recess

re·cess

 (rē′sĕs′, rĭ-sĕs′)

n.

1.

a. A temporary cessation of the customary activities of an engagement, occupation, or pursuit: The chairman of the committee called for a recess until Thursday. See Synonyms at pause.

b. A period in the school day during which students are given time to play or relax.

2. often recesses A remote, secret, or secluded place: a bird that lives deep in the recesses of the forest.

3.

a. An indentation or small hollow: Dirt accumulated in the recesses of the statue.

b. An alcove.

v. re·cessed, re·cess·ing, re·cess·es

v.tr.

1. To place in a recess.

2. To create or fashion a recess in: recessed a portion of the wall.

3. To suspend for a recess: The committee chair recessed the hearings.

v.intr.

To take a recess: The investigators recessed for lunch.

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[Latin recessus, retreat, from past participle of recēdere, to recede; see recede¹.]

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recess

n

1. a space, such as a niche or alcove, set back or indented

2. (often plural) a secluded or secret place: recesses of the mind.

3. a cessation of business, such as the closure of Parliament during a vacation

4. (Anatomy) anatomy a small cavity or depression in a bodily organ, part, or structure

5. (Education) US and Canadian a break between classes at a school

vb (tr)

6. to place or set (something) in a recess

7. (Building) to build a recess or recesses in (a wall, building, etc)

[C16: from Latin recessus a retreat, from recēdere to recede]

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re•cess

(rɪˈsɛs, ˈri sɛs)

n.

1. a temporary withdrawal or cessation from the usual work or activity; break.

2. a period of such withdrawal: a five-minute recess.

3. a receding part or space, as an alcove in a room.

4. an indentation, as in a coastline or a hill.

5. recesses, a secluded or inner area or part: in the recesses of the palace.

v.t.

6. to place or set in a recess.

7. to set or form as or like a recess: to recess a wall.

8. to suspend or defer for a recess: to recess the Senate.

v.i.

9. to take a recess.

[1510–20; < Latin recessus a withdrawal, receding part =recēd(ere) to recede¹ + -tus suffix of v. action]

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recess

Past participle: recessed
Gerund: recessing

Imperative

recess

recess

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recess

A period during the school day when there are no classes.

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	recess - a state of abeyance or suspended business deferral abeyance, suspension - temporary cessation or suspension
	2.	recess - a small concavity niche, recession, corner pharyngeal recess - a small recess in the wall of the pharynx concave shape, concavity, incurvation, incurvature - a shape that curves or bends inward
	3.	recess - an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands) inlet body of water, water - the part of the earth's surface covered with water (such as a river or lake or ocean); "they invaded our territorial waters"; "they were sitting by the water's edge" cove - a small inlet fiord, fjord - a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway lake - a body of (usually fresh) water surrounded by land loch - a long narrow inlet of the sea in Scotland (especially when it is nearly landlocked) sea - a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
	4.	recess - an enclosure that is set back or indented niche alcove, bay - a small recess opening off a larger room apse, apsis - a domed or vaulted recess or projection on a building especially the east end of a church; usually contains the altar cinerarium, columbarium - a niche for a funeral urn containing the ashes of the cremated dead enclosure - a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose fireplace, hearth, open fireplace - an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built; "the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it"; "he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it"; "the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires" mihrab - (Islam) a niche in the wall of a mosque that indicates the direction of Mecca
	5.	recess - a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate" time out, respite, break pause - temporary inactivity spring break - a week or more of recess during the spring term at school
Verb	1.	recess - put into a recess; "recess lights" lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
	2.	recess - make a recess in; "recess the piece of wood" indent - notch the edge of or make jagged
	3.	recess - close at the end of a session; "The court adjourned" adjourn, break up end, cease, terminate, finish, stop - have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"

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recess

noun

1. break, rest, holiday, closure, interval, vacation, respite, intermission, cessation of business Parliament returns to work today after its summer recess.

2. alcove, corner, bay, depression, hollow, niche, cavity, nook, oriel, indentation a discreet recess next to a fireplace

plural noun

1. depths, reaches, heart, retreats, bowels, innards (informal), secret places, innermost parts, penetralia He emerged from the dark recesses of the garage.

verb

1. adjourn, break, stop, take a break, take a recess, suspend proceedings The hearings have now recessed for dinner.

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recess

noun

A pause or interval, as from work or duty:

break, intermission, respite, rest, time-out.

Informal: breather.

verb

To interrupt regular activity for a short period:

break.

Idioms: take a break, take a breather, take five.

