rester
(dans un lieu)
to stay, to remain
Je reste à la maison ce week-end. I'm staying at home this weekend.
Finalement, il est resté en France. He stayed in France eventually.
Reste là, je vais chercher de l'aide. Stay there, I'll go and get help.
(dans un état, une position)
to stay, to remain
il est resté paralysé après son accident he was left paralysed after his accident
Restez assis. Please remain seated.
Restez tranquilles. Please keep quiet.
rester sur sa faim (lit) to be still hungry
(fig) to be left unsatisfied
→ c'était délicieux mais on est un peu resté sur sa faim
→ c'est un bon discours, mais on reste sur sa faim - il aurait dû s'engager sur les questions sociales
rester sur une impression to be left with an impression
Nous sommes restés sur une impression défavorable. We were left with a bad impression.
en rester à [+stade, menaces] to go no further than, to only go as far as
restons-en là let's leave it at that
(=subsister) to be left, to remain
Ce qui reste du poulet peut être utilisé pour faire un bouillon. What's left of the chicken could be used to make stock.
C'est tout ce qui reste. That's all that's left.
Voilà tout ce qui me reste. That's all I've got left.
ce qui reste à faire what remains to be done
ce qui me reste à faire what remains for me to do
(=durer) to last, to live on
(autres locutions)
y rester, il a failli y rester that was nearly the end of him
vb impers
il reste ..., il reste du pain there's some bread left
il reste 2 œufs there are 2 eggs left
il reste du temps there's still time
il reste 10 minutes there are 10 minutes left
il me reste assez de temps I have enough time left, I still have enough time
il ne me reste plus qu'à ranger mes affaires I've just got to put my things away
(il) reste à savoir si ... it remains to be seen whether ...
(il) reste à établir si ... it remains to be established whether ...
il n'en reste pas moins que ... the fact remains that ..., it's nevertheless a fact that ...
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