recess
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The meaning (definition) of the word recess
a break in the school day for playing outside
The word recess used in a sentence
“At recess I jumped rope until the bell rang.”
Words that mean the same as recess (synonyms)
break
How the word recess is said around the world
| French | récréation (ray-kray-ah-SYOHN) |
| Spanish | recreo (reh-KREH-oh) |
| Mandarin | 课间休息 (kuh jyen shyoh shee) |
| Hindi | खेल की छुट्टी (khayl kee CHHUUT-tee) |
| Arabic | الفُسْحَة (al-FUS-hah) |
| Russian | перемена (pe-ree-MYEN-a) |
| Portuguese (EU) | recreio (ruh-CRY-oo) |
| Portuguese (BR) | recreio (heh-CRAY-oo) |
| Japanese | やすみじかん (yah-soo-MEE jee-KAHN) |
| German | Pause (POW-zuh) |
| Urdu | کھیل کی چھٹی (khayl kee CHHUUT-tee) |
| Punjabi | ਅੱਧੀ ਛੁੱਟੀ (UDH-dhee CHHUUT-tee) |
| Korean | 쉬는 시간 (shwee-NUN shee-GAHN) |
| Hebrew | הַפְסָקָה (haf-sah-KAH) |
| Greek | διάλειμμα (thee-AH-leem-mah) |
| Dutch | pauze (POW-zuh) |
| Tagalog | oras ng pahinga (OH-ras nang pa-HEE-nga) |
| Vietnamese | giờ ra chơi (zuh rah CHUH-ee) |
| Turkish | teneffüs (teh-nehf-FEWS) |
| Persian | زنگ تفریح (ZANG-eh taf-REEH) |
| Polish | przerwa (PSHEHR-vah) |
| Ukrainian | перерва (peh-REHR-vah) |
| Bengali | খেলার ছুটি (KHAY-lar chhoo-ti) |
| Swedish | rast (rahst) |
| Italian | ricreazione (ree-kray-ah-TSYOH-nay) |
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