pause

Meaning

1. (feminine) pause, break
2. (feminine) rest

Concepts

break

pause

rest

recess

intermission

interval

respite

lull

mid-day break

interruption

interlude

suspension

disruption

gap

hiatus

recreation

time out

let-up

have a rest

halt

playtime

quiet

cessation

whole rest

relaxation

respire

calm

breathing space

space

span

stretch

stop

🛑

take

time

⌚

timeout

breather

time-out

take a break

completing the first stage

semibreve rest

intermit

hesitate

Synonyms

repos

trêve

interruption

récréation

intermission

faire

casser

intervalle

arrêt

temps

⌚

stature

suspension

taille

vacances

acalmie

break

délassement

position debout

récré

court repos

berçons

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calme

détente

entracte

espace

faire une pause

hésiter

position

se reposer

silence

Translations

Pause

pausa

pausa

pausa

pauze

pausa

descanso

παύση

rust

suspensão

interruzione

ara

mola

διάλειμμα

Pronounced as (IPA)

/poz/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin: pausa

In summary

From Middle French pause (14th c. in the musical sense), from Latin pausa. The Middle French form may be merely a relatinized spelling of Old French pose (“moment, period of time”, 12th c., whence Dutch poos), itself an early borrowing (if not inheritance) from the same Latin noun; at any rate both forms cannot be separated entirely.