give pause

ɡɪv pɔz

gave pausegiven pause

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Definition of give pause - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

hesitationmake someone stop and think before acting

The news should give pause to investors.
The surgeon's comment should give pause to patients.
The data gave pause before launching the new product.

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Expressions with give

give up

stop or quit an activity or habit

She decided to give up smoking for her health.

give away

transfer something to someone else for free

He decided to give away his old books to the library..

give goosebumps

cause skin to form bumps from cold or fear

The cold wind gave me goosebumps.

give in

yield or admit defeat in a conflict

After hours of negotiation, he decided to give in.

give it to

hand something to someone

Please give it to your teacher.

give a boost

lift someone or something up physically

Can you give a boost so I can reach the shelf?

Expressions with pause

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.

coffee pause

short break to drink coffee

She took a coffee pause during work.

spoken pause

short break in speech for emphasis or hesitation

He used a spoken pause before answering.

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French:faire hésiter, ...
German:zum Nachdenken bringen, ...
Italian:far riflettere, ...
Spanish:dar que pensar, ...
Portuguese:dar que pensar, ...
Chinese:使人犹豫, ...
Japanese:考え直させる, ...
Arabic:جَعَلَ يَتَرَدَّد, ...
Hebrew:לְעוֹרֵר מַחֲשָׁבָה, ...
Russian:заставить задуматься, ...
Ukrainian:змусити замислитися, ...
Hindi:सोचने पर मजबूर करना, ...
Bengali:দ্বিধা সৃষ্টি করা, ...
Catalan:fer dubtar, ...
Czech:přimět k zamyšlení, ...
Danish:give anledning til eftertanke, ...
Dutch:doen aarzelen, ...
Greek:προκαλώ δισταγμό, ...
Hungarian:elgondolkodtatni, ...
Khmer:ធ្វើឱ្យគិតសិន, ...
Korean:망설이게 하다, ...
Persian:به تأمل واداشتن, ...
Polish:dać do myślenia, ...
Portuguese (BR):fazer pensar, ...
Romanian:a dă de gândit, ...
Swedish:få någon att tveka, ...
Thai:ทำให้ลังเลใจ, ...
Turkish:düşündürmek, ...
Vietnamese:khiến ai đó chùn bước, ...

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