English–French
“rest” in French
How to say “rest” in French
“Rest” in French is reposer.
A person pauses an activity and lets body and mind recover before starting again.
Example sentences with reposer
Il s'est assis sur un banc pour se reposer.
He sat on a bench to rest.
Tips for using reposer
- For resting personally, French normally uses the reflexive form se reposer, as in Je me repose un peu le soir.
Other French words for “rest”
Il prend du repos après le travail.
He gets some rest after work.
Ils ont gardé le restant pour demain.
They kept the rest for tomorrow.