WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
recess (US),
break (UK),
breaktime (UK),
playtime (UK) n | (school: pause from lessons) (colegio) | recreo nm |
| | | descanso nm |
| | Tim couldn't wait for recess and the chance to get out of this boring math class. |
| | Tim no podía esperar a que llegara el recreo para irse de esta aburrida clase de matemática. |
| recess n | (architecture: alcove) | recoveco nm |
| | | hueco nm |
| | There are three deep recesses in the wall. |
| | Hay tres recovecos profundos en la pared. |
| recess n | (court: break) | receso nm |
| | | descanso nm |
| | The defence asked for a short recess to examine the new evidence. |
| | La defensa pidió un receso para examinar la nueva evidencia. |
| Additional Translations |
| recess⇒ vi | (court: break) | hacer un receso loc verb |
| | | suspender la sesión loc verb |
| | | mandar a receso loc verb |
| | The court will recess for lunch. |
| | La corte hará un receso para almorzar. |
| recess [sth]⇒ vtr | usually passive (lights) | empotrar⇒ vtr |
| | Amanda recessed the lights in her living room. |
| | Amanda empotró las luces en su sala de estar. |
'recess' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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