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paused

/pɔːzd/

/pɔzd/

Translations

pausedadjective

/pɔːzd/

/pɔzd/

interrompuSe dit d’une action, d’un son ou d’un mouvement brièvement arrêté ou interrompu.

There was a paused silence before she responded.

Il y eut un silence interrompu avant qu’elle ne réponde.

Synonyms

on hold

pausedpast participle

/pɔːzd/

/pɔzd/

Used attributively or predicatively to describe something that has been temporarily stopped.

interrompuEmploi participial pour indiquer qu’une activité a été mise à l’arrêt temporairement.

The game was paused when it started raining.

Le jeu a été interrompu lorsqu’il a commencé à pleuvoir.

Synonyms

paused for the moment

momentarily halted

temporarily halted

on hold

pauseverb

paused

Past Simple

paused

Past Simple

paused

Past Participle

pausing

Gerund

/pɔːz/

/pɔz/

s'arrêter

She paused to catch her breath before continuing her speech.

Elle s'arrêta pour reprendre son souffle avant de poursuivre son discours.

Additional translations

interrompreEmploi courant pour interrompre momentanément une action ou une lecture.

Synonyms

Antonyms

pausepast participle

paused

Used to describe something that has been temporarily stopped or held.

interrompuSe dit d’un mouvement ou d’un déroulement temporairement arrêté.

The paused video showed a still frame on the screen.

La vidéo interrompue affichait une image fixe à l'écran.

Synonyms

Definitions

pausedadjective

Temporarily stopped or halted.

The paused video allowed us to discuss the scene in detail.

Characterized by a brief hesitation or interruption, especially of speech or movement.

There was a paused silence before she responded.

pausedpast participle

That has been temporarily stopped or brought to a halt.

The game was paused when it started raining.

pauseverb

To stop temporarily or briefly before continuing.

She paused to catch her breath before continuing her speech.

To interrupt an action or speech momentarily.

He paused the video to answer the phone.

pausepast participle

Temporarily stopped in progress or motion.

The paused video showed a still frame on the screen.