remain

restos mortales

El cuerpo de una persona fallecida o sus partes; en inglés suele usarse remains.

En inglés sencillo: A dead person’s body or parts of it, usually called remains.

• They found human remains near the road.
• Her remains were buried beside her husband.
• The family asked for his remains to be returned.

Cómo se usa: remains of someone (They identified the remains of the missing sailor.)

Sinónimos: body, corpse

Expresiones frecuentes: human remains, burial of remains, remains of someone

seguir siendo, permanecer

Continuar en el mismo estado o conservar la misma cualidad.

En inglés sencillo: To continue to be the same or keep the same quality.

• The rules remain the same.
• She remained calm throughout the interview.
• They have remained friends for years.

Cómo se usa: remain + adjective (The price remained unchanged.); remain + noun (They remained close friends.)

Sinónimos: stay, continue to be

Antónimos: change

Expresiones frecuentes: remain unchanged, remain the same, remain stable, remain intact

permanecer, quedarse

Seguir en un lugar en vez de marcharse.

En inglés sencillo: To stay in a place instead of leaving.

• Please remain here.
• Two guests remained after the party.
• She remained at home during the storm.

Cómo se usa: remain in/at a place (He remained in the car while I went shopping.)

Sinónimos: stay

Antónimos: leave

Expresiones frecuentes: remain here, remain at home, remain in something