| VERB | communication | intermit, pause, break | cease an action temporarily |
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| Meaning | Cease an action temporarily. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | pause, break | |
| Narrower | rest, breathe, catch one's breath, take a breather | Take a short break from one's activities in order to relax |
| take five | Take a break for five minutes | |
| take ten | Take a ten minute break | |
| Broader | interrupt, disrupt, break up, cut off | make a break / break in |
| Spanish | detenerse, hacer una pausa | |
| Catalan | parar | |
| Nouns | intermission | the act of suspending activity temporarily |
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