rester — French to English
How French rester is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 4 translations with example sentences.
The Elamur Dictionary has no French section yet; the English translations below link to their meanings where it has them.
Sentence pairs counted, by form: restaient (4 154), restait (8 706), reste (123 062), restent (37 912), rester (33 952), restes (9 061), restez (377), restons (1 684), resté (8 011), restée (7 036), restées (4 946), restés (6 867). By style: everyday 3 316 · literary 193 · biblical 421 · parliamentary 28 340 · legal and administrative 17 011 · UN documents 196 487.
remain
Used about 95 279 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 315 · literary ≈ 83 · biblical ≈ 35 · parliamentary ≈ 7 097 · legal and administrative ≈ 9 012 · UN documents ≈ 78 737). Forms: remain, remained. Meaning: remain in the Elamur Dictionary.
Restons calmes.
Let's remain calm.
Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · #5178387 #845702Moi, je vais rester toute seule.
I shall remain entirely alone!
Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 22320Et s’il reste dix hommes dans une maison, ils mourront.
It will happen that if ten men remain in one house, they will die.
World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · AMO 6:9Nous devons rester crédibles.
We must remain credible.
Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 1444598Elle reste valide à moins que:
It shall remain valid unless:
DGT-TM v2021 · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 2661747
still
Used about 18 365 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 107 · literary ≈ 9 · biblical ≈ 10 · parliamentary ≈ 2 760 · legal and administrative ≈ 1 292 · UN documents ≈ 14 187). Meaning: still in the Elamur Dictionary.
La porte restait ouverte.
The door was still open.
Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by martin9 and DJ_Saidez · checked, community translation · #9770395 #1516326La pierre y était restée.
The stone was still there.
Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 20323Si vous restez dans ce pays, je vous y établirai et je ne vous détruirai pas, je vous planterai et je ne vous arracherai pas; car je me repens du mal que je vous ai fait.
‘If you will still live in this land, then I will build you, and not pull you down, and I will plant you, and not pluck you up; for I grieve over the distress that I have brought on you.
World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · JER 42:10Nous restons ouverts aux suggestions.
We are still open to ideas.
Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 425240Cette situation restait applicable pendant la période d’enquête.
This situation was still applicable during the IP.
DGT-TM v2021 · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 5215623
stay
Used about 5 956 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 993 · literary ≈ 10 · biblical ≈ 39 · parliamentary ≈ 838 · legal and administrative ≈ 175 · UN documents ≈ 3 901). Meaning: stay in the Elamur Dictionary.
Restons ici.
Let's stay here.
Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Malape and AlanF_US · checked, community translation · #5146886 #3320739--Reste avec nous, dit Laigle.
“Stay with us,” said Laigle.
Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 23780Elle était bruyante et rétive; Ses pieds ne restaient point dans sa maison;
She is loud and defiant. Her feet don’t stay in her house.
World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PRO 7:11Ne restez pas dans les années 60.
Do not stay in the 1960s.
Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 754538Arrêtez de fumer: Restez en vie pour vos proches
Quit smoking – stay alive for those close to you
DGT-TM v2021 · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 3207336
left
Used about 3 765 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 282 · literary ≈ 15 · biblical ≈ 96 · parliamentary ≈ 1 035 · legal and administrative ≈ 210 · UN documents ≈ 2 128). Meaning: left in the Elamur Dictionary.
Il ne restait rien.
There was nothing left.
Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and CK · checked, community translation · #3286813 #11591718--Il me reste dix francs, dit Marius.
“I have ten francs left,” said Marius.
Project Gutenberg books (Verne, Hugo, Maupassant and their translators) · Project Gutenberg, public domain · checked, professional translation · hugo les miserables, row 14724Éraste est resté à Corinthe, et j’ai laissé Trophime malade à Milet.
Erastus remained at Corinth, but I left Trophimus at Miletus sick.
World English Bible and Louis Segond 1910 · World English Bible; Louis Segond 1910; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 2TI 4:20Dans quel pays les avions restaient-ils en l’air?
Where was it that aircraft were left hanging in the air?
Europarl v8 · Source: European Parliament proceedings, Europarl v8 (Koehn 2005) via OPUS (Tiedemann 2012) · checked, professional translation · segment 553022Le reste était utilisé comme remblais ou formait des terrils.
The remainder was either used as back-fill or left to form waste heaps.
DGT-TM v2021 · Source: European Commission, DGT-TM (Steinberger et al. 2012), re-used under Commission Decision 2011/833/EU; the Commission keeps ownership of the data · checked, professional translation · segment 3802403
More sentences
Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.
J'aurais aimé pouvoir rester plus longtemps.
I wish I could've stayed longer.
Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by sacredceltic and CK · checked, community translation · #1140128 #1140477Je savais que j'aurais dû rester chez moi.
I knew I should have stayed home.
Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Aiji and CC · checked, community translation · #6868334 #6307829Monsieur Sato est sur une autre ligne. Pouvez-vous rester en ligne une minute ?
Mr Sato is on another line. Will you hold the line a minute?
Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Petro1 and shekitten · checked, community translation · #243533 #8369
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