repouso

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

repouso m (plural repousos)

1. (uncountable) repose; rest

   Synonyms: descanso, folga, ócio, pausa

2. the act of resting

   Synonym: descanso

3. (uncountable) repose; quietness

   Synonyms: calma, silêncio, sossego, tranquilidade

4. (uncountable) sleep (state of reduced consciousness for resting)

   Synonym: sono

5. (euphemistic, uncountable) the state of being dead

   Synonym: morte

   Antonym: vida

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:repouso.

Related terms

• repousadamente
• repousado
• repousante
• repousar

 

Verb

repouso

1. Template:pt-verb-form-of

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:repousar.