pause
Used immediately after a statement to indicate that there was no innuendo or…Used immediately after a statement to indicate that there was no innuendo or homosexual meaning intended, especially when such a meaning is a reasonable interpretation.
Meaning
1 senses(slang)Used immediately after a statement to indicate that there was no innuendo or homosexual meaning intended, especially when such a meaning is a reasonable interpretation.
Examples
189 sentencesTom paused at the door.
Том призупинився біля дверей. — deniko
Tom paused in the doorway.
Том зупинився у дверному отворі. — deniko
Tom pressed the pause button.
Том натиснув на паузу. — deniko
ruТом нажал на паузу. — marafon
We should sometimes pause to think.
He paused to have a cigarette.
ruОн прервался на перекур. — sharptoothed
deEr machte eine Zigarettenpause. — samueldora
Origin
From Middle French pause, from Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis), from AncieFrom Middle French pause, from Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek παῦσις (paûsis), from Ancient Greek παύω (paúō, “stop”), of uncertain origin. Doublet of pausa.
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