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rest noun

  /ɹɛst/
  • (countable) Any relief from exertion; a state of quiet and relaxation.
descanso, reposo, holganza
  • (uncountable, of a person or animal) Relief from work or activity by sleeping; sleep.
reposo, descanso
  • (uncountable) Peace; freedom from worry, anxiety, annoyances; tranquility.
  • (uncountable, of an object or concept) A state of inactivity; a state of little or no motion; a state of completion.
  • (physics, uncountable) Absence of motion.
reposo
  • (music, countable) A pause of a specified length in a piece of music.
  • (music, countable) A written symbol indicating such a pause in a musical score such as in sheet music.
pausa
  • (countable) Any object designed to be used to support something else.
brazo, descanso
  • (snooker, countable) A stick with a U-, V- or X-shaped head used to support the tip of a cue when the cue ball is otherwise out of reach.
puente mecánico
  • (euphemistic, uncountable) A final position after death. Also, death itself: "Not alone, not alone would I go to my rest in the heart of the love..." -- George William Russell ("Love")
descanso, reposo

rest verb

  /ɹɛst/
  • (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) To lean, lie, or lay.
descansar, reposar
  • (intransitive, transitive, legal, US) To complete one's active advocacy in a trial or other proceeding, and thus to wait for the outcome (however, one is still generally available to answer questions, etc.)
desistir
  • (transitive, reflexive, copulative) To put into a state of rest.
descansar

rest noun

  /ɹɛst/
  • (uncountable) That which remains.
resto, demás, sobra
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