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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesresto
Pronunciation / Transliteration: resto
"Pasó el resto del día leyendo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A part left over when the other parts have gone, been used, or been dealt with.
"He spent the remainder of his life in the country."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old French 'remaindre', coming from the Late Latin root 'remanere', meaning 'to stay behind' (re- 'back' + manere 'to stay'). It entered the English language in the late 14th century initially as a legal and mathematical term denoting what is left over after subtraction, division, or removal.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Remainder" is said worldwide
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reste
Transliteration: reste
"Il a passé le reste de la journée à lire."
Rest
Transliteration: Rest
"Er verbrachte den Rest des Tages zu Hause."
resto
Transliteration: resto
"Ha trascorso il resto della giornata a casa."
resto
Transliteration: resto
"Pasó el resto del día leyendo."
restante
Transliteration: restante
"Ele passou o restante do dia em casa."
शेष
Transliteration: shesh
"उसने बाकी का दिन आराम किया।"
剩余
Transliteration: shèngyú
"他把剩下的一天都用来读书了。"
나머지
Transliteration: nameoji
"그는 남은 하루를 집에서 보냈다."
残り
Transliteration: nokori
"彼は残りの時間を読書に費やした。"
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