pausa

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) pause (short time for relaxing)
2. (feminine) interruption (time interval during which there is a cessation of something)

Verb

1. (form-of,indicative,present,singular,third-person) inflection of pausar:
2. (form-of,imperative,second-person,singular) inflection of pausar:

Hyphenated as

pau‧sa

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpaw.zɐ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pausa (“pause; halt”), from Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis), from the verb παύω (paúō, “to cause to cease, to stop”).

Sentences

Houve uma pausa .

There was a pause.

Uma longa pausa terminou .

A long pause ended.