take a break

English

Verb

take a break (third-person singular simple present takes a break, present participle taking a break, simple past took a break, past participle taken a break)

To have a short rest period in one's work, studies, or other activities (This entry is a translation hub.)
She took a break from studying to eat a snack.

Translations

to have a short rest period in one's work

Chinese:
Cantonese: 休息 (jau¹ sik¹)

Mandarin: 休息 (zh) (xiūxi)
Finnish: levätä (fi), pitää tauko, huilata (fi), huilia (fi)
French: prendre une passe
German: eine Pause machen
Greek:
Ancient Greek: ἀναπαύομαι (anapaúomai)
Hungarian: pihen (hu), megpihen (hu), szünetet tart (hu)
Italian: fare una pausa, prendersi una pausa
Mbyá Guaraní: pytu'u
Norwegian: ta en pause
Russian: передохну́ть (ru) pf (peredoxnútʹ)
Turkish: ara vermek (tr), mola vermek (tr)

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