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paréntesis
masculine noun invariable
1. bracket (signo)
  • entre paréntesis -> in brackets, in parentheses
2. digression (intercalación)
3. break (interrupción)
  • hacer un paréntesis -> to have a break

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paréntesis [pah-ren'-tay-sis]
noun
1. Parenthesis, a short digression included in a sentence. (m)
2. Interruption or suspension of things. (m)
  • Entr -> or por paréntesis, parenthetically, by parenthesis
  • Entre paréntesis -> (coll.) by-the-bye
3. Parenthesis, the character (). (m)

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paréntesis
1 (Tipografía) parenthesis; bracket
paréntesis cuadrados square brackets
2 (Lingüística) (pausa) parenthesis; (digresión) digression; (aparte) aside
hacer un paréntesis (en discurso, escrito) to digress; entre paréntesis (como adj) parenthetical; incidental; (como adv) parenthetically; incidentally; y, entre paréntesis ... and, by the way ...; and I may add in passing ...
3 (intervalo) interval; break; (hueco) gap; (descanso) lull
el paréntesis vacacional the break for the holidays; hacer un paréntesis to take a break

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