reposer
/ʁə.po.ze/
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Translation
to rest; to put back down
Word origin
From Old French reposer, from Late Latin repausare ('to cause to rest'), from re- and pausare ('to halt, to pause'). The same root gives English 'repose' and 'pause'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- repausare
- English cognates
- repose, pause
Grammar
Verb type-er regular (1st group)
Examples
conseillé .
The doctor advised her to rest for a few days.
- , l' épuisé.
Get some rest, you look exhausted.
l'étagère.
She put the book back on the shelf.
hypothèse.
The whole theory rests on a single assumption.
pâte .
Let the dough rest for an hour.
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