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masculine

/ˈresto/

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Translation

rest, remainder

Word origin

A deverbal noun from restar, from Latin restare ('to remain, to be left'), from re- ('back') and stare ('to stand'). It means 'rest, remainder'.

Origin: Latin
Root: restare
English cognates: rest, stable, state

Grammar

Gendermasculine

Pluralrestos

Examples

The rest of the group arrives tomorrow.

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Save the rest for tomorrow, please.

I will read the rest after dinner.

We spent the rest of the afternoon at home.

Share the rest of the money between the children.

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This word is part of lesson 10.