rest in peace

Verb CEFR C1

Definitions

To have passed away, or died.
euphemistic
A blessing or expression of hope that a deceased person is at peace.

Equivalents

Españoldescansar en paz descanse en paz que en paz descanse

Françaisrepose en paix

Deutschruhe in Frieden

21 more languages

العربيةاُرْقُدْ فِي سَلَام

Azərbaycan diliAllah rəhmət eləsin

Cymraegheddwch i'w lwch

Ελληνικάαναπαύσου εν ειρήνη

Esperantoripozu pace

Suomikepeät mullat lepää rauhassa levätä rauhassa

Gaeilgear dheis Dé go raibh a anam

Galegodescanse en paz

עבריתעליו השלום

Bahasa Indonesiaberistirahat dalam damai

Italianoriposi in pace

日本語ご冥福をお祈りします安らかに休んでください安らかに眠る安らかに眠れ

한국어고이 잠드소서 삼가 고인의 명복을 빕니다 편히 쉬소서

Latinarequiescat in pace

Nederlandsrust in vrede

Polskinoclegować

Portuguêsdescanse em paz

Русскийземля пухом мир пра́ху его́мир пра́ху еёпокойся с миром пусть земля́ бу́дет пу́хом ца́рство ей небе́сное ца́рство ему́ небе́сное

Kiswahilipumzika kwa amani pumzika peponi

ไทยหลับให้สบาย ไปดี ไปสู่สรวงสวรรค์ไปสู่สุคติ

Tiếng Việtyên nghỉ

Examples

“In his latter years he sought an asylum with his relatives, the O'Conors, of Belanagar, and it was probably there that he rested in peace, in 1735.”

“May the souls of the recently departed rest ⟳ in peace.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

rest on rest on one's laurels rest one's case rest one's soul rest up restabilise

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