tauko — meaning in English
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English meaning
- break verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
- breath noun The air drawn into or expelled from the lungs; a single instance of breathing.
- hiatus noun A gap or interruption in something that would otherwise be continuous.
- pause verb To stop something briefly, intending to continue later.
- recess noun A break from an activity or from regular proceedings, especially in a school, court, or legislature.
- rest noun Relief from work or activity, especially by sleeping or relaxing.
Senses
tauko is used for these senses in English:
- break An interval or intermission between two parts of a performance, for example a theatre show, broadcast, or sports game.
- breath (countable) A rest or pause.
- caesura A pause or interruption in a poem, music, building, or other work of art.
- half-time (sports) The interval between the two halves of a sports match.
- hiatus An interruption, break, pause or absence.
- interstice An interval of time required by the Roman Catholic Church between the attainment of different degrees of an order.
- pause A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.
- recess (countable) A temporary stoppage of an activity; a break, a pause.
break — full definition
- verb To separate something into pieces by force, often suddenly.
- verb To stop working properly; to malfunction.
- verb To fail to keep (a promise, rule, or law).
- verb To interrupt or bring an end to something continuous.
- noun A short pause or rest from an activity.
breath — full definition
- noun The air drawn into or expelled from the lungs; a single instance of breathing.
- noun A slight trace or hint of something.