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31pause — [[t]pɔ͟ːz[/t]] ♦♦♦ pauses, pausing, paused 1) VERB If you pause while you are doing something, you stop for a short period and then continue. It s rather embarrassing, he began, and paused... He had to pause to clear his throat... He worked… …
32pause — pausal, adj. pauseful, adj. pausefully, adv. pauseless, adj. pauselessly, adv. pauser, n. pausingly, adv. /pawz/, n., v., paused, pausing. n. 1. a temporary stop or rest, esp. in speech or action: a short pause after each stroke of the oar. 2. a… …
33pause — n. temporary stop 1) an awkward; long, prolonged; pregnant; short pause 2) a pause in reason or cause for hesitating 3) to give smb. pause * * * [pɔːz] long pregnant prolonged short pause [ reason or cause for hesitating ] to give smb. pause [… …
34pause — 01. The lecturer [paused] to drink a glass of water, and then continued with his speech. 02. The mayor [paused] before answering the question. 03. The hikers [paused] to drink some water, and then continued up the trail. 04. The old man [paused]… …
35PAUSE — s. f. Suspension, interruption momentanée d une action. Faire une pause, de longues pauses. Il fit deux ou trois pauses en chemin. Le cortége fit une pause en tel endroit. Dans un long travail, il faut des pauses, de petites pauses de temps en… …
36pause — {{11}}pause (n.) early 15c., from M.Fr. pause (14c.), from L. pausa a halt, stop, cessation, from Gk. pausis stopping, ceasing, from pauein to stop, to cause to cease. {{12}}pause (v.) 1520s, from PAUSE (Cf. pause) (n.). Related: Paused; pausing …
37pause — 1 verb (I) to stop speaking or doing something for a short time before starting again: I paused for breath, almost choking with rage. | Please pause to consider the matter. 2 noun (C) 1 a short time during which someone stops speaking or doing… …
38PAUSE — n. f. Suspension, interruption momentanée d’une action. Faire une pause, de longues pauses. Il fit deux ou trois pauses en chemin. La procession fit une pause en tel endroit. Dans un long travail, il faut des pauses, de petites pauses de temps en …
39Pause — Pause1 Sf Unterbrechung std. (14. Jh.), mhd. pūse, mndl. pose Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus afrz. pause, dieses aus l. pausa, dieses aus gr. paũsis Ruhe, Rast (nur mit Präfixen häufiger), zu gr. paúein aufhören machen, beenden . Ebenso nndl. pauze …
40pause — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Latin pausa, from Greek pausis, from pauein to stop Date: 15th century 1. a temporary stop 2. a. a break in a verse b. a brief suspension of the voice to indicate the limits and relations of sentences and… …
