OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 11292

rest

/ɹɛst/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
reposo
Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
I need to get a good rest tonight; I was up late last night.
The sun sets, and the workers go to their rest.
descanso • holganza • reposo
Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.
We took a rest at the top of the hill to get our breath back.
reposo
Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.
And the land had rest fourscore years.
It was nice to have a rest from the phone ringing when I unplugged it for a while.
pausa
A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.
Remember there's a rest at the end of the fourth bar.
pausa
A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.
reposo
Absence of motion.
The body's centre of gravity may affect its state of rest.
puente mecánico
A stick with a U-, V- or X-shaped head used to support the tip of a cue when the cue ball is otherwise out of reach.
Higgins can't quite reach the white with his cue, so he'll be using the rest.
brazo • descanso
Any object designed to be used to support something else.
He placed his hands on the arm rests of the chair.
She put the phone receiver back in its rest.
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