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Meaning of szünet | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2 Frequent
[ˈsynɛt]

Definitions

  1. pause, break (temporary stop, rest or cease in activity)
  2. recess (short time off in between school classes, during court trials and parliamentary meetings)
  3. intermission (break between two parts of a performance, such as at a concert or play)
  4. vacation, break (period during which schools, theaters or other institutions are closed)
  5. rest (pause of a specified length in a piece of music)
  6. pause (button whose functions are pausing and resuming an electrical appliance)

Equivalents

Examples

“Háromszor koppintott, majd egy kis szünet után újra háromszor.”

There were three knocks, and then after a short pause, another three.

“Most tíz perces szünetet tartunk s utána megkezdjük a tanúk kihallgatását.”

We're going to take a ten-minute recess now, and afterwards we'll start the hearing of witnesses.

“A második felvonás utáni szünetben kitör a botrány, úgyhogy a darabot nem lehet folytatni.”

A scandal breaks out in the intermission after the second act, and the play cannot be resumed.

“A cserkészcsapat a nyári szünetben két táborban vett részt.”

The scout troop participated in two camps in the summer break.

“Az ütem végére egynegyed szünetet iktattam be, hogy a dallam lendülete megváltozzon.”

I've inserted a quarter rest at the end of the bar to change the momentum of the melody.

“A szárítási ciklus megszakításához nyomja meg a "Start (Szünet)" gombot, és nyissa ki az ajtót.”

To interrupt a drying cycle, press the "Start (Pause)" button and open the door.

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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