to rest attr day/period

de descanso

2. rest U (motionlessness):

rest

reposo m

a body at rest

un cuerpo en reposo

to come to rest

detenerse

his eyes came to rest on the letter

sus ojos se posaron sobre la carta liter

3.1. rest C (in billiards):

rest

soporte m

rest

diablo m

3.2. rest C (support):

rest

apoyo m

4.1. rest C MUS:

rest

silencio m

4.2. rest C (in poetry):

rest

pausa f

See also case², case¹

I.case² [Am keɪs, Brit keɪs] N

1. case:

case (crate)

caja f

case (crate)

cajón m

case (crate)

jaba f Chil Peru

case (of wine, liquor)

caja de 12 botellas

2. case (hard container):

case (for small objects)

estuche f

case (for large objects)

caja f

case (soft container)

funda f

3. case (soft container):

case

funda f

4. case Brit (suitcase):

case

maleta f

case

petaca f Mex

case

valija f RioPl

5. case:

attaché case

maletín m

II.case² [Am keɪs, Brit keɪs] VB trans sl

to case the joint

reconocer el terreno (antes de cometer un delito)

case¹ [Am keɪs, Brit keɪs] N

1. case (matter):

case

caso m

the Greene case

el caso Greene

police are investigating several cases of fraud

la policía está investigando varios casos de estafa

to dismiss a case

sobreseer una causa

to hear a case

conocer de una causa

to lose/win a case

perder/ganar un pleito or juicio

the workers' case has been taken up by the papers

los periódicos se han hecho eco de la causa de los obreros

an open-and-shut case

un caso claro

an open-and-shut case

un caso que no tiene vuelta de hoja

to be on sb's case Am

estar encima de alguien

he's been on my case ever since

desde entonces ha estado encima de mí

get off my case!

¡déjame tranquilo or en paz!

to make a federal case out of sth Am inf

hacer un drama de algo

2.1. case MED:

case

caso m

two cases of meningitis, two meningitis cases

dos casos de meningitis

the doctor said he was a hopeless case

el médico dijo que no tenía cura

2.2. case inf (pitiable person):

case

caso m

he's a mental case

está loco de remate or de atar inf

don't trust her with it, she's a hopeless case

no se lo confíes a ella, es un caso perdido

the man next door's a sad case

el del vecino es un caso digno de lástima

2.3. case dated (eccentric):

case

caso m inf

my aunt's a real case

mi tía es un caso inf

3. case (instance, situation):

case

caso m

a clear case of bias

un caso claro de parcialidad

it was a case of love at first sight

fue el clásico flechazo

it was a case of love at first sight

fue el caso típico de amor a primera vista

it was a case of doing what we were told

era cuestión de hacer lo que se nos mandara

in Martin's case , in the case of Martin

en el caso de Martin

in her case

en su caso

a case in point

un ejemplo que viene al caso

a case in point

un caso puntual

in most cases

en la mayoría de los casos

as the case may be

según (sea) el caso

in no case form

bajo or en ninguna circunstancia

he won't go — in that case, neither will I

no quiere ir — (pues) en ese caso, yo tampoco

that is the case

así es

that is the case

esa es la cuestión

if that's the case

si es así

that's not the case

no es así

that's the case with him too

a él le pasa lo mismo

in that case, I'm not interested

en ese caso, no me interesa

it is less common than used to be the case

es menos frecuente de lo que solía ser

4. case in phrases:

in any case

de todas maneras or formas

in any case

en cualquier caso

in any case

de cualquier modo

in case as conj, make a note in case you forget

apúntalo por si te olvidas

in case as conj, make a note in case you forget

apúntalo en caso de que se te olvide

just in case

por si acaso

bring a sweater just in case

tráete un suéter por si acaso

bring a sweater just in case

tráete un suéter por si las moscas inf

in case of

en caso de

in case of fire/accident

en caso de incendio/accidente

5. case (argument):

the case for the prosecution

la acusación

the case for the defense

la defensa

she has a good/strong case

sus argumentos son buenos/poderosos

there is a case for leniency/for doing nothing

hay razones para ser indulgente/para no hacer nada

to make (out) a case for sth/-ing

exponer los argumentos a favor de algo/para +  infin

the case put by the banks is that …

la razón que aducen los bancos es que …

to put/state one's case

dar/exponer sus (or mis etc.) razones

there's no case to answer

la acusación no tiene asidero or fundamento

I rest my case

a las pruebas me remito

6. case LING:

