pause — Dizionario inglese

Verbo

1. To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.

   Uso

   • intransitivo

2. To stop (an activity) for a while.

   Uso

   • transitivo

   Esempi

   Altri esempi (1)

   The general public could therefore have been forgiven for thinking that work on the new station had stopped. But pausing work on an active construction site of this size is not straightforward.

3. To interrupt an activity and wait.

   Uso

   • intransitivo

   Esempi

   When telling the scary story, he paused for effect.

   Tarry, pause a day or two.

   Altri esempi (3)

   pausing a while thus to herself she mused

   She paused and took a defiant breath. ‘If you don't believe me, I can't help it. But I'm not a liar.’ ¶ ‘No,’ said Luke, grinning at her. ‘You're not dull enough![…]What about the kid's clothes? I don't suppose they were anything to write home about, but didn't you keep anything? A bootee or a bit of embroidery or anything at all?’

   Will this affect HS2 and other major projects? [...] Work at the majority of sites has paused, although some staff may be present to ensure the safety and security of these sites and to make safety assessments. [...]

4. To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.

   Uso

   • intransitivo

   Esempi

   Why doth the Jew pause? Take thy forfeiture.

5. To halt the play or playback of, temporarily, so that it can be resumed from the same point.

   Uso

   • transitivo

   Esempi

   to pause a song, a video, or a computer game

   Press Start at any time to pause the game.

6. To consider; to reflect.

   Uso

   • intransitivo
   • obsoleto

   Esempi

   Take time to pause.

Sostantivo

1. A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.

   Sinonimi

   hiatusmoratoriumrecesscaesura

   Esempi

   Altri esempi (1)

   If the afternoon was fine they strolled together in the park, very slowly, and with pauses to draw breath wherever the ground sloped upward. The slightest effort made the patient cough.

2. A short time for relaxing and doing something else.

   Sinonimi

   breakholidayrecess

3. Hesitation; suspense; doubt.

   Uso

   • figurato

   Sinonimi

   vacillationwavering

   Esempi

   to take pause

   to give pause

   Altri esempi (2)

   And like a man to double buſsines bound, / I ſtand in pauſe where I ſhall firſt beginne, […]

   The US House speaker, Mike Johnson, said on Sunday he would have “great pause” about granting a pardon or commutation to Ghislaine Maxwell while another House Republican said it should be considered as part of an effort to obtain more information about Jeffrey Epstein’s crimes.

4. In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation mark.

   Esempi

   Teach the pupil to mind the pauses.

5. A break or paragraph in writing.

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   Altri esempi (1)

   He [Paul] is full of the Matter he treats and writes with Warmth, which uſually neglects Method, and thoſe Partitions and Pauſes which Men educated in the Schools of Rhetoricians uſually obſerve.

6. A sign indicating continuance of a note or rest.

Interiezione

1. Used immediately after a statement to indicate that there was no innuendo or homosexual meaning intended, especially when such a meaning is a reasonable interpretation.

   Uso

   • gergo

   Sinonimi

   no homo

Sostantivo

1. a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something

   Sinonimi

   intermissionbreakinterruptionsuspension

   Termini più generali

   time intervalinterval

2. temporary inactivity

   Termini più generali

   inactivity

Verbo

1. interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing

   Sinonimi

   hesitate

   Termini più generali

   delay

   Esempi

   The speaker paused

2. cease an action temporarily

   Sinonimi

   intermitbreak

   Termini più generali

   interruptdisruptbreak upcut off

   Esempi

   We pause for station identification

   let's break for lunch