No. 731 in Danish
pause
A short break or interruption.
In a sentence
Vi holder en pause fra arbejdet.
We take a break from work.
Here, 'pause' means a break or an interruption in an ongoing activity.
Han satte filmen på pause.
He paused the movie.
In this sentence, 'pause' is used as a verb meaning to halt or temporarily stop a playback.
Efter eksamen havde vi en lang pause før næste semester.
After the exam, we had a long break before the next semester.
'Pause' here refers to a period of rest or time off between two activities or events.
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