Recess

//ɹɪˈsɛs//

Synonyms for "recess" (285 found)

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Verb(2 words)
adjournbreak up

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Related words (142)

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causes desire

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149 translations across 33 languages.

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Ancient Greek

1 entries
  • μυχός noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)

Arabic

3 entries
  • رَدْب noun (extension or outpouching of a cavity)
  • فرصة noun (time away from studying during the school day for a meal or recreation)
  • فُسْحة noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)

Bulgarian

4 entries
  • ваканция noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)
  • вдлъбнатина noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)
  • голямо междучасие noun (time away from studying during the school day for a meal or recreation)
  • дебри noun (hidden, innermost, or inaccessible place or part of a place)

Catalan

2 entries
  • esbarjo noun (time away from studying during the school day for a meal or recreation)
  • pati noun (time away from studying during the school day for a meal or recreation)

Chinese Mandarin

2 entries
  • 下課 /下课 noun (time away from studying during the school day for a meal or recreation)
  • 休會 /休会 noun (period of time when the proceedings of an official body are temporarily suspended)

Czech

2 entries
  • chobot noun (extension or outpouching of a cavity)
  • záhyb noun (extension or outpouching of a cavity)

Dutch

1 entries
  • reces noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)

Esperanto

1 entries
  • receso noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)

Finnish

4 entries
  • aukko noun (hole or opening — see also hole, opening)
  • kuoppa noun (hole or opening — see also hole, opening)
  • loma noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)
  • piilopaikka noun (place of retirement, retreat, or seclusion)

French

4 entries
  • pause noun (time away from studying during the school day for a meal or recreation)
  • recès noun (place of retirement, retreat, or seclusion)
  • recès noun (decree or resolution of the diet of the Holy Roman Empire or the Hanseatic League)
  • récessus noun (extension or outpouching of a cavity)

Georgian

4 entries
  • არდადეგები noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)
  • დასვენება noun (time away from studying during the school day for a meal or recreation)
  • შესვენება noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)
  • შესვენება noun (time away from studying during the school day for a meal or recreation)

German

4 entries
  • Ausbuchtung noun (extension or outpouching of a cavity)
  • Aushöhlung noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)
  • Auszeit noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)
  • Ferien noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)

Hebrew

1 entries
  • הַפְסָקָה noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)

Hungarian

4 entries
  • mélyedés noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)
  • szünet noun (time away from studying during the school day for a meal or recreation)
  • szünidő noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)
  • zug noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)

Indonesian

2 entries
  • reses noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)
  • reses noun (period of time when the proceedings of an official body are temporarily suspended)

Irish

1 entries
  • clúid noun (place of retirement, retreat, or seclusion)

Italian

4 entries
  • ferie noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)
  • incavo noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)
  • interruzione noun (period of time when the proceedings of an official body are temporarily suspended)
  • pausa noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)

Japanese

4 entries
  • あそび noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)
  • ゆとり noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)
  • 休み時間 noun (time away from studying during the school day for a meal or recreation)
  • 休憩時間 noun (time away from studying during the school day for a meal or recreation)

Korean

3 entries
  • 쉬는시간 noun (time away from studying during the school day for a meal or recreation)
  • 휴가 noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)
  • 휴식 noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)

Latin

3 entries
  • recessus noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)
  • recessus noun (place of retirement, retreat, or seclusion)
  • recessus noun (extension or outpouching of a cavity)

Macedonian

3 entries
  • вдлабна́тина noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)
  • о́дмор noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)
  • па́уза noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)

Malay

1 entries
  • istirahat noun (period of time when the proceedings of an official body are temporarily suspended)

Māori

2 entries
  • koko noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)
  • hiki verb (of an official body: to suspend proceedings for a period of time)

Ottoman Turkish

1 entries
  • آرالق noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)

Persian

1 entries
  • زنگ تفریح noun (time away from studying during the school day for a meal or recreation)

Polish

4 entries
  • przerwa noun (time away from studying during the school day for a meal or recreation)
  • wnęka noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)
  • zachyłek noun (extension or outpouching of a cavity)
  • zakamarek noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)

Portuguese

4 entries
  • recesso noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)
  • recesso noun (place of retirement, retreat, or seclusion)
  • recesso noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)
  • recesso noun (period of time when the proceedings of an official body are temporarily suspended)

Romanian

2 entries
  • pauză noun (time away from studying during the school day for a meal or recreation)
  • vacanță noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)

Russian

4 entries
  • кани́кулы noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)
  • переме́на noun (time away from studying during the school day for a meal or recreation)
  • переры́в noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)
  • углубле́ние noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)

Slovak

4 entries
  • prestávka noun (time away from studying during the school day for a meal or recreation)
  • priehlbina noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)
  • prázdniny noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)
  • ústup noun (act of retiring or withdrawing)

Spanish

4 entries
  • patio noun (time away from studying during the school day for a meal or recreation)
  • quiete noun (time away from studying during the school day for a meal or recreation)
  • receso noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)
  • receso noun (time away from studying during the school day for a meal or recreation)

Swedish

4 entries
  • lov noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)
  • mån noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)
  • paus noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)
  • rast noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)

Turkish

4 entries
  • ara noun (temporary stoppage of an activity — see also break, pause)
  • boşluk noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)
  • girik noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)
  • girinti noun (depressed, hollow, or indented space)

Sample sentences

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Let's have some coffee during recess.

Source: tatoeba (19774)

He is lively during recess.

Source: tatoeba (19828)

Congress went into recess.

Source: tatoeba (20019)

The students are having a recess now.

Source: tatoeba (21327)

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