What does rimanere in Italian mean?

What is the meaning of the word rimanere in Italian? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use rimanere in Italian.

The word rimanere in Italian means stay, remain, be left, be left over, linger, remain, last, endure, become, survive, be entitled to, be located, be situated, agree, decide, be in agreement on, be on the go, to stay on the topic, keep to the topic, be left high and dry, be sure, be safe, be stunned, remain at sbd's disposal, stay afloat, left hanging, run out of , run short of, be at a standstill, be left high and dry, keep your feet on the ground, stay grounded, be left with a sour taste in your mouth, be left empty-handed, be stunned, be stunned, be flabbergasted, to be indifferent, wait, await, to stay in touch, lose one's shirt, lose everything, be left only with the clothes you are standing in, stay standing, , be pending, be unfinished, get pregnant, be left behind, fall behind, be in agreement about, to amount to nothing, be disappointed, be chagrined, be upset by, take badly, pleasantly surprised by, be pleasantly surprised, stay dry, dumbfounded, speechless, be surprised, die, croak, in order to stick to the subject at hand, for the sake of not straying from the subject. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word rimanere

stay, remain

verbo intransitivo (restare, fermarsi)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Ho un appuntamento, non posso rimanere.
I have an appointment, so I can't stay.

be left, be left over

verbo intransitivo (avanzare, restare)

Sbrighiamoci, non ci rimane molto tempo.
Let's hurry up, there's not much time left.

linger, remain

verbo intransitivo (permanere in un certo stato)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Rimani immobile fino al mio ritorno.
Remain absolutely still until I get back.

last, endure

verbo intransitivo (durare nel tempo)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Il suo ricordo rimarrà nei secoli.
Her memory will last over the centuries.

become

verbo intransitivo (diventare)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Avevo certi progetti per l'anno prossimo, ma il ho dovuti rivedere dopo essere rimasta incinta. Nell'incidente stradale sono rimaste uccise due persone.
Two people were killed in the road accident.

survive

verbo intransitivo (sopravvivere)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Non mi rimane che un figlio.
I have one surviving child.

be entitled to

verbo intransitivo (spettare, toccare)

La decisione finale rimane a te.
You are entitled to the final decision.

be located, be situated

verbo intransitivo (essere situato)

Non so dove rimanga Corso Cavour.
I don't know where Corso Cavour is located.

agree, decide

verbo intransitivo (essere d'accordo)

Ho parlato con Luigi e siamo rimasti che ci risentiremo domenica per decidere se fare l'escursione. Allora come rimaniamo per il cinema domani sera?
I spoke to Luigi and we agreed to speak again on Sunday to decide on whether to do the excursion. So, what are we deciding about cinema tomorrow evening?

be in agreement on

be on the go

to stay on the topic, keep to the topic

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

be left high and dry

be sure, be safe

verbo intransitivo (idiomatico (evitare i rischi)

be stunned

remain at sbd's disposal

stay afloat

left hanging

run out of , run short of

(supply, amount)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Mi presti un po' di soldi che sono rimasto a secco?

be at a standstill

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

be left high and dry

keep your feet on the ground, stay grounded

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Nonostante il successo, è riuscito a rimanere con i piedi per terra.
Despite his success he has managed to keep his feet on the ground.

be left with a sour taste in your mouth

be left empty-handed

be stunned

be stunned, be flabbergasted

to be indifferent

verbo intransitivo

Mio padre rimase impassibile di fronte alla scenata di mia sorella.
My father was indifferent to the scene my sister made.

wait, await

verbo intransitivo (attendere, aspettare)

to stay in touch

verbo intransitivo (mantenere comunicazione con [qlcn])

lose one's shirt, lose everything, be left only with the clothes you are standing in

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

stay standing

(be stranded)

be pending, be unfinished

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

get pregnant

be left behind

verbo intransitivo (nello spazio) (spatial)

fall behind

verbo intransitivo (figurato (educazione, cultura, ecc.) (academia)

be in agreement about

to amount to nothing

Yes, he agreed to give me the house but the promise amounted to nothing. Nothing came of it.

be disappointed, be chagrined

verbo intransitivo (essere deluso)

be upset by, take badly

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

pleasantly surprised by

be pleasantly surprised

verbo intransitivo

Sono rimasto piacevolmente sorpreso da questo film.
I was pleasantly surprised by this film.

stay dry

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

dumbfounded, speechless

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

be surprised

die, croak

in order to stick to the subject at hand, for the sake of not straying from the subject

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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