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Zwischenakt

interval; intermission

noun TSVISH-en-akt Rare
Arts & Culture Performance

Also means

interlude

Usage Note

Zwischenakt is the break between acts in a theatrical or operatic performance. The common synonym is Pause; Zwischenakt is somewhat more formal and also refers to incidental music played between acts (Zwischenaktmusik).

Examples

"Im Zwischenakt drängten sich die Zuschauer an der Garderobe."

Natural Translation

During the intermission, audience members crowded the cloakroom.

Literal Translation

In the between-act crowded themselves the viewers at the wardrobe.

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