pause
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The meaning (definition) of the word pause
a short stop before you go on
The word pause used in a sentence
“There was a pause in the music.”
Words that mean the same as pause (synonyms)
breakrest
How the word pause is said around the world
| French | pause (pohz) |
| Spanish | pausa (POW-sah) |
| Mandarin | 停顿 (teeng dwun) |
| Hindi | विराम (vi-RAHM) |
| Arabic | تَوَقُّف (ta-WAK-kuf) |
| Russian | пауза (POW-za) |
| Portuguese (EU) | pausa (POW-zuh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | pausa (POW-zah) |
| Japanese | きゅうし (KYOO-shee) |
| German | Pause (POW-zeh) |
| Urdu | وقفہ (WUK-fah) |
| Punjabi | ਵਿਰਾਮ (vee-RAHM) |
| Korean | 멈춤 (MUHM-choom) |
| Hebrew | הפסקה (haf-sah-KAH) |
| Greek | παύση (PAF-see) |
| Dutch | pauze (pow-zuh) |
| Tagalog | paghinto (pahg-HEEN-toh) |
| Vietnamese | khoảng dừng (khwahng ZUHNG) |
| Turkish | ara (ah-RAH) |
| Persian | مکث (maks) |
| Polish | przerwa (PSHEHR-vah) |
| Ukrainian | пауза (POW-za) |
| Bengali | বিরতি (BI-ro-tee) |
| Swedish | paus (pows) |
| Italian | pausa (POW-zah) |
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