intermission

• فترة توقف مؤقت أو فاصل زمني بين جزأين من عرض كالمسرحية أو الحفلة الموسيقية أو الفيلم، أو انقطاع مؤقت في نشاط ما.

A temporary suspension of activity or an interval between parts of a performance, such as a play, concert, or movie.

1. Temporary suspensionB2formal

   The act of temporarily stopping an activity or process.

   توقف مؤقت

   • The intermission of the debate allowed both sides to reconsider.
   • A sudden intermission in the rain gave them time to seek shelter.
   • The ceasefire was a welcome intermission in the fighting.

   المرادفاتbreakhiatusinterruptionintervallullpauserecessrespitesuspension

   الأضدادcontinuationresumption

2. Break or pauseA2formal

   A period of time during which something, such as a play or event, is paused.

   فترة استراحة

   • The play had a 15-minute intermission between acts.
   • During the intermission, people bought snacks and talked.
   • The concert intermission lasted exactly 20 minutes.

   المرادفاتbreakhiatusinterludeintervallullpauserecessrespite