press pause

prɛs pɔz

Definition

Definition of press pause - Reverso English Dictionary

Verbal expression

temporary stoptemporarily stop a process or activity

Let's press pause on the meeting for a moment.
We need to press pause on the project due to budget issues.
He decided to press pause on his career to travel.

halt

suspend

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Expressions with press

press down

apply pressure to flatten or secure

Press down the dough with your hands.

press on

continue moving forward in a journey

They pressed on through the dense forest.

press out

extract liquid or substance by squeezing or pressing

She used a cloth to press out the juice from the berries..

press ahead

continue with determination despite difficulties

Despite the setbacks, they decided to press ahead with the project..

any press is good press

exp.

being mentioned in media, even if negative, brings publicity

Any press is good press when promoting a new movie.

get a bad press

receive negative attention or criticism from the media

The company got a bad press after the scandal.

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.

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:suspendre, ...
German:unterbrechen, ...
Italian:mettere in pausa, ...
Spanish:pausar, ...
Portuguese:fazer uma pausa, ...
Chinese:暂停, ...
Japanese:一時停止する, ...
Arabic:عَلَّقَ, ...
Hebrew:לְהַשְׁהוֹת, ...
Russian:приостановить, ...
Ukrainian:призупинити, ...
Hindi:विराम देना, ...
Bengali:বিরতি দেওয়া, ...
Catalan:fer una pausa, ...
Czech:dát pauzu, ...
Danish:sætte på pause, ...
Dutch:pauzeren, ...
Greek:βάζω παύση, ...
Hungarian:szüneteltetni, ...
Khmer:ផ្អាកជាបណ្ដោះអាសន្ន, ...
Korean:멈추다, ...
Persian:موقتاً متوقف کردن, ...
Polish:zrobić przerwę, ...
Portuguese (BR):pausar, ...
Romanian:a pune pauză, ...
Swedish:pausa, ...
Thai:หยุดชั่วคราว, ...
Turkish:duraklatmak, ...
Vietnamese:tạm dừng, ...

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