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il restait

there was still … left

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there was still … left The imperfect form of rester; depending on context, it can also mean “he stayed.”
FR: Il restait encore une part de gâteau.
EN: There was still a piece of cake left.

Il restait des spores !

There were still spores left!

— Nausicaä de la vallée du vent (1984)

Il restait quelques tours avant la fin.

There were a few laps left before the end.

— Senna (2010)

Il restait peu à faire sur Terre.

There was little left to do on Earth.

— Space Seed (1967)

Mais il restait toujours la discipline de l'acier.

But there was still the discipline of steel.

Il restait peu de sucre dans le bocal.

There was little sugar left in the jar.

J'avais presque tout le plan en tête, mais il restait à régler les détails.

I had almost the whole plan in my head, but the details still needed to be worked out.

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

Il restait deux jours.

There were two days left.

— La Femme de ménage (2025)

Il restait encore quelque chose.

There was still something left.

— Les Ailes du désir (1987)

Il restait beaucoup de gâteau.

There was a lot of cake left.

Il restait dans un coin pour que personne le remarque.

He stayed in a corner so that no one would notice him.

— Blow Out (1981)

Il restait de la place à l'avant du bus.

There was still room at the front of the bus.

Il restait quelqu'un ?

Was anyone left?

— Ouvre les yeux (1997)

Il restait une seule chambre.

There was only one room left.

— Your Name. (2016)

C'est tout ce qu'il restait.

That's all that was left.

Il restait Ray Tout-Court.

There was still Ray Tout-Court left.

— Mystic River (2003)

Il restait une chose à faire.

There was one thing left to do.

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

Il restait là, à regarder Tom.

He stood there, looking at Tom.