What does resto in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word resto in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use resto in Spanish.

The word resto in Spanish means rest, remainder, remainder, remainder, return, remains, leftovers, play down, subtract, remain, return, like in the rest of the world, go all out, go all in, go all in, the rest doesn't matter. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word resto

rest, remainder

nombre masculino (lo que queda de un total)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se comieron casi todo el pastel, el resto lo tienes ahí, sobre la mesa.
They ate almost all of the cake. The rest is there on the table for you.

remainder

nombre masculino (resultado de una resta) (mathematics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
De esta operación el resto es dos.
From this operation, the remainder is two.

remainder

nombre masculino (de una división) (mathematics)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cuando una división no es exacta tiene resto.
When a division is not exact, there is a remainder.

return

nombre masculino (tenis: devolución de saque) (tennis)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tiene un buen resto y es muy difícil hacerle un punto de saque.
He has a good return and it is very difficult to score against him on a serve.

remains

nombre masculino plural (cuerpo muerto)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

leftovers

nombre masculino plural (sobras de comida)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

play down

verbo transitivo (quitar, rebajar) (importance, threat)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Los directores les restaron importancia a los problemas y ahora pagan las consecuencias.
Management played down the importance of the problems, and now they are paying the consequences.

subtract

verbo transitivo (Matemáticas: sustraer)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Al restar el sustraendo del minuendo se obtiene la diferencia.
The difference is obtained by subtracting the subtrahend from the minuend.

remain

verbo intransitivo (quedar, faltar)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Pronostican lluvias para lo que resta del mes.
Rain is forecast for what remains of the month.

return

verbo transitivo (Deportes: devolver un saque)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
El Australiano restó el saque con mucha fuerza.
The Australian powerfully returned the serve.

like in the rest of the world

expresión (que pasa dondequiera)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Como sucede en el resto del mundo, aquí también hay problemas.
Like in the rest of the world, there are problems here too.

go all out, go all in

locución verbal (figurado (desvivirse) (figurative)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Echa el resto por su afición al fútbol.

go all in

locución verbal (jugada: apostar todo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
No eches el resto cuando estés en el casino.

the rest doesn't matter

expresión (coloquial (lo demás no importa)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Roberto llegó a tiempo; el resto es cuento.
Robert arrived on time; the rest doesn't matter.

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