Pronúncia: dəskənsá
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verb transitiu
- to rest.
- això descansa més la vista this rest one’s eyes better.
- to help, give a hand to.
- té un secretari que el descansa molt he’s got a secretary who helps him a lot. verb intransitiu
- [una persona] to rest.
- to take a rest, have a break (de from).
- to sleep, lie down.
- [un cadàver] to lie, rest.
- necessito descansar una estona I need to rest for a while.
- podem descansar aquí we can rest here.
- que descansis! sleep well!
- agricultura to lie fallow.
- descansar sobre arquitectura to rest on, be supported by.
- descansar en figuradament to rely on.
- (ídem) to trust in.
- la seva teoria descansa sobre els fets següents his theory is based on the following facts.
- descansar en algú to rely on someone, count on someone.
- (ídem) to confide in someone.