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"Pause" is a noun which is often translated as "la pausa", and "mute" is an adjective which is often translated as "mudo". Learn more about the difference between "pause" and "mute" below.
pause(
paz
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. la pausa (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
After a pause during which she allowed the latecomers to sit down, the therapist continued speaking.Después de una pausa para dejar que se sentaran quienes habían llegado tarde, la terapeuta siguió hablando.
b. el descanso (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Let's take a five-minute pause to use the bathroom or get a drink.Vamos a tomar un descanso de cinco minutos para ir al baño o tomar algo.
a. la pausa (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Will you press pause? I need to go to the bathroom, but this looks like an amazing cat video.¿Puedes poner pausa? Necesito ir al baño, pero parece que este video de gatos está increíble.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. parar
The workers paused for a few minutes before going back to the digging.Los obreros pararon por algunos minutos antes de volver a cavar.
b. detenerse
I paused at the board to see if there were any interesting events happening.Me detuve delante el tablero de anuncios para ver si había algún evento interesante.
c. hacer una pausa
The priest suddenly paused and seemed lost in thought.De repente, el sacerdote hizo una pausa y pareció estar perdido en sus pensamientos.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
mute(
myut
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (silent)
a. mudo
June was in love with Dan, but became mute whenever she was around him.June estaba enamorada de Dan, pero se quedaba muda siempre que estaba cerca de él.
a. mudo
You need to remember that the letter "h" is mute in the word "hambre."Tienes que acordarte que la letra hache en la palabra "hambre" es muda.
3. (archaic) (extremely offensive) (medicine)
A word or phrase that is no longer used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another era (e.g., thou).
A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts.
a. mudo
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
4. (music)
a. la sordina (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Rafael put a mute in his trumpet so as not to disturb the neighbors while he practiced.Rafael colocó una sordina en su trompeta para no molestar a los vecinos mientras practicaba.
a. el silencio (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The phone rang and Silvia put the TV on mute.El teléfono sonó y Silvia puso la tele en silencio.
b. el mute (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Would you put the television on mute until that loud commercial is over?¿Puedes poner el televisor en mute hasta que pase ese comercial tan ruidoso?
6. (archaic) (extremely offensive) (medicine)
A word or phrase that is no longer used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another era (e.g., thou).
A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts.
a. el mudo (M), la muda (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. ponerle sordina
Maynard tried muting the trumpet so it would not overwhelm the other instruments in that section.Maynard le puso sordina a la trompeta para que no dominara los otros instrumentos en esa sección.
a. silenciar
If you press the "M" key, you can mute this track.Si aprietas la tecla "M", puedes silenciar esta pista.
b. mutear (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
I can't hear you. Check if you accidentally muted the microphone.No te escucho. Fíjate si muteaste el micrófono sin querer.
