resting place

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resting place

a place where someone or something rests, esp (last resting place) the grave

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resting place

[ˈrestɪŋpleɪs] N (also last or final resting place) → última morada f

resting place

n → Rastplatz m; (euph: = grave) → Ruhestätte f

resting place

[ˈrɛstɪŋpleɪs] n

a. (gen) → posto or luogo dove riposarsi

b. (grave) → ultima dimora

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We have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that this nation might live.

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But that native land was too far off, and for a man going a thousand miles it is absolutely necessary to set aside his final goal and to say to himself: "Today I shall get to a place twenty-five miles off where I shall rest and spend the night," and during the first day's journey that resting place eclipses his ultimate goal and attracts all his hopes and desires.

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I am seeking the last resting place of those "ruffians.

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If a fly happens to light upon his tin body he doesn't rudely brush it off, as some people might do; he asks it politely to find some other resting place.

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And it was at Tarzan's request that three volleys were fired over the last resting place of "a brave man, who met his death bravely.

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We buried Snider beside the Rhine, and no stone marks his last resting place.

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Contract award notice: The M86 expressway is connected with the construction of a simple resting place combined with the axle load and total weighing station "Families" and the "Rbakz" complex resting place.

The M86 Expressway Is Connected With The Construction Of A Simple Resting Place Combined With The Axle Load And Total Weighing Station "families" And The "rbakz" Complex Resting Place

It was a privilege to visit Mazar-e-Quaid to pay my respects at his final resting place.

Mayor of London Sadiq Khan arrives in Karachi

The bodies arrived early Saturday morning to the mosque, where thousands of people gathered in the streets to send their loved ones to their final resting place.

Thousands of people perform funeral prayers for Al-Rawdah attack martyrs

I have been researching the final resting place of Private Seymour S.

LOST HERO OF THE CENTURY

No resting place for Brady's evil remains EVEN the idea of Ian Brady's ashes being scattered on the moors is an insult to the lost grave of Keith Bennett.

No resting place for Brady's [...]; Get in touch - tell us what you think Email: letters@birminghammail.co.uk Twitter: @birminghammail Facebook: facebook.com/birminghammail Post: Birmingham Mail, Floor 6, Fort Dunlop, Fort Parkway, B24 9FF

I hope through this project, we would be able to honor and pay respect to the dead by giving them a decent resting place,' Estrada said.