they don't give me a moment's peace

estar en paz — [gen] to be at peace; (fig) to be even, be quits ( con with)

la paz de los Pirineos — the Peace of the Pyrenees ( 1659)

hacer las paces — [gen] to make peace; (fig) to make (it) up

firmar la paz — to sign a peace agreement o treaty

estar or quedar en paz — (fam) to be quits o even (colloq)

hacer las paces — to make (it) up

y en paz — (fam)

si no lo quieres me lo dices y en paz — if you don't want it, just tell me and that'll be an end to it

descanse en paz — (frml) rest in peace (frml)

firmar la paz — to sign a peace agreement o treaty

estar or quedar en paz — (fam) to be quits o even (colloq)

hacer las paces — to make (it) up

y en paz — (fam)

si no lo quieres me lo dices y en paz — if you don't want it, just tell me and that'll be an end to it

descanse en paz — (frml) rest in peace (frml)

Ex: US libraries and librarians played a notable role, behind the scenes, in the preparations for peace toward the end of World War I.

llevas toda la semana trabajando, necesitas un respiro — you've been working all week, you need a break o a rest

tomarse un respiro — to take a break, take a breather *

los acreedores acordaron conceder un respiro de seis meses en el pago de la deuda — the creditors agreed to an extension of six months o agreed to grant six months' grace on the debt payment

tomarse un respiro — to take a break o (colloq) have a breather

dame un respiro — give me a break (colloq)

pidieron un respiro para cubrir la deuda — they asked for a few months' (o weeks' etc) grace to pay off the debt

tomarse un respiro — to take a break o (colloq) have a breather

dame un respiro — give me a break (colloq)

pidieron un respiro para cubrir la deuda — they asked for a few months' (o weeks' etc) grace to pay off the debt

Ex: There are five types of 'gratification', instrumental, prestige, reinforcement, aesthetic and respite, to be derived from the reading of literature.

rest FROM something: I need a rest from cooking/work necesito descansar de la cocina/de mi trabajo; to give something a rest (colloq) dejar de hacer algo; give it a rest! — basta ya!, cambia de disco! (fam)

to lay somebody to rest — (euph) enterrar* or (frml) dar* sepultura a alguien

to lay something to rest — enterrar* algo; (before n) <day, period> de descanso

his eyes came to rest on the letter — sus ojos se posaron sobre la carta (liter)

to rest ON something: his head rested on my shoulder tenía la cabeza recostada en or apoyada sobre mi hombro; the structure rests on eight massive pillars — la estructura descansa sobre ocho columnas gigantescas

to rest ON something — \<\<argument/theory\>\> estar* basado or basarse en algo, descansar sobre algo

to rest ON something/somebody — \<\<eyes/gaze\>\> detenerse* or (liter) posarse sobre algo/alguien

let the matter rest — mejor no decir (or hacer etc) nada más

to rest WITH somebody — \<\<responsibility\>\> recaer* sobre alguien

I stopped for a while to rest my feet/eyes — paré un rato para descansar los pies/ojos; case I 5)

she rested her elbows on the table — apoyó or puso los codos sobre la mesa

• to be at rest — (=not moving) estar en reposo; euph (=dead) descansar

• to come to rest — [ball, vehicle, person] pararse, detenerse; [bird, insect, eyes, gaze] posarse

• day of rest — día m de descanso

• I need a rest from gardening — me hace falta descansar de la jardinería

• try to get some rest — intenta descansar

• to give sth a rest — dejar algo (por un tiempo)

give it a rest! * — ¡déjalo ya!, ¡vale ya! *

• to have or take a rest — tomarse un descanso

why don't you have or take a rest? — (=take a break) ¿por qué no te tomas un descanso?; (=lie down) ¿por qué no descansas un rato?

• to lay sb to rest — enterrar a algn

• to lay or put sth to rest — [+ theory] enterrar algo

his speech should lay those fears to rest — su discurso debería acabar con or enterrar esos temores

• to rest o.s. — descansar

• God rest his soul! — ¡Dios le acoja en su seno!

