No. 13,578 in Spanish

reposar

To rest or to let something settle.

In a sentence

Durante la receta, el pan debe reposar por una hora.
During the recipe, the bread must rest for an hour.
Here, 'reposar' refers to letting something sit and develop during a process, typically in cooking contexts.
Después de la caminata, decidieron reposar bajo un árbol.
After the walk, they decided to rest under a tree.
In this case, 'reposar' is used to mean resting physically after an activity.
El vino necesita reposar en barriles de madera antes de ser embotellado.
The wine needs to rest in wooden barrels before being bottled.
Again, 'reposar' indicates allowing a substance to settle and mature, often in a controlled environment for development.

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