RECESS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
Meaning of recess in English
recess noun
(PAUSE )
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recess noun
(SPACE )
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(Definition of recess from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
Examples of recess
recess
Recess is when kids truly practice social skills.
However, even when there are state laws, there is no guarantee that recess will happen.
They come in different forms that include everything from regulations to executive orders to recess appointments, and many other tools.
The feeling is that learning and recess go hand in hand.
In reality, few people have ventured into the darker recesses of the net to study these sites in any detail.
It's the difference between recess and gym class.
But with lawmakers going home for a six-week recess , any modifications are on hold.
The program also selects some older students to be junior coaches and help oversee recess .
Students spent part of their recess and lunch hour folding small, colorful squares of paper.
Recess was great at capturing what it felt like to be in elementary school.
You can't gavel a convention into session or into recess without pounding a little wooden mallet against a block.
Congress can't go on recess , and all the members focused on running for reelection should suspend their campaigns until funding is passed.
Similar to bringing back recess to lower childhood obesity, one reader advocated for a return to old school physical education.
In his mind, in the recesses of his subconscious, there is a connection being made.
During a recess , she says, they told her that they'd tried to read the mood in the courtroom and it didn't look good.
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Translations of recess
in Chinese (Traditional)
中止, （議會）休會期, 課間休息…
in Chinese (Simplified)
中止, （议会）休会期, 课间休息…
in Spanish
receso, suspensión de actividades, recreo…
in Portuguese
recesso, intervalo, reentrância…
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in Vietnamese
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meclis tatili, adlî tatil, mola…
vacances [feminine, plural] parlementaires, récréation [feminine]…
休会（きゅうかい）, 休（やす）み時間（じかん）, 休廷（きゅうてい）…
výklenek, alkovna, mezidobí…
ruangan kecil, reses, istirahat…
ส่วนที่มีไว้สำหรับพักผ่อน, ช่วงการหยุดพักของศาลหรือสภา, ช่วงเวลาหยุดพักระหว่างวิชา…
hốc tường, giờ giải lao, giờ ra chơi…
ceruk, rehat, waktu rehat…
die Nische, die Ferien (pl.), die Pause…
ferie [masculine], friminutt [neuter], pause [masculine]…
ніша, заглиблення, перерва в засіданнях…
перерыв в работе, перемена (в школе), углубление…
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