• to rest one's eyes/ gaze on sth — posar la mirada en algo

• to rest one's case — concluir su alegato

I rest my case — concluyo mi alegato; (fig) hum he dicho

• may he rest in peace — euph que en paz descanse

• the decision rests with her, it rests with her to decide — la decisión la tiene que tomar ella, ella es la que tiene que decidir, la decisión es suya

rest area N — (Aut) área f de descanso

rest cure N — cura f de reposo

rest day N — día m de descanso

rest home N — residencia f de ancianos, asilo m (de ancianos)

rest period N — período m de descanso

rest room N — (US) servicios mpl, baño(s) m(pl) (LAm)

rest stop N — (=pause) parada f para descansar, parada f de descanso

the rest — (=remainder) [of money, food, month] el resto; [of people, things] el resto, los/las demás

I'm taking the rest of the week off — me tomaré el resto or lo que queda de la semana libre

the dog ate the rest — el perro se comió el resto or lo que sobró

you go home - I'll do the rest — tú vete a casa, yo hago lo demás or lo que queda

the rest of them couldn't care less — a los demás or a los otros les trae sin cuidado

it was just another grave like all the rest — no era más que otra tumba, como todas las demás or todas las otras

and all the rest (of it) * — etcétera, etcétera *

he was from a wealthy family, went to Eton, Oxford and all the rest of it — era de familia rica, estudió en Eton, Oxford etcétera, etcétera *

she was a deb and all the rest of it * — era debutante y todo lo demás

rest FROM something: I need a rest from cooking/work necesito descansar de la cocina/de mi trabajo; to give something a rest (colloq) dejar de hacer algo; give it a rest! — basta ya!, cambia de disco! (fam)

to lay somebody to rest — (euph) enterrar* or (frml) dar* sepultura a alguien

to lay something to rest — enterrar* algo; (before n) <day, period> de descanso

his eyes came to rest on the letter — sus ojos se posaron sobre la carta (liter)

to rest ON something: his head rested on my shoulder tenía la cabeza recostada en or apoyada sobre mi hombro; the structure rests on eight massive pillars — la estructura descansa sobre ocho columnas gigantescas

to rest ON something — \<\<argument/theory\>\> estar* basado or basarse en algo, descansar sobre algo

to rest ON something/somebody — \<\<eyes/gaze\>\> detenerse* or (liter) posarse sobre algo/alguien

let the matter rest — mejor no decir (or hacer etc) nada más

to rest WITH somebody — \<\<responsibility\>\> recaer* sobre alguien

I stopped for a while to rest my feet/eyes — paré un rato para descansar los pies/ojos; case I 5)

she rested her elbows on the table — apoyó or puso los codos sobre la mesa

• todavía vive — he's still alive

• vivir bien — to live well

• no dejar vivir a algn, su marido no la deja vivir — her husband is always on at her *, her husband doesn't give her a moment's peace

• saber vivir — to know how to live

• viven juntos — (como pareja) they live together; (compartiendo casa) they live together, they share a house (together)

la fotografía no me da para vivir — I can't make o earn a living from photography, photography doesn't give me enough to live on

• vivir de algo — to live on sth

• vivir al día — to live from day to day

• vivir de la pluma — to live by one's pen

• vivir de las rentas — (lit) to have a private income

publicó un libro hace años y desde entonces vive de las rentas — years ago he published a book and he's lived off it o lived on the strength of it ever since

tú dedícate a vivir la vida — go ahead and live life to the full o get the most out of life

parece que estoy viviendo ese momento otra vez — it's as if I were o was experiencing that moment all over again

• de mal vivir, una mujer de mal vivir — a loose woman

¿quién vive? — (Mil) who goes there?

no dejar vivir a alguien: los dolores de cabeza no la dejan vivir the headaches are making her life a misery; este niño no me deja vivir this child doesn't give me a moment's peace; vivir para ver! who would believe o credit it!; vive y deja vivir — live and let live

viven de la pesca — they live from o by fishing

vivir de ilusiones — to live on dreams o hopes

vive solo — he lives alone o on his own

¿quién vive? — (Mil) who goes there?

no dejar vivir a alguien: los dolores de cabeza no la dejan vivir the headaches are making her life a misery; este niño no me deja vivir this child doesn't give me a moment's peace; vivir para ver! who would believe o credit it!; vive y deja vivir — live and let live

viven de la pesca — they live from o by fishing

vivir de ilusiones — to live on dreams o hopes

vive solo — he lives alone o on his own

Ex: This is a story about a thirteen-year-old boy who lives in New York and is so often the victim of street bullies that he hides in the subway, where he manages to make a home for himself.

el silencio será bueno para el descanso del bebé — the quiet will be a good chance for the baby to get some rest o sleep

hago un descanso cada dos horas — I have o take a break every two hours

lunes, descanso — (Espec, Teatr) no performance on Mondays

lunes, descanso — (Espec, Teatr) no performance on Mondays

Ex: During the coffee break, someone pointed out that most of your readers will look under the term BANTU rather than the technical name.

sol y luna — Caribe * machete, cane knife

entra mucho sol en el comedor — the dining room gets a lot of sun o sunshine

hay o hace sol — it is sunny, the sun is shining

¡sol mío, ven con mamá! — come with Mummy, darling o pet! *

localidades de sol — the cheapest seats in a bullring with no shade