French Conversation · Level 55
73 words
French word
reposer
Pronunciation
IPA/ʁəpoze/
Meaning
- verbrest
Example
Le soir, je me repose un peu.
In the evening, I rest a little.
More examples
Il s'est assis sur un banc pour se reposer.
He sat on a bench to rest.
Core concept
A person pauses an activity and lets body and mind recover before starting again.
Common phrases
se reposer sur un banc
rest on a bench
se reposer un peu
rest a little
Similar words
se détendre: Become calmer by loosening physical and emotional tension.
se relaxer: Become relaxed by easing tension.
faire une pause: Interrupt an activity for a brief period of rest.
dormir: Sleep for a while, allowing the body to rest.
Definition in French
Arrêter temporairement une tâche pour se détendre et reprendre des forces, sans obligatoirement dormir.
Word origin
French reposer comes from Old French reposer, from Latin repausare, formed with re- and pausare, meaning to pause or rest.
Usage tips
- For resting personally, French normally uses the reflexive form se reposer, as in Je me repose un peu le soir.
Other meanings
- relaxverb
Opposites
- s'activerbe activeverb
Related words
- reposrestnoun
- reposantrestfuladjective