repouso

Portuguese

Etymology

From repousar (“to repose; to rest”), from Medieval Latin repausare (“to repose”), from Latin re- (“again”) + pausare (“to pause, rest”), from pausa (“pause”), from Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis). Compare Spanish reposo, French repos, Italian riposo, Romanian repaus.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.ˈpow.zu/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /he.ˈpow.zo/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.ˈpow.zu/
Hyphenation: re‧pou‧so

Noun

repouso m (plural repousos)

(uncountable) repose; rest
the act of resting
(uncountable) repose; quietness
(uncountable) sleep (state of reduced consciousness for resting)
(euphemistic, uncountable) the state of being dead

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:repouso.

Synonyms

(rest): descanso, folga, ócio, pausa
(act of resting): descanso
(repose): calma, silêncio, sossego, tranquilidade
(sleep): sono
(state of being dead): morte

Antonyms

(state of being dead): vida

Related terms

repousadamente
repousado
repousante
repousar

Verb

repouso

First-person singular (eu) present indicative of repousar

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:repousar.

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