noun
break, pause
A1
Pause: means 'break' or 'pause'. Feminine noun (die Pause), plural die Pausen. Common collocations: 'eine Pause machen' and temporal preposition 'in der Pause' (during the break). Used for work or study breaks; also short rests in sports or performances. Regular declension.
Examples
Die Pause dauert fünfzehn Minuten.
The pause lasts fifteen minutes.
Nach zwei Stunden Arbeit machen wir eine kurze Pause.
After two hours of work, we'll take a short break.
Die Studenten machten eine Pause, weil ihre Konzentration nachließ und sie neue Energie brauchten.
The students took a break because their concentration declined and they needed new energy.
Details
Mnemonics
visualize someone sitting and taking a Pause with a coffee
pause ~ pause (English)
die -> imagine a feminine clock ribbon for breaks (feminine)
Notes
Pause is feminine and commonly used for short breaks at work or school.