- 休ませる
- やすませる
to excuse (someone)
to give a holiday to
to make (someone) rest* * *やすませる【休ませる】**rest|他|…を〔仕事などから〕休ませる, 休養[休息]させる〔from〕;[~ oneself] 休む, 休養[休息]するrest a horse 馬を休ませる
Stop reading for a minute and rest your eyes. しばらく読書をやめて目を休ませなさい
*breathe|他|(馬など)を休ませるlie fallow(土地が)休ませてある.* * *やすませる【休ませる】rest sth; give sb a rest.●子供に学校を休ませる have [let, make] one's child be absent from school
・パン生地を休ませる set bread dough aside (to rise)
・疲れた目を休ませる rest one's tired eyes
・畑の土を休ませる let a field lie fallow; fallow land.
●今日は休ませていただきたいのですが. I'd like to be excused from my duties [stay home] today. | I'd like to have a day off [holiday] today.
・今日は学校を休ませましょうか. Shall I keep him out of school today?
・週に 1 日は肝臓を休ませましょう. Give your liver a rest one day a week.
・生地をこねてまとめたらラップをかぶせ冷蔵庫で 2 時間ほど休ませます. 〔調理の手順で〕 After kneading the dough into a ball, cover it with wrap and set it in the refrigerator for about two hours.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.