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Pause

break

noun POW-ze Rare
People & Society Education

Origin: from Greek via Latin pausa

Also means

recess

Usage Note

Pause is the break between lessons, the schoolyard recess. The big midday break is the große Pause. Outside school it means any pause or interval, including the interval at a theatre. The verb eine Pause machen means 'to take a break'.

Examples

"In der Pause spielen die Kinder auf dem Hof."

Natural Translation

During the break the children play in the yard.

Literal Translation

In the break play the children on the yard.

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