repose
/ɹəˈpoʊz/ sustantivo C2En español: reposo, quietud, tranquilidad
- Temporary cessation from activity to rest and recover, especially in the form of sleep; rest; (countable) an instance of this; a break, a rest; a sleep.
- Of the Virgin Mary: death; also assumption into heaven.
- The festival honouring the assumption of the Virgin Mary into heaven, celebrated on August 15.
- The state of being peacefully inactive or relaxed, or being free from disturbances or worries; calmness, ease, peace, quietness.
- Calmness of the mind or temperament; composure.
- Of the face, a muscle, etc.: the state of being relaxed and not in tension.
- The state of lying still and unmoving; calmness, tranquillity; (countable) an instance of this.
- The arrangement of elements of an artwork, a building, etc., that is restful and soothing to a viewer; harmony.
Plural reposes
De la biblioteca
Through empty heaven without repose;
There was only this blow wanting.” Then he said aloud, “My dear friend, your attack has, perhaps, fatigued you; had you not better repose awhile?
All these he bequeathed to me, with a thousand Roman crowns, which he had in ready money, on condition that I would have anniversary masses said for the repose of his soul, and that I would draw up a genealogical tree and history of his house.
‘No,’ was the old man’s reply, ‘I will not leave this house, for my poor dear boy loves me better than anything in the world; and if he gets out of prison he will come and see me the first thing, and what would he think if I did not wait here for him?’ I heard all this from the window, for I was anxious that Mercédès should persuade the old man to accompany her, for his footsteps over my head night and day did not leave me a moment’s repose.”
Otras coincidencias
Aprende repose en textos reales
Con una cuenta gratuita, pasa el cursor sobre cualquier palabra de la biblioteca para ver su significado, escúchala en voz alta, guarda palabras para repasarlas al ritmo de tu memoria y descubre cuánto de cada libro ya conoces.