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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesreste
Pronunciation / Transliteration: rest
"Il ne reste qu'un reste du gâteau sur la table."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A small remaining quantity of something.
"After the feast, only a remnant of the cake was left on the table." - 2
A surviving trace or vestige.
"The archaeologists found a remnant of the ancient civilization buried beneath the soil."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'remnant' originates from the Middle English 'remnaunt', which comes from the Old French 'remenant', derived from the Latin 'remanentem', the present participle of 'remanere', meaning 'to remain'. Its evolution reflects the concept of something that remains after a part has been removed or destroyed.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Remnant" is said worldwide
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reste
Transliteration: rest
"Il ne reste qu'un reste du gâteau sur la table."
Rest
Transliteration: rest
"Nach dem Festmahl blieb nur ein Rest des Kuchens übrig."
reliquia
Transliteration: reliquia
"Gli archeologi hanno trovato una reliquia della civiltà antica."
remanente
Transliteration: remanente
"Solo quedó un remanente del pastel en la mesa."
remanescente
Transliteration: remanescente
"Após a festa, sobrou apenas um remanescente do bolo."
अवशेष
Transliteration: avashesh
"पार्टी के बाद केवल केक का एक अवशेष बचा था।"
残余
Transliteration: cányú
"宴会后，桌上只剩下蛋糕的残余。"
잔여물
Transliteration: janyeomul
"연회 후 테이블 위에 케이크의 잔여물이 남아 있었다."
残り
Transliteration: nokori
"宴会の後、テーブルにはケーキの残りが少しだけ残っていた。"
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