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Pause
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pause pausé -pause
English
thumb|300px|upright|A Sega Master System III console with a round white Pause button on the left.
thumb|300px|upright|The Pause key of a keyboard, among various other keys.
Alternative forms
en pause
Etymology
From en pause.
Noun
A button whose functions are pausing and resuming something, such as a DVD player, a video game or a computer.
en Buttons
German
Pronunciation
de /ˈpaʊ̯zə/ [ˈpaʊ̯zə]
de De-at-Pause.ogg Austria
de De-Pause.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Etymology 1
de break
From de gmh pūse, borrowed from de frm pause (14st), from de la pausa.
Noun
f ^chen:erl[Austria, Bavaria]
pause temporary interruption in speech or an activity
break brief planned free or rest time during an activity or event, such as in school or during a hike
Declension
f
Hyponyms
de Arbeitspause Atempause Beziehungspause Biopause Börsenpause Entspannungspause Erholungspause Feuerpause Gesprächspause Halbzeitpause Kaffeepause Kunstpause Mittagspause Pinkelpause Raucherpause Ruhepause Sommerpause Trinkpause Verschnaufpause Zigarettenpause
Derived terms
de pausenlos Pausenbrot Pausenraum Pausenhof
Related terms
de pausieren
de Pausa
Etymology 2
de trace
From de pausen to trace.
Noun
f ^chen
tracing, blueprint
Declension
f
Derived terms
de Blaupause
de Pauspapier
Further reading
Hunsrik
Pronunciation
hrx /ˈp(ʰ)aʊ̯sə/
Noun
hrx noun form f
hrx Pausa