pausa

/ˈpausa/

la noun B1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
las pausas

Meaning

  1. pause

    • Hagamos una pausa.

      Let's take a break.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

suspensión

Close — "a suspension" of activity is close to "a pause."

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

pausa

pausa is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "pause."

Practice

1 What does pausa mean?

2 Fill the gap: Hagamos una ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches pausa?

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