remain

dépouille, restes

Le corps d'une personne morte ou ses parties, généralement appelé remains en anglais.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : remains of someone (They identified the remains of the missing sailor.)

Synonymes : body, corpse

Expressions courantes : human remains, burial of remains, remains of someone

rester, demeurer

Continuer à être dans le même état ou garder la même qualité.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : remain + adjective (The price remained unchanged.); remain + noun (They remained close friends.)

Synonymes : stay, continue to be

Contraires : change

Expressions courantes : remain unchanged, remain the same, remain stable, remain intact

rester

Continuer à être dans un endroit au lieu de partir.

En anglais simple : To stay in a place instead of leaving.

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

Comment l'utiliser : remain in/at a place (He remained in the car while I went shopping.)

Synonymes : stay

Contraires : leave

Expressions courantes : remain here, remain at home, remain in something