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pause
to pause
Werkwoord
- interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
"The speaker paused"
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pause
Zelfstandig naamwoord
- tijd voor de schaft; lunchpauze; tijd gedurende welke geschaft wordt
- a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
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pause
Zelfstandig naamwoord
- fermate
- temporary inactivity
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pause
Zelfstandig naamwoord
- break, rustpauze, pauze
- a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
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Voorbeeldzinnen
- Pause the game.
- That made Tom pause.
- Let's take a short pause.
- There was an awkward pause.
- There was a momentary pause.
- We should sometimes pause to think.
- What's drinking? A mere pause from thinking!
- There was a momentary pause in the talk.
- He spoke for ten minutes without a pause.
- There was a short pause and the housewife said...
- My fingers pronounce every word, every pause and every accent.
- After an awkward pause, Bill took her by the hand and dragged her upstairs.
- In music or speaking, a pause is frequently used for dramatic effect.
- The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
- Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.