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1 immobility
1 (of traffic, vehicle) immobilité f ;2 ( inability to move) ( of person) impotence f ; immobility of labour manque de mobilité de la main-d'œuvre ;3 ( lack of change) inertie f. -
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3 immobility
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4 immobility
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5 rest
rest [rest]1. nouna. ( = relaxation) repos m• take a rest! reposez-vous !b. ( = remainder) reste fa. ( = repose) se reposerb. ( = remain) rest assured that... soyez certain que...c. ( = lean) [person] s'appuyer ; [ladder] être appuyé• to rest o.s. se reposer• God rest his soul! que Dieu ait son âme !b. to rest one's case [lawyer] conclure sa plaidoirie• I rest my case! (humorous) CQFD !4. compounds* * *[rest] 1.1) ( what remains)the rest — (of food, day, story) le reste (of de)
for the rest... — pour ce qui est du reste...
and all the rest of it — (colloq) et tout et tout (colloq)
2) ( other people)3) (repose, inactivity) repos m4) ( break) pause f5) ( lie-down) sieste f6) ( support) support m7) Music pause f8) ( immobility)2.transitive verb1) ( lean)to rest something on — appuyer quelque chose sur [surface]
2) ( allow to rest) reposer [legs]; ne pas utiliser [injured limb]; laisser [quelque chose] au repos [horse]3) Agriculture laisser [quelque chose] en jachère [land]4) Law3.I rest my case — fig il n'y a rien à ajouter
1) se reposer2) ( be supported)3) [actor]4)5) fig•Phrasal Verbs:- rest on- rest up••a change is as good as a rest — Prov le changement a les mêmes vertus que le repos
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6 immobile
1) (not able to move or be moved: His leg was put in plaster and he was immobile for several weeks.) immobile, immobilisé2) (not moving; motionless: He crouched there immobile until they had gone.) immobile•- immobilize - immobilise -
7 rest
A n1 ( what remains) the rest (of food, books, day, story) le reste (of de) ; you can keep/leave the rest tu peux garder/laisser le reste or ce qui reste ; I've forgotten the rest j'ai oublié le reste ; for the rest of my life pour le restant de mes jours ; for the rest… pour ce qui est du reste… ; and all the rest of it ○ et tout et tout ○ ;2 ( other people) he is no different from the rest (of them) il n'est pas différent des autres ; why can't you behave like the rest of us? pourquoi ne peux-tu pas faire comme nous? ;3 (repose, inactivity) repos m ; a day of rest un jour de repos ; to recommend six weeks' rest conseiller six semaines de repos ; to set ou put sb's mind at rest rassurer qn ; to lay sb/sth to rest lit, fig enterrer qn/qch ;4 ( break) pause f ; (nap, lie-down) sieste f ; to have ou take a rest se reposer ; to have a rest in the afternoon faire une sieste dans l'après-midi ; let's have a little rest et si on faisait une petite pause? ; it was a rest from the serious business of the day cela nous a reposés des dures tâches de la journée ; he really needs a rest il a vraiment besoin de se reposer ;5 ( object which supports) support m ;6 Mus pause f ;B vtr2 ( allow to rest) reposer [legs, feet] ; ne pas utiliser [injured limb] ; laisser [qch] au repos [horse] ; rest your legs! repose tes jambes! ;C vi1 (relax, lie down) [person] se reposer ; I won't rest until I know je n'aurai de cesse de savoir ; to rest easy être tranquille ;2 ( be supported) to rest on [hand, weight, shelf] reposer sur ; to be resting on [elbow, arm] être appuyé sur ; to rest on one's spade s'appuyer sur sa bêche ; I need something to rest on j'ai besoin d'un support ;4 [dead person] to rest in peace reposer en paix ; may he rest in peace qu'il repose en paix ; God rest his soul Dieu ait son âme ;5 fig ( lie) to let the matter ou things rest en rester là ; you can't just let it rest there! tu ne peux pas laisser les choses en l'état!a change is as good as a rest Prov le changement a les mêmes vertus que le repos ; to rest on one's laurels se reposer sur ses lauriers ; give it a rest ○ ! ça suffit comme ça ○ ! ; … and there the matter rests voilà la situation actuelle, voilà où en est l'affaire.■ rest in:■ rest on:▶ rest on [sb/sth]1 [eyes, gaze] s'arrêter sur [object, person] ;2 ( depend) reposer sur [assumption, reasoning].■ rest up se reposer.■ rest with:▶ rest with [sb/sth] [decision, choice] être entre les mains de, appartenir à.
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