| Subject | French | English |
| gen. | alors, ma grande, tu as pu te reposer un peu? | well dear, did you manage to get some rest? |
| commun. | appareil avertisseur dont le fonctionnement repose sur la variation de résistance électrique | apparatus based on the variation in the electrical resistance |
| med. | coussin repose-tête pour intubation | intubation cushion |
| transp. | dépose et repose du payol du tillac | to remove and to replace floor ceiling |
| sport. | faire reposer | let rest |
| construct. | faire reposer le mortier de chaux grasse | to season lime mortar |
| gen. | ici reposent les victimes de la guerre | here lie the victims of the war |
| gen. | j'ai bien le droit de me reposer! | I'm entitled to some rest, aren't I? |
| inf. | je voulais me reposer, mais non, pas moyen! | I wanted to get some rest, but no such luck! |
| transp., construct. | la couche de base supporte la couche de surface et repose sur la couche de fondation | the roadbase carries the carriageway surfacing /road surface/ and rests on the sub-base |
| gen. | laisser la terre reposer | let the land lie fallow |
| chem. | laisser reposer la nuit | let stand overnight |
| chem. | laisser reposer la nuit | leave standing overnight |
| chem. | laisser reposer la nuit | allow to stand overnight |
| food.ind. | laisser reposer la pâte | prove (To leave bread dough to rise) |
| chem. | laisser reposer une nuit | let stand overnight |
| chem. | laisser reposer une nuit | leave standing overnight |
| chem. | laisser reposer une nuit | allow to stand overnight |
| gen. | laissez le vin reposer | let the wine stand |
| gen. | laissez le vin reposer | leave the wine to settle |
| gen. | laissez reposer la colle | leave the dough to glue to set |
| gen. | laissez reposer la pâte | leave the dough to stand to set |
| gen. | l'épave reposait par cent mètres de fond | the wreck lay one hundred metres down |
| gen. | on a dû faire reposer de la moquette | we had to have the carpet relaid |
| gen. | pars à la campagne, tu te reposeras d'autant mieux | you'll have a much better rest if you go to the country |
| transp. | repose au sol | lowering off jacks |
| mun.plan. | repose-bras | arm-rest |
| transp. | repose-jambes | seat extension |
| transp. | repose-jambes | leg rest |
| transp. | repose pied | foot rest |
| transp. | repose-pied | foot-rest |
| transp. | repose-pieds | foot rest |
| mun.plan. | repose-pouce | thumb rest |
| transp., tech., law | repose-tête réglable | adjustable head-restraint |
| gen. | reposer ses jambes | rest one's legs |
| gen. | reposer sur son lit de mort | be lying on one's deathbed |
| health. | reposer sur un concept | rely on |
| health. | reposer sur une idée | rely on |
| gen. | reposer une serrure | refit a lock |
| gen. | reposez armes! | order arms! |
| swim. | se reposer | float |
| trav. | se reposer | repose |
| sport. | se reposer | relax |
| sport. | se reposer | rest |
| swim. | se reposer sur le côté | lie on the side |
| gen. | se reposer sur ses lauriers | rest on one's laurels |
| mater.sc. | tube pouvant reposer sur le fond | collapsible tube with plane bottom |
| mater.sc. | tube pouvant reposer sur le fond | butt-ended tube |
| gen. | établir reposer sur une base solide | rest on a sound basis |