case

caso m

I.rest² [Am rɛst, Brit rɛst] N U (remainder)

the rest , the rest of the money is mine

el resto del dinero es mío

the rest , the rest of the money is mine

el dinero restante es mío

the rest of them have finished

los demás han terminado

the rest of the children

los demás niños

the rest of the children

los otros niños

the rest of the world/time/class

el resto del mundo/del tiempo/de la clase

we decided on the dates and the travel agent did the rest

nosotros escogimos las fechas y el agente de viajes se encargó del resto or de lo demás

and all the rest of it

y todo eso

and all the rest of it

etcétera, etcétera

I kept one photo and sent the rest to my sister

me quedé con una foto y el resto se lo mandé or las demás se las mandé a mi hermana

he'll have to pay like the rest of us

va a tener que pagar como todos los demás

II.rest² [Am rɛst, Brit rɛst] VB intr (remain)

rest assured that …

quédese tranquilo or no se preocupe, que …

rest assured that …

tenga la seguridad de que …

let the matter rest

mejor no decir (or hacer etc.) nada más

it would have rested there if …

eso habría sido todo or el asunto habría quedado ahí si …

knife rest N

knife rest

soporte para apoyar los cubiertos en la mesa

rest cure N

rest cure

cura f de reposo

rest home N

rest home

hogar m de ancianos

rest home

residencia f de ancianos

rest home

hogar m de la tercera edad

rest home

residencia f de la tercera edad

rest home

casa f de reposo Chil

rest stop N

1. rest stop (period):

rest stop

parada f de descanso

2. rest stop (place):

rest stop Am

área f (con artículo masculino en el singular) de reposo

bed rest N U

bed rest

reposo m en cama

rest area N Am

rest area → rest stop

See also rest stop

rest stop N

1. rest stop (period):

rest stop

parada f de descanso

2. rest stop (place):

rest stop Am

área f (con artículo masculino en el singular) de reposo

rest up VB [Am rɛst -, Brit rɛst -] Am (v + adv)

rest up

descansar

chapel of rest N

chapel of rest

velatorio m

chapel of rest

sala f velatoria

rest in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for rest in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.rest¹ [rest] VB trans

1. rest (cause to repose):

rest

descansar

2. rest (support):

rest

apoyar

3. rest LAW:

to rest one's case

terminar la presentación de su alegato

II.rest¹ [rest] VB intr

1. rest (cease activity):

rest

reposar

rest

descansar

2. rest (remain):

rest

quedar

3. rest (be supported):

rest

apoyarse

to rest on sth theory

basarse en algo

4. rest LAW:

rest

concluir

Phrases:

you can rest assured that...

esté seguro de que...

III.rest¹ [rest] N

1. rest (period of repose):

rest

descanso m

to come to rest

detenerse

at rest (not moving)

en reposo

at rest (dead)

en paz

2. rest MUS:

rest

pausa f

3. rest (support):

rest

apoyo m

rest² [rest] N

rest

resto m

the rest (the other people)

los demás

the rest (the other things)

lo demás

for the rest

por lo demás

rest home N

rest home

residencia f de ancianos

rest cure N

rest cure

cura f de reposo

rest room N

rest room

aseos m pl

rest room

baños m pl Col

rest stop N (on highway)

rest stop

parada f

rest area N (on highway)

rest area

parador m

Translations for rest in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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reposo (descanso)

rest

reposo en cama

rest in bed

reposo en cama

bed rest

una máquina en reposo

a machine at rest

desahogo

rest

holganza (agradable)

rest

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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They did not relinquish the advantage the rest of the game.

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The rest of us are sick to death of your prudish ridiculous demands.

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My grandmother - who brought me up - would buy my clothes from there, and the rest were hand-me-downs from my brother.

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When compared to the previous year's race, the race was 6km 0 longer, contained one more rest day, and the same amount of stages.

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Most early immigrants were refugee boat people fleeing persecution by the victorious communists, the rest were students, academics or business people.

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The rest of the story took me awhile, but the beginning and the end just flew into my head.

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The answer to a resolution for the country does not rest with me.

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The rest of the team are allowed to help out as much as they can.

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A fifth of each ton extracted from these mines was crown property, the rest being divided among claim owners, contractors and public administrators.

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Eighty people were in the lifeboat the rest clung to flotsam or floated in the sea.

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