remain

remain
rə'mein
verb
1) (to be left: Only two tins of soup remain; Very little remained of the cinema after the fire; A great many things still remain to be done.) quedar
2) (to stay; not to leave: I shall remain here.) permanecer, quedarse
3) (to continue to be: The problem remains unsolved.) permanecer, continuar
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- remains
remain vb
1. quedar
only a few people remain in the village en el pueblo quedan muy pocas personas
2. permanecer / seguir
the house has remained empty since he died la casa ha permanecido vacía desde que murió
remain
tr[rɪ'meɪn]
intransitive verb
1 (stay) quedarse, permanecer
2 (be left) quedar, sobrar
3 (continue) seguir, continuar, permanecer
plural noun remains
1 restos nombre masculino plural
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
it only remains for me to ... solo me queda ...
it remains to be seen whether ... queda por ver si ..., está por ver si ...
remain [ri'meɪn] vi
1) : quedar
very little remains: queda muy poco
the remaining 10 minutes: los 10 minutos que quedan
2) stay: quedarse, permanecer
3) continue: continuar, seguir
to remain the same: continuar siendo igual
4)
to remain to : quedar por
to remain to be done: quedar por hacer
it remains to be seen: está por ver
remain
n.
• restos s.m.pl.
• sobras s.f.pl.
v.
• continuar v.
• durar v.
• permanecer v.
• quedar v.
• quedarse v.
• restar v.
• sobrar v.
rɪ'meɪn
intransitive verb
1)
a) (+ adj or adv compl) (continue to be) seguir*, continuar*

he remained silent/standing — se mantuvo en silencio/se quedó de pie

her condition remains critical — su estado sigue siendo crítico, continúa en estado crítico

these laws will remain in force — estas leyes continuarán or permanecerán en vigor

please remain seated — por favor no se levanten, por favor permanezcan en sus asientos (frml)

I remain, yours faithfully — (Corresp frml) le saluda atentamente

b) (stay) quedarse, permanecer* (frml)

to remain behind — quedarse

2)
a) (be left) quedar

this is all that remains of the city — esto es todo lo que queda de la ciudad

the fact remains that ... — el hecho es que ..., sigue siendo cierto que ...

to remain to + INF: what still remains to be done? ¿qué queda por hacer?; that remains to be seen — eso está por verse

b) remaining pres p

they spent the remaining day in Paris — pasaron el día que les quedaba en París

the remaining ten pounds can be paid later — las diez libras restantes or que quedan or que faltan pueden pagarse más adelante

[rɪ'meɪn]
VI
1) (=be left) quedar

little now remains of the old city — poco queda ya del casco antiguo

the few pleasures that remain to me — los pocos placeres que me quedan

much remains to be done — queda mucho por hacer

nothing remains to be said — no queda nada por decir, no hay nada más que decir

nothing remains but to accept — no queda más remedio que aceptar

it only remains to thank you — solo queda darle las gracias

that remains to be seen — eso está por ver

2) (=continue to be) seguir, continuar

the problem remains unsolved — el problema sigue or continúa sin resolverse

he remained a formidable opponent — siguió or continuó siendo un rival formidable

to remain seated/standing — permanecer sentado/de pie

to remain faithful to sb — seguir or permanecer fiel a algn

they remained silent — permanecieron en silencio

the government remained in control — el gobierno mantuvo or sostuvo el control

the two men have remained friends — los dos hombres han seguido siendo amigos

if the weather remains fine — si el tiempo sigue bueno

the fact remains that ... — (referring to previous statement) no es menos cierto que ..., sigue siendo un hecho que ...

3) (=stay) quedarse

we remained there three weeks — nos quedamos allí tres semanas

to remain behind — (gen) quedarse; (after school) quedarse después de las clases

4) (in letters)

I remain, yours faithfully — le saluda atentamente

* * *
[rɪ'meɪn]
intransitive verb
1)
a) (+ adj or adv compl) (continue to be) seguir*, continuar*

he remained silent/standing — se mantuvo en silencio/se quedó de pie

her condition remains critical — su estado sigue siendo crítico, continúa en estado crítico

these laws will remain in force — estas leyes continuarán or permanecerán en vigor

please remain seated — por favor no se levanten, por favor permanezcan en sus asientos (frml)

I remain, yours faithfully — (Corresp frml) le saluda atentamente

b) (stay) quedarse, permanecer* (frml)

to remain behind — quedarse

2)
a) (be left) quedar

this is all that remains of the city — esto es todo lo que queda de la ciudad

the fact remains that ... — el hecho es que ..., sigue siendo cierto que ...

to remain to + INF: what still remains to be done? ¿qué queda por hacer?; that remains to be seen — eso está por verse

b) remaining pres p

they spent the remaining day in Paris — pasaron el día que les quedaba en París

the remaining ten pounds can be paid later — las diez libras restantes or que quedan or que faltan pueden pagarse más adelante


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