pause

pɔːz
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Translation of pause from English into Dutch,

Verb

1.

media

tr.
halt the playback temporarily
tr.
  • I paused the video to take a call.Ik pauzeerde de video om een telefoontje aan te nemen.
2.

temporary stop

tr./intr.
stop briefly before continuing an action
tr./intr.
  • She paused to catch her breath.Ze pauzeerde om op adem te komen.
3.

hesitation

intr.
hesitate or delay before doing something
intr.
  • He paused before answering the question.Hij aarzelde voordat hij de vraag beantwoordde.

Noun

1.

break

temporary stop or rest in activity
  • There was a pause in the conversation.Er was een pauze in het gesprek.
2.

decision-making

hesitation or doubt before deciding
  • His pause before answering was noticeable.Zijn twijfel voordat hij antwoordde was merkbaar.
3.

relaxation

short time for relaxing and doing something else
  • Let's take a pause for a coffee break.Laten we een pauze nemen voor een koffiepauze.
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Expressions with pause: examples in English and translations in Dutch

doen aarzelen
aan het denken zetten
The news should give pause to investors.
pauzeren
op pauze zetten
He hit pause to answer the phone.
pauze om na te denken
The unexpected question gave her a pause for thought.
veelbetekenende stilte
beladen pauze
After his confession, there was a pregnant pause.
pauzeren om adem te halen
even op adem komen
He talked so fast he barely paused for breath.
pauzeren
Let's press pause on the meeting for a moment.

Images of pause

  • pause: button that pauses or resumes playback
    (technology) pauzeknop

Synonyms and analogies of pause in English

Examples of pause in a sentence

  • He paused the podcast to jot down notes.
  • He paused before answering the difficult question.
  • The music paused momentarily during the performance.
  • She paused to gather her thoughts.
  • They paused before entering the room.
  • A pause in the music allowed the audience to reflect.

Translations of "pause" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Verb
pauzerenv.

You can pause and resume the video recorder with simple keyboard shortcuts.

Je kunt de videorecorder pauzeren en hervatten met eenvoudige sneltoetsen.

onderbrekenv.

You can also pause the operation of a single outgoing queue.

U kunt ook de werking van één uitgaande wachtrij onderbreken.

stoppenv.

Blinded by the sudden brightness, she had to pause and close her eyes.

Verblind door het plotselinge felle licht moest ze stoppen en haar ogen dichtdoen.

Noun
pauzenf.

He pressed pause and waited for the commercial break to end.

Hij drukte op pauze en wachtte tot de reclame voorbij was.

stiltenf.

A wincing pause followed when the speaker mentioned the accident.

Er viel een pijnlijke stilte toen de spreker het ongeluk ter sprake bracht.

onderbrekingnf.

The lunch break provided a much-needed pause from the busy morning.

De lunchpauze zorgde voor een hard nodige onderbreking van de drukke ochtend.

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pause: Examples and translations in context

Speakers should pause and allow a time interval for audience questions.

Sprekers moeten even pauzeren en wat tijd laten voor vragen uit het publiek.

The audio will pause automatically when you answer the phone call.

Het geluid wordt automatisch gepauzeerd zodra je de telefoon opneemt.

The midway of the competition was marked by a brief pause for water.

Halverwege de wedstrijd werd er kort gepauzeerd om wat te drinken.

Viewers can pause the video stream and resume watching whenever they want.

Kijkers kunnen de videostream pauzeren en later weer verder kijken wanneer ze willen.

We hit a problem halfway through the exercise and had to pause.

We liepen halverwege de oefening tegen een probleem aan en moesten pauzeren.

They had to pause the livestream due to a sudden technical issue.

Ze moesten de livestream tijdelijk pauzeren vanwege een plots technisch probleem.

While hiking uphill, they grew breathless and needed to pause for a rest.

Tijdens het stijgende wandelpad raakten ze buiten adem en moesten ze even pauzeren.

Their lugging task was interrupted by a sudden rainstorm, forcing them to pause.

Hun sjouwwerk werd onderbroken door een plotselinge regenbui, waardoor ze moesten pauzeren.

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