What does descansar mean in Spanish?

The Spanish word

¿Quieres descansar?
Do you want to rest?

Que en paz descanse.
May his soul rest in peace. | Rest in peace.

¿Puedo descansar un poco?
Can I rest a bit?

Siéntate y descansa un rato.
Sit down and rest for a while.

Le aconsejé tomar un descanso.
I advised him to take a rest.

El doctor le recomendó descansar.
His doctor ordered him to rest.

Necesitas tomar un buen descanso.
It is necessary that you take a good rest.

Por favor toma un descanso por unos días.
Please take a rest for a few days.

Es muy importante descansar lo suficiente.
It's very important to get enough rest.

Debes descansar después de hacer ejercicio.
You should rest after exercise.

Me sentí mejor después de tomar un descanso.
I felt better after I took a rest.

Un anciano descansaba a la sombra del árbol.
An old man was resting in the shade of the tree.

Mary espera descansar mucho durante sus vacaciones.
Mary hopes to rest a lot during her vacation.

Después de tantas visitas queremos descansar un poco.
After so many visits, we want to rest a little.

Él hizo un gesto para que paremos y descansemos un rato.
He made a motion that we stop and rest awhile.

Si yo fuera tú, me iría a mi casa y descansaría bastante.
If I were you, I would go home and take a good rest.

Tom, que había estado trabajando todo el día, quería descansar.
Tom, who had been working all day, wanted to have a rest.

Tom, quien había estado trabajando todo el día, quería un descanso.
Tom, who had been working all day, wanted to have a rest.

Su conciencia culpable no le dejará descansar hasta que confiese lo que ha hecho.
He'll have no rest from his guilty conscience until he confesses what he's done.

	The Spanish word
	descansar
	means
	to rest

	Examples:
	¿Quieres descansar? Do you want to rest?
	Que en paz descanse. May his soul rest in peace. \| Rest in peace.
	¿Puedo descansar un poco? Can I rest a bit?
	Siéntate y descansa un rato. Sit down and rest for a while.
	Le aconsejé tomar un descanso. I advised him to take a rest.
	El doctor le recomendó descansar. His doctor ordered him to rest.
	Necesitas tomar un buen descanso. It is necessary that you take a good rest.
	Por favor toma un descanso por unos días. Please take a rest for a few days.
	Es muy importante descansar lo suficiente. It's very important to get enough rest.
	Debes descansar después de hacer ejercicio. You should rest after exercise.
	Me sentí mejor después de tomar un descanso. I felt better after I took a rest.
	Un anciano descansaba a la sombra del árbol. An old man was resting in the shade of the tree.
	Mary espera descansar mucho durante sus vacaciones. Mary hopes to rest a lot during her vacation.
	Después de tantas visitas queremos descansar un poco. After so many visits, we want to rest a little.
	Él hizo un gesto para que paremos y descansemos un rato. He made a motion that we stop and rest awhile.
	Si yo fuera tú, me iría a mi casa y descansaría bastante. If I were you, I would go home and take a good rest.
	Tom, que había estado trabajando todo el día, quería descansar. Tom, who had been working all day, wanted to have a rest.
	Tom, quien había estado trabajando todo el día, quería un descanso. Tom, who had been working all day, wanted to have a rest.
	Su conciencia culpable no le dejará descansar hasta que confiese lo que ha hecho. He'll have no rest from his guilty conscience until he confesses what he's done.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org