descansar

/deskanˈsaɾ/, [d̪es.kãnˈsaɾ]

rest


Verb descansar (first-person singular present descanso, first-person singular preterite descansé, past participle descansado)

  1. (intransitive) to rest, relax (be in a state of rest or inactivity)
  2. (also figuratively, transitive with en) to sit, to rest on
  3. (transitive) to rest (put into a state of rest)

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Examples
  • Debes descansar después de hacer ejercicio.

    You should rest after exercise.

  • Tenés que descansar.

    You must rest.

  • Creo que necesitas descansar un poco.

    I think you need some rest.

  • Necesito descansar.

    I need to rest.

  • Tom necesita descansar ahora.

    Tom needs rest now.

  • Él necesitaba descansar.

    He needed to rest.

  • El doctor le recomendó descansar.

    His doctor ordered him to rest.

  • ¿Podría descansar un ratito?

    May I take a rest for a while?

  • Mucha gente trabaja los fines de semana en vez de descansar.

    On weekends, many people work instead of having a rest.

  • ¿Puedo descansar un poco?

    Can I rest a bit?

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