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.).
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