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remains

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re·mains  (r-mnz)
pl.n.
1. All that is left after other parts have been taken away, used up, or destroyed.
2. A corpse.
3. The unpublished writings of a deceased author.
4. Ancient ruins or fossils.

remains [rɪˈmeɪnz]
pl n
1. any pieces, scraps, fragments, etc., that are left unused or still extant, as after use, consumption, the passage of time, etc. the remains of a meal archaeological remains
2. the body of a dead person; corpse
3. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) Also called literary remains the unpublished writings of an author at the time of his death
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.remainsremains - any object that is left unused or still extant; "I threw out the remains of my dinner"
object, physical object - a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
archeological remains - a relic that has been excavated from the soil
fossil - the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil
2.remainsremains - the dead body of a human being; "the cadaver was intended for dissection"; "the end of the police search was the discovery of a corpse"; "the murderer confessed that he threw the stiff in the river"; "honor comes to bless the turf that wraps their clay"
dead body, body - a natural object consisting of a dead animal or person; "they found the body in the lake"
cremains - the remains of a dead body after cremation

remains
plural noun
1. remnants, leftovers, remainder, scraps, rest, pieces, balance, traces, fragments, debris, residue, crumbs, vestiges, detritus, dregs, odds and ends, oddments, leavings the remains of their picnic
2. corpse, body, bones, skeleton, carcass, cadaver The remains of a man had been found.
3. relics, heritage, antiquities There are Roman remains all around us.
Translations
remains [rɪˈmeɪnz] NPL [of building] → restos mpl; [of food] → sobras fpl, restos mpl
the remains of the picniclos restos or las sobras del picnic
human remainsrestos mpl humanos
Roman remainsruinas fpl romanas

remains [rɪˈmeɪnz] npl
(= leftovers) → restes mpl
the remains of the picnic → les restes du pique-nique
(= dead body) → restes mpl
human remains → des restes humains
(= ancient ruins) → vestiges mpl
Roman remains → des vestiges romains

remains
pl (of meal)Reste pl; (of fortune, army)Rest m; (of building)Überreste pl; (= archaeological remains)Ruinen pl; his (mortal) remainsseine sterblichen Überreste; human remainsmenschliche Überreste pl

remains [rɪˈmeɪnz] npl (gen) → resti mpl; (of food) → avanzi mpl
the remains of his fortune → ciò che restava del suo patrimonio
remains [rɪˈmeɪnz] npl (gen) → resti mpl; (of food) → avanzi mpl
the remains of his fortune → ciò che restava del suo patrimonio

remains بقايا trosky levninger Überreste απομεινάρια restos jäänteet restes ostaci resti 遺物 잔여물 overblijfselen rester resztki restos, sobras остатки kvarlevor สิ่งที่เหลื่ออยู่ kalıntı đồ thừa 残余


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At Punta Alta we have a section of one of these later-formed little plains, which is highly interesting from the number and extraordinary character of the remains of gigantic land-animals embedded in it.
These remains naturally suggest many interesting reflections.
[*] Then there remains the most interesting subject--that, as it is, has only been touched on incidentally--of the magnificent system of military organisation in force in that country, which, in my opinion, is much superior to that inaugurated by Chaka in Zululand, inasmuch as it permits of even more rapid mobilisation, and does not necessitate the employment of the pernicious system of enforced celibacy.
 
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