♦ (to) remain

♦ (to) remain
♦ (to) remain /rɪˈmeɪn/
v. i. (form.)
1 rimanere; restare: to remain calm [silent], rimanere calmo [zitto]; to remain at home, rimanere a casa; We have made much progress, but much remains to be done, abbiamo fatto molti progressi, ma rimane ancora molto da fare; Nothing remains (for us) but to leave, non ci resta che andarcene; It remains to be seen whether it is true, resta da vedere se è vero; He decided to remain in Paris, decise di rimanere a Parigi; It only remains for you to decide, ti rimane solo da decidere
2 rimanere; persistere: Old customs still remain among the people of the village, sopravvivono ancora delle vecchie usanze presso la gente del paese
3 (di un edificio) rimanere (in piedi): Nothing remains of the castle but its outer walls, non rimane nulla del castello tranne le mura esterne
● to remain hungry, continuare ad aver fame □ (leg.) to remain in force, restare in vigore □ to remain in office, restare in carica □ (autom.) to remain in the pits, rimanere ai box; non ripartire □ to remain standing, restare in piedi: The old house still remains standing, la vecchia casa è ancora in piedi □ One thing remains certain, una cosa è certa.
NOTA D'USO: -to remain o to be?-

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