rest

In a sentence

• Jag har en liten kaka som är en rest från gårdagens fika.

  I have a small cookie that is leftover from yesterday's coffee break.

  Here, 'rest' refers to a remainder or leftover of something.

• Under semestern älskar jag att för en lång rest till fjällen.

  During the vacation, I love to take a long trip to the mountains.

  In this case, 'rest' is used as a noun meaning a journey or trip, although grammatically it would be more common to use 'resa' in Swedish.

• Efter dags arbete är det skönt att få lite rest och återhämtning.

  After a day's work, it's nice to have some rest and recovery.

  In this instance, 'rest' indicates relaxation or a pause from activity.