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I [rɛst]
1. n
1) (repose) riposo, (break) pausa, (in walking) sosta, tappa

to come to rest — (object) fermarsi

to have a rest — riposarsi

to have a good night's rest — farsi una buona or bella dormita

five minutes' rest — cinque minuti di riposo

at rest — (not moving) fermo (-a), (euph: dead) in pace

to set sb's mind at rest — tranquillizzare qn

2) Mus pausa
3) (support) sostegno, supporto
2. vt
1) (animal, dough) (far) riposare

God rest his soul! — pace all'anima sua!

to rest one's eyes or gaze on — posare lo sguardo su

he has to rest his knee — non deve affaticare il ginocchio

2)

(support: ladder, bicycle, head) to rest on/against — appoggiare su/contro

I rested my bike against the window — ho appoggiato la bici alla finestra

3. vi
1) (repose) riposarsi, riposare

she's resting in her room — è in camera sua a riposare

I feel quite rested — mi sento molto riposato

may she rest in peace — riposi in pace

we shall not rest until it is settled — non avremo pace finché la cosa non sarà sistemata

2) (remain) stare

it rests with him to decide — sta a lui decidere

it doesn't rest with me — non dipende da me

rest assured that ... — stia tranquillo che...

let the argument rest there — lascia le cose come stanno

3)

to rest on — (perch) posarsi su, (be supported) poggiare su, appoggiarsi su, (Law: case) basarsi su

her head rested on my shoulder — il suo capo era appoggiato alla mia spalla

a heavy responsibility rests on her — ha una grossa responsabilità sulle spalle

FALSE FRIEND: rest is not translated by the Italian word restare II [rɛst] n
(remainder)

the rest — (of money, substance) il resto, (of people, things) gli altri (le altre) pl

the rest of the money — il resto dei soldi

the rest of them — gli altri

the rest of them went swimming — gli altri sono andati a nuotare

the rest of us will go later — noialtri ci andiamo più tardi

I'll do the rest — faccio io il resto

can you carry the rest? — porti tu quello che rimane?


English-Italian dictionary. 2013.

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