English abbreviation dictionary - rest
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~1 n 1 the rest what is left after everything else has been used, dealt with, killed etc (I got half way through reciting the poem and couldn't remember the rest. | At least four of the enemy were killed and the rest fled.) + of (He'll be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life.) 2 »RELAXING« a period of time when you are not doing anything tiring and you can relax or sleep (The doctor says I need complete rest. | You'll feel much better after a good night's rest. | have/take a rest) (You must be tired. Why don't you take a rest? | well-earned rest (=rest that you deserve because you have been working hard)) 3 put/set sb's mind at rest to make someone feel less anxious or worried (I managed to set his mind at rest about my safety.) 4 come to rest a) to stop moving (The car braked sharply, coming to rest on the edge of the cliff.) b) if your eyes come to rest on something, you stop looking around and look at that one thing 5 give it a rest! BrE spoken used to tell someone to stop talking about something because they are annoying you (Oh, give it a rest! I don't want to hear about your job!) 6 at rest a) technical not moving (Measure the mass of an object at rest.) b) an expression meaning dead, used to avoid upsetting someone (He now lies at rest in the churchyard.) 7 lay/put sth to rest to get rid of a false idea or belief by showing that it is not true (At last these dangerous rumours have been put to rest.) 8 and all the rest of it BrE spoken used at the end of a short list to mean other things of a similar type (They accused me of being unreliable, irresponsible, and all the rest of it.) 9 for the rest BrE used to introduce a short final remark at the end of a speech or piece of writing (For the rest, we can only guess the effect of these changes.) 10 and the rest! BrE spoken used to emphasize in a humorous way that a number or amount is really much higher than someone thinks ("I'd say she's about 40." "Yeah, and the rest!") 11 lay sb to rest an expression meaning to bury someone, used when you want to...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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I. [c red]QUANTIFIER USES Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The rest is used to refer to all the parts of something or all the things in a group that remain or that you have not already mentioned. It was an experience I will treasure for the rest of my life... He was unable to travel to Barcelona with the rest of the team. QUANT: QUANT of def-n • Rest is also a pronoun. Only 55 per cent of the raw material is canned. The rest is thrown away. PRON 2. You can add and the rest or all the rest of it to the end of a statement or list when you want to refer in a vague way to other things that are associated with the ones you have already mentioned. (SPOKEN) ...a man with nice clothes, a Range Rover and the rest... PHRASE c darkgreen]vagueness II. [c red]VERB AND NOUN USES (rests, resting, rested) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. Please look at category 18 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword. 1. If you rest or if you rest your body, you do not do anything active for a time. He’s tired and exhausted, and has been advised to rest for two weeks... Try to rest the injured limb as much as possible. VERB: V, V n 2. If you get some rest or have a rest, you do not do anything active for a time. ‘You’re worn out, Laura,’ he said. ‘Go home and get some rest.’... N-VAR 3. If something such as a theory or someone’s success rests on a particular thing, it depends on that thing. (FORMAL) Such a view rests on a number of incorrect assumptions... = depend VERB: V on/upon n/wh 4. If authority, a responsibility, or a decision rests with you, you have that authority or responsibility, or you are the one who will make that decision. (FORMAL) The final decision rested with the President. VERB: V with n 5. If you rest something somewhere, you put it there so that its weight is supported. He rested his arms on the back of the chair... = lean VERB: V n prep 6. ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German rasta ~ and perhaps to Old High German ruowa calm Date: before 12th century 1. repose, sleep; specifically a bodily state characterized by minimal functional and metabolic activities 2. a. freedom from activity or labor b. a state of motionlessness or inactivity c. the repose of death 3. a place for ~ing or lodging 4. peace of mind or spirit 5. a. (1) a rhythmic silence in music (2) a character representing such a silence b. a brief pause in reading 6. something used for support II. verb Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to get ~ by lying down; especially sleep b. to lie dead 2. to cease from action or motion ; refrain from labor or exertion 3. to be free from anxiety or disturbance 4. to sit or lie fixed or supported a column ~s on its pedestal 5. a. to remain confident ; trust cannot ~ on that assumption b. to be based or founded the verdict ~ed on several sound precedents 6. to remain for action or accomplishment the answer ~s with you 7. of farmland to remain idle or uncropped 8. to bring to an end voluntarily the introduction of evidence in a law case transitive verb 1. to give ~ to 2. to set at ~ 3. to place on or against a support 4. to cause to be firmly fixed ~ed all hope in his child 5. to desist voluntarily from presenting evidence pertinent to (a case at law) • ~er noun III. noun Etymology: Middle English ~e, literally, stoppage, short for a~e, from Anglo-French a~, from a~er to ar~ Date: 14th century a projection or attachment on the side of the breastplate of medieval armor for supporting the butt of a lance IV. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French ~e, from ~er to remain, from Latin ~are, from re- + stare to stand — more at stand Date: 15th century something that remains over ; remainder ate the ~ of the candy ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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1. v. & n. --v. 1 intr. cease, abstain, or be relieved from exertion, action, movement, or employment; be tranquil. 2 intr. be still or asleep, esp. to refresh oneself or recover strength. 