Meaning

1 senses
  1. A rest period during the business day (usually of about 10 or 15 minutes). So named because it is an opportunity to get coffee.

    Kaffeepause

    ко́фе-бре́йкkófe-brɛ́jk, кофе-па́узаkofe-páuza, переры́в на ко́феpererýv na kófe

More definitions
  • a short break from work

Examples

19 sentences
  1. We should take a coffee break.

  2. It's time for a coffee break.

  3. I think we need a coffee break.

    deIch glaube, wir brauchen eine Kaffeepause. — Waldelfe

  4. Why don't we take a coffee break?

  5. Our boss doesn't let us take coffee breaks.

Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
a rest period during the business day providing the opportunity to drink coffee:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a rest period during the business day providing the opportunity to drink coffee:

Forms

plural: coffee breaks
Singularcoffee break
Pluralcoffee breaks

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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