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pause  (pôz)

v. paused, paus·ing, paus·es

v.intr.

1. To cease or suspend an action temporarily.

2. To linger; tarry: paused for a while under the huge oak tree.

3. To hesitate: He paused before replying.

v.tr.

To cease or suspend the action of temporarily; stop for an interim: "Once a movie [ordered on demand] begins, it can be paused but not rewound or fast-forwarded" (George Judson).

n.

1. A temporary cessation.

2. A delay or suspended reaction, as from uncertainty; a hesitation: After a pause the audience broke into cheers.

3. A break, stop, or rest, often for a calculated purpose or effect: After a dramatic pause, the lawyer finished her summation.

4.

a. Music A sign indicating that a note or rest is to be held.

b. A break or rest in a line of poetry; a caesura.

5. Reason for hesitation: The immensity of the task gives one pause.

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[From Middle English, pause, from Old French, from Latin pausa, from Greek pausis, from pauein, to stop.]

Synonyms: pause, intermission, recess, respite, suspension
These nouns denote a temporary stop, as in activity: a short pause in the conversation; a concert with a 15-minute intermission; the legislature's summer recess; toiling without respite; a suspension of work.

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pause [pɔːz]

vb (intr)

1. to cease an action temporarily; stop

2. to hesitate; delay she replied without pausing

n

1. a temporary stop or rest, esp in speech or action; short break

2. (Literature / Poetry) Prosody another word for caesura

3. (Music, other) Also called fermata Music a continuation of a note or rest beyond its normal length. Usual symbol

give pause to to cause to hesitate

[from Latin pausa pause, from Greek pausis, from pauein to halt]

pausal  adj

pauser  n

pausing  n & adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pause - a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something intermission, suspension, interruption, break interval, time interval - a definite length of time marked off by two instants lapse - a break or intermission in the occurrence of something; "a lapse of three weeks between letters" blackout - a suspension of radio or tv broadcasting caesura - a pause or interruption (as in a conversation); "after an ominous caesura the preacher continued" dead air - an inadvertent interruption in a broadcast during which there is no sound delay, postponement, time lag, wait, hold - time during which some action is awaited; "instant replay caused too long a delay"; "he ordered a hold in the action" halftime - an intermission between the first and second half of a game rest period, rest, respite, relief - a pause for relaxation; "people actually accomplish more when they take time for short rests" time-out - a brief suspension of play; "each team has two time-outs left" letup, lull - a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished; "there was never a letup in the noise"
	2.	pause - temporary inactivity inactivity - being inactive; being less active time out, respite, break, recess - a pause from doing something (as work); "we took a 10-minute break"; "he took time out to recuperate" falter, faltering, waver, hesitation - the act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech" intermission - the act of suspending activity temporarily freeze, halt - an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement; "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze"
Verb	1.	pause - interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing; "The speaker paused" hesitate hem and haw - utter `hems' and `haws'; indicated hesitation; "He hemmed and hawed when asked to address the crowd" scruple - hesitate on moral grounds; "The man scrupled to perjure himself" delay - act later than planned, scheduled, or required; "Don't delay your application to graduate school or else it won't be considered"
	2.	pause - cease an action temporarily; "We pause for station identification"; "let's break for lunch" intermit, break cut off, disrupt, interrupt, break up - make a break in; "We interrupt the program for the following messages" catch one's breath, take a breather, rest, breathe - take a short break from one's activities in order to relax take five - take a break for five minutes; "The musicians took five during the rehearsal" take ten - take a ten minute break; "The players took ten during the long rehearsal"

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pause

verb

stop briefly, delay, hesitate, break, wait, rest, halt, cease, interrupt, deliberate, waver, take a break, discontinue, desist, have a breather (informal) He paused briefly before answering.
stop briefly continue, advance, progress, proceed

noun

stop, break, delay, interval, hesitation, stay, wait, rest, gap, halt, interruption, respite, lull, stoppage, interlude, cessation, let-up (informal), breathing space, breather (informal), intermission, discontinuance, entr'acte, caesura There was a brief pause in the conversation.
stop advancement, progression, continuance

Quotations
"The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause" [Mark Twain]

Translations

pause [pɔːz]

A. N

1. (= interruption) → pausa f (also Mus); (= silence) → silencio m; (= rest) → descanso m
after a moment's pause he went on speaking → tras una breve pausa continuó hablando
there was a pause while the rest came in → se hizo una pausa mientras entraban los demás
there was a pause for refreshments → hubo un descanso para tomar refrigerios
there was an awkward pause in the conversation → se produjo un silencio incómodo en medio de la conversación
to give sb pause; give pause to sb → hacer vacilar a algn
to give sb pause for thought → dar que pensar a algn
without (a) pause → sin interrupción

2. (on cassette-player) → botón m de pausa

B. VI (in activity) → hacer un descanso; (when speaking) → callarse(momentáneamente), detenerse; (when moving) → detenerse
we paused for a break half-way through the afternoon → paramos a descansar a media tarde
let's pause here → hagamos un descanso aquí
it made him pause → le hizo vacilar
to pause for breath → detenerse para tomar aliento