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Translations

عُطْلَة البَرْلَمانفُرْصَة بين دَرْسَيْنكُوَّه

alkovnamezidobípřestávkavýklenek

alkoveferiefrikvarterindhakpause

PauseFerienNische

välitunti

alcôvepauserecoinrécrérécréation

szünetszünidőzugmélyedés

frímínúturòinghléskot

intervallonascondererecessirecessorecludere

あそびあそびをとるゆとり休み時間休憩をとる

alkova

brīvdienasbrīvlaikskluss stūrītisnišapārtraukums

parlamentsferie

repouso

переменауглубление

alkovňa

odmor

girişniştatilteneffüs

休会休庭凹进处壁龛学校的课间休息

recess

[rɪˈses]

A. N

1. (Jur, Pol) (= cessation of business) → clausura f (US) (Jur) (= short break) → descanso m (esp US) (Scol) → recreo m
parliament is in recess → la sesión del parlamento está suspendida

2. (Archit) → hueco m, nicho m

3. (= secret place) → escondrijo m (fig) → la parte más oculta
in the recesses of his mind → en los recovecos de su mente, en lo más oculto de su mente

B. VI (US) (Jur, Parl) → prorrogarse, suspenderse la sesión

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recess

[ˈriːsɛs rɪˈsɛs]

n

(in room) → renfoncement m; (for bed) → alcôve f

(= holiday) [parliament, courts] → vacances fpl
to be in recess → être en vacances

(= short break) → pause f; (in court hearing) → suspension f d'audience; (at school) → récréation f

recesses

npl [room, cave] → recoins mpl
the deep recesses of one's mind → les recoins les plus obscurs de son esprit

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recess

n

(= cessation) (of Parliament) → (Sitzungs)pause f; (of law courts) → Ferien pl; (US Sch) → Pause f

(= alcove) → Nische f

(= secret place) → Winkel m; in the (deepest) recesses of his mind → in den (tiefsten) Tiefen seines Geistes

vt (= set back) → in eine/die Nische stellen; cupboard, cooker → einbauen; windows → vertiefen; lighting → versenken; (= make a recess in) wall etc → eine Nische machen in (+acc), → vertiefen

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recess

[rɪˈsɛs] n

a. (Law, Parliament) (cessation of business) → ferie fpl, vacanza (Am) (Law) (short break) → sospensione f (Scol) (esp Am) → intervallo

b. (for bed) → rientranza; (for statue) → nicchia (fig) (of mind) → recesso

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recess

(riˈses) , (ˈriːses) noun

1. a part of a room set back from the main part; an alcove. We can put the dining-table in that recess. hoekie كُوَّه ниша recanto výklenek, alkovna die Nische indhak; alkove εσοχή, κόγχηhueco, nicho nišš فرورفتگی؛ گوشه syvennys recoin; alcôveגומחה विश्राम udubina u zidu zug ruangan kecil (út)skot rientranza, nicchia 奥 후미진 곳 atoki vieta, alkova kluss stūrītis; niša ceruk nisnisje, alkovealkowa, wnęka تفريح، هواخوارى، ساتيرى، چكر، رخصتى، دريدنه (توقف)، خلوت، ګوښه، كونج، تاق، محراب، تاق جوړول، په خلوت كى اوسيدل، تفريح كول، دريدل، (توقف كول recanto nişă; alcov ниша výklenok, alkovňa, zákutie niša niša nisch, alkov ส่วนที่มีไว้สำหรับพักผ่อน giriş, niş 凹進處，壁龕 ніша; заглиблення گوشہ hốc tường 凹进处，壁龛

2. the time during which Parliament or the law-courts do not work. Parliament is in recess. reses عُطْلَة البَرْلَمان ваканция férias parlamentares mezidobí die Ferien (pl.) pause; ferie αναστολή εργασιών της βουλής ή των δικαστηρίων suspensión puhkus تعطیلات loma intersessionפגרה काल जिसके दौरान संसद या अदालतें कार्य नहीं करतीं prekid zbog odmora szünet (törvényhozó testületnél stb.) reses þinghlé/-leyfi, réttarhlé (breve sospensione) 休会 (법정, 의회 등의) 휴회 기간 atostogos (parlamentā u.tml.) pārtraukums; brīvdienas rehat recesparlamentsferieferie هواخوارى férias parlamentares va­­canţă (parlamentară) перерыв prázdniny prekinitev (dela) privremeni odmor semester, sommaravbrott ช่วงการหยุดพักของศาลหรือสภา tatil 休會，休庭 перерва в засіданнях وقفہ giờ giải lao 休会，休庭

3. (American) a short period of free time between school classes. pouse فُرْصَة بين دَرْسَيْن междучасие intervalo přestávka die Pause frikvarter διάλειμμαrecreo vahetund, vaheaeg زنگ تفریح välitunti récréationהפסקה स्कूल की क्लासों के बीच का छोटा सा काल školski odmor, praznici szünet istirahat frímínútur intervallo, ricreazione 休憩 (학교의) 식 시간 pertrauka brīvlaiks waktu rehat pauze friminutt/-kvarter przerwa międzysemestralna د تفریح زنګ intervalo pauză перемена prázdniny odmor pauza rast ช่วงเวลาหยุดพักระหว่างวิชา teneffüs （美國）學校短期休假 велика перерва в школі اسکول کا خالی وقفہ giờ ra chơi 短暂的休假，学校的课间休息

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re·cess

n. suspensión; cavidad, espacio vacío.

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