休める

やすめる
to rest
to suspend
to give relief

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やすめる【休める】

〔休息させる〕 rest; give sb a rest; repose; 〔活用･使用を中断する〕 suspend; make a pause; 〔気持ちを落ち着かせる〕 ease sb's mind; set [put] 《sb, sb's mind》 at ease [rest]; give 《sb's mind》 relief.

●体を休める rest [repose] oneself; be rested

・頭[目]を休める give one's brain [eyes] a rest; rest one's brain [eyes]

・(仕事の)手を休める rest from one's work [labor]

・馬を休める rest a horse.

●母は縫い物の手を休めて, 窓の外を見やった. Mother put down her knitting and gazed out the window.

・鴨(_かも)たちは静かな湖面でのんびりと羽を休めていた. The ducks were quietly resting their wings on the calm surface of the lake.

・このハーブには神経を休め安眠を誘う働きがある. The herb has the property of relaxing the nerves and inducing sleep.