🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

repouso

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ʁeˈpowzu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Repose/rɪˈpoʊz/
nounverbCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #6500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O doente necessita de muito repouso para recuperar."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A state of rest, sleep, or tranquility.

    "After a long and exhausting hike, she found sweet repose in the quiet cabin."
As verb
  1. 1

    To lie or rest in a particular place or state.

    "The ancient manuscript reposes safely in the climate-controlled archives."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Old French verb 'reposler' and Vulgar Latin 'repausare', combining the prefix 're-' (indicating intensive or backward action) with 'pausare' (to pause or halt). Entering Middle English in the 14th century, the term initially meant to place trust or to rest, eventually evolving to encompass both physical relaxation and a state of tranquil composure.

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