noun🔗ShareBotón de pausaA button whose functions are pausing and resuming something, such as a DVD player, a video game or a computer."The DVD player has separate buttons for play, fast forward, and rewind, but it combines pausing and resuming into one button labeled "pauses". "El reproductor de DVD tiene botones separados para reproducir, avanzar rápido y rebobinar, pero combina la pausa y la reanudación en un solo botón etiquetado como "pausa".electronicsdevicecomputingtechnologyfunctionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePausa, interrupciónA temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.""The speaker's presentation was filled with pauses, giving the audience time to absorb the information." "La presentación del orador estuvo llena de pausas, lo que dio a la audiencia tiempo para absorber la información.timeactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePausa, descansoA short time for relaxing and doing something else."Between study sessions, Sarah takes short pauses to listen to music and stretch. "Entre sesiones de estudio, Sarah hace pausas cortas para escuchar música y estirarse.timeactionentertainmentworkholidayChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePausa, vacilación, dudaHesitation; suspense; doubt."The student's presentation was filled with pauses, making the teacher wonder if he was unprepared. "La presentación del estudiante estuvo llena de pausas, lo que hizo que el profesor se preguntara si no estaba preparado.mindcharactersituationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePausa, signo de puntuaciónIn writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation mark."Teach the pupil to mind the pauses."Enseñe al alumno a prestar atención a los signos de puntuación.grammarwritinglanguagelinguisticsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePausa, párrafoA break or paragraph in writing."The teacher marked several pauses in the student's essay where new paragraphs should have begun. "El profesor marcó varias pausas en el ensayo del estudiante donde deberían haber comenzado nuevos párrafos.writinggrammarlanguageliteratureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePausa, calderónA sign indicating continuance of a note or rest."The sheet music was full of pauses, indicating how long each note should be held. "La partitura estaba llena de pausas, que indicaban cuánto tiempo debía mantenerse cada nota.musicsignChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗SharePausas, interrupciones(as direct object) take pause: hesitate; give pause: cause to hesitate"The repeated demands for extra work gave the employees pauses before volunteering again. "Las repetidas demandas de trabajo extra dieron a los empleados pausas antes de volver a ofrecerse como voluntarios.mindactionattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHacer una pausa, detenerseTo take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort."After running up the stairs, she pauses to catch her breath before continuing her story. "Después de subir corriendo las escaleras, hace una pausa para recuperar el aliento antes de continuar su historia.timeactionperiodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHacer una pausa, detenerseTo interrupt an activity and wait."When telling the scary story, he paused for effect."Cuando contaba la historia de miedo, hizo una pausa para dar efecto.timeactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareHacer una pausa, dudar, retrasarTo hesitate; to hold back; to delay."The speaker pauses before answering the difficult question. "El orador hace una pausa antes de responder a la pregunta difícil.timeactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗SharePausarTo halt the play or playback of, temporarily, so that it can be resumed from the same point."to pause a song, a video, or a computer game"Para pausar una canción, un video o un juego de computadora.technologyelectronicsmediaentertainmentcomputingChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareReflexionar, meditarTo consider; to reflect."Before answering the difficult question, the student pauses to consider all the possible solutions. "Antes de responder a la difícil pregunta, el estudiante reflexiona para considerar todas las posibles soluciones.mindphilosophyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading