Polyglot Dictionary

Atempause

/ˈaːtəmˌpaʊzə/

die noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Atempausen

Meaning

  1. respite, breather

    Built from Atem (breath) + Pause (pause, break).

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • Atem breath
  • Pause pause, break

Usage notes

Wörtlich "Atempause"; bildlich für eine kurze Erholungspause von Stress.

Practice

1 What does Atempause mean?

2 Fill the gap: Nach der stressigen Woche brauchte er eine ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Atempause?

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