Restâmes (en. We stayed)

/ʁɛs.tam/

Meaning & Definition

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verb

First person plural of the simple past of the verb rester.

We stayed at home during the storm.

Nous restâmes à la maison pendant la tempête.

To express that one stayed in a place or a situation.

After the meeting, we stayed to discuss the projects.

Après la réunion, nous restâmes discuter des projets.

To indicate that one lingered somewhere in the past.

They remained there until the sun rose.

Ils restâmes là jusqu'à ce que le soleil se lève.

From the verb 'rester', from the Latin 'restare'.

we remained in our position

We maintained our opinion or decision.

nous restâmes sur notre position

we stayed speechless

We remained speechless or stunned.

restâmes bouche bée

from where we remained

This shows that we were left in a situation.

d’où nous restâmes

we stayed in touch

We continued to communicate.

nous restâmes en contact

rester

To linger, not to leave a place.

rester

stationner

To be in a location without moving.

stationner

demeurer

To stay in a particular place or state.

demeurer

To stay inactive, to do nothing.

We just stayed the whole day.

On a seulement restâmes pendant toute la journée.

To be in a dead-end situation.

We got stuck in traffic jams.

On s'est restâmes coincés dans les embouteillages.