休む

休む
やすむ
to rest
to have a break
to take a day off
to be finished
to be absent
to retire
to sleep
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やすむ【休む】
①[休息する]
〔休憩する, 憩う, くつろぐ〕
**rest
|自|〖D〗 〖S〗 休む, 休憩する;〔仕事などを〕休む〔from

rest and relax ゆっくり休む《◆「かぜを治すには…」という文脈で使われる》

lie down and rest 横になって休む

Let's rest awhile. =《略式》Let's rest for a while. しばらく休もう.

|他|…を〔仕事などから〕休ませる, 休養させる〔from〕;[~ oneself] 休む, 休養する

She sat down to rest herself. 彼女は腰をおろして休んだ.

*repose
|自|〖D〗 〖S〗 《正式》(人などが)〔場所に〕横になる, 休む〔in, on

repose in an armchair ひじかけいすで休む.

|他|《正式》…を〔…に〕置いて休める〔on, in〕;《略式》[~ oneself] 横になる, 休む.
lie back
[自](働いた後で)休む, くつろぐ.

▲take a rest for an instant ちょっと休む

At ease! 〔号令〕休め

stand at ease 休めの姿勢でいる.

②[欠席する・欠勤する]
〔休業する, 休暇をとる〕
*skip
|他|《略式》(授業など)を休む, サボる
make holiday
仕事を休む, 休暇を取る.

▲She was absent from school because of illness [because she was ill]. 彼女は病気のために学校を休んだ

She is off today. 彼女はきょう休んでいる

have [get, take] a night off 夜勤を休む

She absented herself from class(es). 彼女は授業を休んだ

May I have an excuse from the Chinese class? 中国語の授業を休んでもよろしいですか

phone [call] in sick 病気で休むと電話する.

③[寝る]
〔眠る, 床に就く, 就寝する, 睡眠する〕
go to bed
就寝する.
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やすむ【休む】
1 〔休憩する〕 rest (up); take [have] a rest 《from…》; rest (oneself); stop 《working》; 〔ひと息つく〕 take [have] a rest [breather].

●休んでいる be at rest; be resting

・横になって休む lie down and rest; lie at rest

・腰を下ろして休む sit down and rest

・喫茶店で休む stop at a teashop

・休まずに continually; without rest [a break]

・休まず働く keep working [at work]; be kept working [at work]

・日曜も休まずに without a Sunday break

・休む間もない have no time to rest

・休めの姿勢を取る stand at ease; ease one's legs.

●終日立ちっぱなしで休む暇がなかった. I was kept standing [on my feet] all day without taking a moment's rest.

・2, 3 時間休んだらよくなるでしょう. A few hours' rest and you'll feel better.

・2, 3 日ゆっくり休んだほうがいい. You should rest up for a few days.

・じゃ 10 分ほど休みましょう. Okay, let's take a ten-minute break.

・あそこのベンチで少し休んでいきませんか. How about taking a little rest on that bench over there?

・休め. 〔号令〕 At ease!

2 〔欠勤する〕 take a day off; 〔欠席する〕 be absent; 〔休業する〕 knock off [drop] 《work》; take a rest from 《one's work》; give oneself rest; close 《school》.

●会社[学校]を休む be absent from work [school]

・1 日[半日]仕事を休む take [have] a day [half-day] off; take a one-day [half-day] holiday

・毎日曜日に休む have a holiday every Sunday

・2, 3 日[1 週間]休む take a few days' [week's] holiday

・病気で休む be off from work [out of school] sick

・無断で休む take off without permission.

●「ひどい熱. 今日は休んだら?」「大事な会議があって休めないんだ」 “You've got a bad fever. How about taking the day off?”―“I can't. I've got an important meeting today.”

・風邪で 1 週間休んだら授業に追いつくのが大変だった. I was out of school with a cold for a week, and it was rough catching up on my classes.

・店舗改装のため 1 週間休みます. We'll be closed a week for remodeling of the store.

・来週の金曜は学会出席のため診療を休みます. Owing to attendance at an academic conference, the doctor will not see patients next Friday.

・原料が入らないので操業を休まざるを得ない. Owing to a shortage of materials, we will have to suspend operations.

3 〔寝る〕 (就寝する) go to bed; retire; 《口》 turn in; (眠る) sleep.

●ゆうべはお休みになれましたか? Did you sleep well [soundly] last night? | Did you have a good night?

・父はまだ休んでおります. My father is still in bed.

・「もうお休みでしたか」「いやまだ起きてるよ」 “Were you in bed?”―“No, I'm still up.”

・遅いからそろそろ休もうか. It's getting late, so how about turning in?

・今夜は遅くなるから先に休んでいてくれ. I'm going to be late tonight, so go on to bed.


Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.

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