pause
1 noun interval of timesos masc3 briseadh masc brief pause sos beag, briseadh gairidthe dancers performed the final encore with little pause for breath níor fhás mórán féir faoi chosa na ndamhsóirí sula ndearna siad an encore deireanachI'd defend her without a moment's pause chosnóinn í gan braiteoireacht ar bith, chosnóinn í gan leisce ar bith, chosnóinn i mbomaite íthere was a long pause between the ceremony and the meal afterwards bhí scaitheamh fada ann idir an searmanas agus an béile ina dhiaidhthey returned after a long pause d'fhill siad tar éis moill fhada, d'fhill siad ar thoradh moillethere were long pauses in the conversation bhí tostanna fada sa chomhráthe chat show resumed after a pause for adverts thosaigh an seó cainte an athuair tar éis briseadh fógraíthe bus took to the road after a pause of 20 minutes thosaigh an bus i ndiaidh a bheith 20 nóiméad ina stad, chuir an bus chun bóthair i ndiaidh briseadh 20 nóiméad 2 noun when speakingtost masc3 sos masc3 he spoke for two hours without pause labhair sé ar feadh dhá uair an chloig gan stopadh, labhair sé ar feadh dhá uair an chloig gan a anáil a tharraingthe continued with his speech after an awkward pause lean sé dá óráid i ndiaidh tost míchompordachTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 noun ELECTRON on DVD player etccnaipe sosaI pressed pause bhrúigh mé an cnaipe sosa 4 noun MUS musical signfadchomhartha masc4fadú masc 5 verb stop briefly INTRANSITIVEstop verb stad verb they paused for breath and then continued on their journey stop siad le hanáil a tharraingt agus lean dá n-aistear ansinyou might want to pause for thought before doing that b'fhéidir nár mhiste duit machnamh beag a dhéanamh sula ndéanfaidh tú é sin, b'fhéidir nár mhiste duit staidéar beag a dhéanamh sula ndéanfaidh tú é sinvery few people paused to read the pamphlet níor stop ach fíorbheagán chun an paimfléad a léamhhe paused only to sip from his bottle níor stad sé ach le súimín a bhaint as a bhuidéalI met her in the city centre, where we paused briefly bhuail mé léi i lár na cathrach, mar ar stadamar ar feadh tamaillínShe paused and said, 'Don't go.' Lig sí dá cuid cainte agus dúirt ar ball, 'Ná himigh.' 6 verb ELECTRON DVD etc
TRANSITIVEcuir ar sosthey paused the game when their parents came home chuir siad an cluiche ar sos nuair a tháinig a gcuid tuismitheoirí abhaile