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pauză
break (pause in an activity) /ˈpau̯.zə/
noun#1110 most common
Also: pause, recess, intermission
Example sentences
Facem o pauză.
We're taking a break.
Am nevoie de o pauză.
I need a break.
În timpul pauzei, elevii ies în curte.
During the break, the students go out to the yard.
Profesorul a anunțat o pauză de zece minute.
The teacher announced a ten-minute break.
După o pauză lungă de la scris, a reușit să termine romanul.
After a long break from writing, he managed to finish the novel.
Negocierile au fost întrerupte de o pauză neașteptată, care a schimbat cursul discuțiilor.
The negotiations were interrupted by an unexpected pause, which changed the course of the talks.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pauză | pauze |
| Genitive | pauzei | pauzelor |
| Accusative | pauză | pauze |
| Vocative | pauzo | pauzelor |
Word family
a face o pauzăto take a break
pauză de masălunch break
pauză publicitarăcommercial break
recreațieschool recess (near synonym, different root)
Etymology
Pauză came into Romanian from French pause, which traces back to Latin pausa and, before that, Greek pausis, meaning a stopping or ceasing. The Greek noun comes from the verb pauein, to stop. Romanian added the standard feminine noun ending -ă to fit the borrowed root.
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