C. CPD pause button N → botón m de pausa

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pause [ˈpɔːz]

n

(= break) → pause f
without a pause → sans s'arrêter pause button

to give sb pause for thought (= make sb think) → donner à réfléchir à qn

vi → faire une pause, s'arrêter
to pause for breath → reprendre son souffle
scarcely pausing for breath → en s'arrêtant à peine pour souffler
pause button n → bouton m "pause"

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pause

n → Pause f; a hesitant pause → ein kurzes Zögern; an anxious/a pregnant pause → ein ängstliches/vielsagendes Schweigen; there was a pause while … → es entstand eine Pause, während …; to have a pause → (eine) Pause machen; without (a) pause → ohne Unterbrechung, pausenlos, ununterbrochen; to give somebody pause (for thought) (esp liter) → jdm zu denken geben, jdn nachdenklich stimmen

vi

(= stop for a short while) → stehen bleiben, stoppen (inf); (speaker) → innehalten; can’t we pause for a bit, I’m exhausted → können wir nicht eine kurze Pause machen, ich bin erschöpft; he paused dramatically → er legte eine Kunstpause ein; pause before you act → überlege erst mal, bevor du etwas tust; he paused for breath/for a drink → er machte eine Pause, um Luft zu holen/etwas zu trinken; to pause for thought → (zum Nachdenken) innehalten; he spoke for thirty minutes without once pausing → er sprach eine halbe Stunde ohne eine einzige Pause; let’s pause here → machen wir hier Pause; it made him pause → das machte ihn nachdenklich

(= dwell on) to pause (up)on something → auf etw (acc) → näher eingehen

vt video, tape etc → anhalten

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pause [pɔːz]

1. n → pausa (Mus) → pausa; (sign) → corona
there was a pause while ... → ci fu un momento di attesa mentre...

2. vi (gen) → fermarsi un momento; (in speech) → fare una pausa
to pause for breath → fermarsi un attimo per riprendere fiato

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pause [pɔːz]

1. n → pausa (Mus) → pausa; (sign) → corona
there was a pause while ... → ci fu un momento di attesa mentre...

2. vi (gen) → fermarsi un momento; (in speech) → fare una pausa
to pause for breath → fermarsi un attimo per riprendere fiato

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pause

n pause [poːz]

1 a short stop, break or interval (while doing something) There was a pause in the conversation. pouse, breuk تَوَقُّف пауза pauza pause; ophold die Pause παύση, ανάπαυλα pausa, silencio paus مکث pysähdys pause הַפסָקָה अल्पविराम zastoj,prekid megszakítás sela hlé pausa 休止 중지 pertrauka, sustojimas pauze, pārtraukums berhenti sebentar pauze, onderbreking pause, opphold przerwa, pauza pausa pauză, întrerupere пауза prestávka premor pauza paus, avbrott, uppehåll การหยุดชั่วขณะ ara, durma 暫停 перерва, перепочинок وقفہ sự tạm nghỉ 暂停

2 the act of making a musical note or rest slightly longer than normal, or a mark showing that this is to be done. pouse, wagtyd عَلامَة تَوَقُّف، تَوَقُّف фермата koruna; pauza fermate die Pause παύση (μουσ.) pausa fermaat طولانی کردن نت fermaatti point d'orgue, pause אֶתנַחתָא यति pauza korona (zenében) pause (heilnótu)þögn; þagnarmerki pausa 延長(記号) 늘임표 pauzė fermāta jeda rustpunt, fermate fermate fermata pausa pauză пауза korunka; pauza pavza pauza paus ปรับโน้ตเพลงให้ยาวขึ้นกว่าปกติ ara verme, durma 延長符號 фермата وقف dấu lặng 延长符号

v

to stop talking, working etc for a short time They paused for a cup of tea. stop, ophou werk يَتَوَقَّف спирам udělat (si) přestávku holde pause; gøre ophold pausieren κάνω παύση, κοντοστέκομαι hacer una pausa, parar vahet pidama مکث کردن pitää tauko faire une pause לְהַפסִיק रूकना stanka szünetet tart berhenti sebentar gera hlé fare una pausa 休む 잠시 중단하다 nutilti, sustoti, padaryti pertrauką pārtraukt uz brīdi; taisīt pauzi berehat sebentar pauzeren ta pause zrobić przerwę parar a face o pauză делать паузу, перерыв urobiť si prestávku narediti premor napraviti pauzu ta en paus หยุดชั่วคราว ara vermek, durmak 中止 робити паузу; зупинятися وقفہ کرنا، تھوڑي دير رکنا tạm nghỉ 中止

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pause → توقف مؤقت pauza pause Pause παύση pausa tauko pause stanka pausa 小休止 일시 중지 pauze pause pauza pausa пауза paus การหยุด duraklama sự tạm ngừng 暂停