No. 11,713 in Swedish
pausa
"To pause" or "to take a break."
In a sentence
Kan vi pausa filmen för en stund?
Can we pause the film for a moment?
In this sentence, 'pausa' is used to mean temporarily stopping something — in this case, the act of playing a movie or film for a short period of time.
Jag gillar att pausa när jag läser för att reflektera.
I like to pause when I read to reflect.
Here, 'pausa' refers to pausing a prolonged activity, such as reading, to momentarily reflect or take a short break.
Du kan pausa spelet om du behöver ta en paus.
You can pause the game if you need to take a break.
In this context, 'pausa' is used to indicate halting a gameplay session temporarily, allowing the user to resume it later.
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