pause

pause
po:z
1. noun
1) (a short stop, break or interval (while doing something): There was a pause in the conversation.) pausa, silencio
2) (the act of making a musical note or rest slightly longer than normal, or a mark showing that this is to be done.) pausa

2. verb
(to stop talking, working etc for a short time: They paused for a cup of tea.) hacer una pausa, parar
pause1 n pausa
after a short pause, he continued talking después de una breve pausa, siguió hablando
pause2 vb hacer una pausa / parar
he paused and then continued hizo una pausa y luego continuó
El gerundio de pause se escribe pausing
pause
tr[pɔːz]
noun
1 (gen) pausa; (silence) silencio; (rest) descanso
■ without pausing sin interrupción
■ there was a slight pause in the conversation la conversación se interrumpió por un instante
2 SMALLMUSIC/SMALL pausa
intransitive verb
1 (gen) hacer una pausa; (stop moving) detenerse
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to pause for breath parar para recobrar el aliento
pause ['pɔz] vi, paused ; pausing : hacer una pausa, pararse (brevemente)
pause n
: pausa f
pause
n.
• espera s.f.
• fermata s.f.
• intervalo s.m.
• parada s.f.
• pausa s.f.
• suspensión s.f.
• tregua s.f.
v.
• detener v.
(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-
fut/c: -tendr-•)
• hacer una pausa v.
• pararse v.
• pausar v.
• reflexionar v.

I pɔːz
noun pausa f

without pause — sin interrupción

there was a pause in the conversation — hubo una pausa or se hizo un silencio en la conversación

to give (somebody) pause for thought — dar* que pensar (a alguien)


II
intransitive verb (in speech) hacer* una pausa; (in movement) detenerse*

to pause for breath — parar para recobrar el aliento

[pɔːz]
1. 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
2.
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

3.
CPD

pause button N — botón m de pausa

* * *

I [pɔːz]
noun pausa f

without pause — sin interrupción

there was a pause in the conversation — hubo una pausa or se hizo un silencio en la conversación

to give (somebody) pause for thought — dar* que pensar (a alguien)


II
intransitive verb (in speech) hacer* una pausa; (in movement) detenerse*

to pause for breath — parar para recobrar el aliento


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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