3 tr. give relief or repose to; allow to rest (a chair to rest my legs). 4 intr. (foll. by on, upon, against) lie on; be supported by; be spread out on; be propped against. 5 intr. (foll. by on, upon) depend, be based, or rely on. 6 intr. (foll. by on, upon) (of a look) alight or be steadily directed on. 7 tr. (foll. by on, upon) place for support or foundation. 8 intr. (of a problem or subject) be left without further investigation or discussion (let the matter rest). 9 intr. a lie in death. b (foll. by in) lie buried in (a churchyard etc.). 10 tr. (as rested adj.) refreshed or reinvigorated by resting. 11 intr. US conclude the calling of witnesses in a law case (the prosecution rests). 12 intr. (of land) lie fallow. 13 intr. (foll. by in) repose trust in (am content to rest in God). --n. 1 repose or sleep, esp. in bed at night (get a good night's rest). 2 freedom from or the cessation of exertion, worry, activity, etc. (give the subject a rest). 3 a period of resting (take a 15-minute rest). 4 a support or prop for holding or steadying something. 5 Mus. a an interval of silence of a specified duration. b the sign denoting this. 6 a place of resting or abiding, esp. a lodging place or shelter provided for sailors, cabmen, etc. 7 a pause in elocution. 8 a caesura in verse. Phrases and idioms at rest not moving; not agitated or troubled; dead. be resting Brit. euphem. (of an actor) be out of work. rest-baulk a ridge left unploughed between furrows. rest one's case conclude one's argument etc. rest-cure a rest usu. of some weeks as a medical treatment. rest-day 1 a day spent in rest. 2 = day of rest. rest (or God rest) his (or her) soul may God grant his (or her) soul repose. rest-home a place where old or frail people can be cared for. rest-house Ind. a house for travellers to rest in. resting-place a place provided or used for resting. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) покой; состояние покоя покоиться 2) опора; упор; подставка; стойка опирать(ся) 3) люнет; суппорт 4) технологический останов (робота) 5) отлёжка; отволаживание (зерна, макаронных изделий) 6) промежуточная расстойка (теста) - adjustable rest - back rest - compound slide rest - cutoff rest - elevating rest - fixed rest - follower rest - follow rest - handslide rest - hand rest - heel rest - roller rest - slide rest - tool rest - turret slide rest - turret rest - work rest ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
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1) люнет 2) неподвижность 3) опора 4) оставаться 5) остаток 6) отдых 7) подставка 8) покоиться 9) покой 10) покоящийся 11) суппорт 12) упирать 13) упор coefficient of friction of rest — коэффициент трения покоя output rest voltage — выходное остаточное напряжение оптопары rest mass of a particle — физ. масса покоящейся частицы - foot rest - rest bar - rest mass - rest on - stow-away arm rest ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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1. сущ. 1) остаток, остающаяся сумма 2) остальное 3) брит. резервный фонд • - rest with 2. гл. 1) оставаться 2) опираться (on) - it rests with you ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1) отдых, покой; перерыв (деятельности) 2) остаток 3) штатив; подставка 4) находиться под паром (о земле) – rest of buds – embryonal rest – Malassez's rest ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. покой, отдых; сон day of rest —- день отдыха, выходной день, воскресенье without rest —- без отдыха, без передышки at rest —- в покое to be at rest —- успокоиться to set smb.'s mind at rest —- успокоить кого-л. to set a question at rest —- улаживать вопрос to go (to retire) to rest —- ложиться отдыхать (спать) to take a rest —- отдыхать; спать to have a good night's rest —- хорошо выспаться I could get no rest —- у меня не было ни минуты покоя (отдыха); я не сомкнул глаз my mind is at rest about the matter —- этот вопрос меня больше не тревожит his fears were laid to rest —- его опасения исчезли 2. вечный покой, смерть to lay to rest —- хоронить to be at rest with one's fathers —- отойти к праотцам, уснуть вечным сном to be at rest from toil —- обрести вечный покой he has gone to his rest —- он умер 3. перерыв, пауза, передышка rest area —- воен. район расположения войск на отдых rest halt —- воен. остановка на отдых, привал to make a rest from work —- сделать передышку he had several rests on his way up the mountain —- при подъеме на гору он несколько раз отдыхал 4. воен. положение "вольно" 5. неподвижность at rest —- неподвижный to bring to rest —- останавливать the horses were brought to rest —- лошадей остановили to come to rest —- остановиться 6. место отдыха, клуб (обыкн. для моряков) 7. спец. упор, опора 8. тех. суппорт; люнет 9. спорт. упор (точка опоры ниже...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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I 1. noun 1) покой, отдых; сон; at rest - а) в состоянии покоя; б) неподвижный; в) мертвый; to go/retire to rest - ложиться отдыхать, спать; to take a rest - отдыхать; спать; without rest - без отдыха, без передышки; to set smb. s mind at rest - успокаивать кого-л.; to set a question at rest - улаживать вопрос; day of rest - день отдыха, выходной день, воскресенье 2) перерыв, пауза; передышка 3) вечный покой, смерть; he has gone to his rest - он умер; - lay to rest 4) неподвижность; to bring to rest - останавливать (экипаж и т.п.) 5) место для отдыха (гостиница, отель, мотель и т.п.) 6) mus. пауза 7) prosody цезура 8) опора; подставка, подпорка; упор; стойка 9) tech. суппорт 2. v. 1) покоиться; лежать; отдыхать; to rest from ones labours - отдыхать от трудов; never let your enemy rest - не давайте покоя врагу; If was so comfortable resting in his arms. My father is dead; may he rest in peace. Let us rest his body in his family grave. 2) давать отдых, покой; rest your men for an hour - дайте людям передохнуть часок 3) оставаться без изменений; let the matter rest - не будем это трогать, оставим так, как есть; the matter cannot rest here - дело должно быть продолжено 4) оставаться спокойным, не волноваться; He could not rest till he got his wish. 5) держать(ся), основывать(ся), лежать на; опираться (on, upon, against); the argument rests on rather a weak evidence - довод довольно слабо...Англо-русский словарь
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