coffee pause

ˈkɔː.fi pɔːz

Definition of coffee pause - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

break

Rare

short break to drink coffee

Rare

She took a coffee pause during work.
He enjoyed a coffee pause with his colleagues.
A coffee pause was scheduled between the meetings.

coffee break

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Expressions with coffee

suspended coffee

charitable act of buying coffee for strangers

Participating in suspended coffee is a simple way to help others.

woke up and smelled the coffee

exp.

become aware of reality after being unaware or naive

He finally woke up and smelled the coffee about his job.

woke up and smelt the coffee

exp.

start to understand a problem or difficult situation

She woke up and smelt the coffee when the bills arrived.

smell the coffee

realize the reality of a situation

It's time to smell the coffee and accept the changes.

poor man's coffee

something that provides a similar effect as coffee

Herbal tea can be a poor man's coffee for relaxation.

coffee shop

small restaurant where coffee and light meals are served

They met at the coffee shop to discuss the project.

Expressions with pause

give pause

make someone stop and think before acting

The news should give pause to investors.

hit pause

pause a video or audio

He hit pause to answer the phone.

pause for thought

brief stop to think carefully

The unexpected question gave her a pause for thought.

pregnant pause

pause suggesting something important will follow

After his confession, there was a pregnant pause.

pause for breath

stop briefly while speaking or doing something to breathe

He talked so fast he barely paused for breath.

press pause

temporarily stop a process or activity

Let's press pause on the meeting for a moment.

spoken pause

short break in speech for emphasis or hesitation

He used a spoken pause before answering.

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French:pause-café, ...
German:Kaffe-Pause, ...
Italian:pausa caffè, ...
Spanish:pausa para el café, ...
Portuguese:pausa para café, ...
Chinese:喝咖啡的休息时间, ...
Japanese:コーヒーブレイク, ...
Arabic:اِسْتِراحَة قَهْوَة, ...
Hebrew:הַפְסָקַת קָפֶה, ...
Russian:перерыв на кофе, ...
Ukrainian:кавова перерва, ...
Hindi:कॉफी ब्रेक, ...
Bengali:কফি বিরতি, ...
Catalan:pausa per al cafè, ...
Czech:přestávka na kávu, ...
Danish:kaffepause, ...
Dutch:koffiepauze, ...
Greek:διάλειμμα για καφέ, ...
Hungarian:kávészünet, ...
Khmer:ពេលសម្រាកផឹកកាហ្វេ, ...
Korean:커피 휴식, ...
Persian:استراحت قهوه, ...
Polish:przerwa na kawę, ...
Portuguese (BR):pausa para café, ...
Romanian:pauză de cafea, ...
Swedish:kaffepaus, ...
Thai:พักดื่มกาแฟ, ...
Turkish:kahve molası, ...
Vietnamese:nghỉ uống cà phê, ...

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