y rester

to die

→ y

phrase Uncommon #11,552

to die In this sense, an informal expression meaning to die or be killed. In other contexts, it can simply mean to stay there.

FR: Il a failli y rester dans l'accident.

EN: He almost died in the accident.

Ce con sait pas qu'il a été tout près d'y rester !

That moron doesn't realize he almost died!

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Mais tu n'es pas obligée d'y rester.

But you don't have to stay there.

— Black (2005)

Mais Félix arrêté, je ne voulais pas y rester une minute de plus.

But with Félix arrested, I didn't want to stay there a minute longer.

— Army of Shadows (1969)

T'aurais dû y rester.

You should have stayed there.

Il va sûrement y rester.

He'll probably stay there.

— Election 1 (2005)

Coupe le pilote automatique, on va y rester !

Turn off the autopilot, we're going to stay here!

— Star Wars, épisode I - La Menace fantôme (1999)

Il va se battre pour y rester.

He’s going to fight to stay there.

— Grave (2017)

Il va y rester.

He's going to stay there.

— Matrix (1999)

Elle devra y rester jusqu'à nouvel ordre.

She will have to stay there until further notice.

— Le Retour du Jedi (1983)

Nous avons tous des raisons d'aller à l'étranger et d'y rester.

We all have reasons to go abroad and stay there.

— Detective Chinatown (2015)

Elle aurait pu y rester.

She could have stayed there.

— Presque Célèbre (2000)

Je crains d'y rester mille ans, pendant que des gens en costard m'étudient.

I'm afraid I'll be stuck there for a thousand years while people in suits study me.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

J'ai cru y rester.

I thought I was going to die.

— L’Enfance d’Ivan (1962)

Je lui ai dit d'y rester.

I told him/her to stay there.

— Le Patient anglais (1996)

On a failli y rester.

We almost died.

— La Chèvre (1981)

J'ai cru que j'allais y rester.

I thought I was going to stay there.

De toute façon, on va tous y rester.

Either way, we're all going to stay there.

— Battle Royale (2000)

Je vais y rester quelques jours.

I'm going to stay there for a few days.

Ton corps a failli y rester.

You almost died.

— Ne Zha 2 (2025)

Sergent, il reste plus que ceux qui devaient y rester.

Sergeant, there are more left than those who were supposed to stay.

— Carandiru (2003)