Rest

"Rest" in French

gîte

(place where one may rest)

paix

(peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility)

paix

(repose afforded by death)

pause

(pause of a specified length in a piece of music)

pause

(symbol indicating a pause in music)

quiétude

(peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility)

repos

(relief afforded by sleeping; sleep)

repos

(relief from exertion; state of quiet and recreation)

repos

(peace, freedom from trouble, tranquility)

repos

(repose afforded by death)

repos

(physics: absence of motion)

reposoir

(stick used to support the cue in snooker)

reste

(remainder)

silence

(symbol indicating a pause in music)

support

(object designed to be used to support something else)

cesser

(put into state of rest)

en finir

(US legal)

faire une pause

(intransitive: take repose)

reposer

(transitive: lean or lay (something))

rester

(stay, remain, be situated)

s'arrêter

(stop working, become inactive)

se reposer

(intransitive: take repose)

se reposer

(intransitive: lie or lean or be supported)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.