Pause

French Meaning

pause

silence

arrêt

repos

hésitation

césure

point d'orgue

faire une pause

s'arrêter

pauser

hésiter

English Meaning

  1. To cease or suspend an action temporarily.
  2. To linger; tarry: paused for a while under the huge oak tree.
  3. To hesitate: He paused before replying.
  4. To cease or suspend the action of temporarily; stop for an interim: "Once a movie [ordered on demand] begins, it can be paused but not rewound or fast-forwarded” ( George Judson).
  5. A temporary cessation.
  6. A delay or suspended reaction, as from uncertainty; a hesitation: After a pause the audience broke into cheers.
  7. A break, stop, or rest, often for a calculated purpose or effect: After a dramatic pause, the lawyer finished her summation.
  8. Music A sign indicating that a note or rest is to be held.
  9. A break or rest in a line of poetry; a caesura.
  10. Reason for hesitation: The immensity of the task gives one pause.

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