"pause" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

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pause + preposición
Kolokacji: 31
pause before • pause for • pause at • pause in • pause on • ...
pause + adjetivo/adverbio
Kolokacji: 35
pause momentarily • pause dramatically • barely pause • pause occasionally • pause briefly • ...
(2) dramatically, impressively
Kolokacji: 2
(3) barely, hardly, scarcely
Kolokacji: 3
  • She was talking into the phone and barely paused from her conversation.
  • The other woman barely paused for breath as she led the way into the front office.
  • She retired to her room but barely paused to sit down.
  • The city barely paused at the news of another bombing today.
  • After pausing barely long enough to take a deep breath, she ran on.
  • The officer barely paused as he rode through the gate.
  • "How are they going to improve the school system," he went on, barely pausing for breath.
  • Barely pausing, he turned to me and kept up his monologue for the rest of the flight.
  • She barely paused before going on, "I'm thinking that's intentional?"
  • Her serious student's eyes barely paused at the photograph of a swollen corpse that filled a complete page.
2. hardly pause = ledwie pauza hardly pause
3. scarcely pause = ledwie pauza scarcely pause
(5) thoughtfully, reflectively
Kolokacji: 2
(6) significantly, meaningfully
Kolokacji: 2
(7) merely, simply
Kolokacji: 2

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