different between refrain vs pause

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???f?e?n/
• Rhymes: -e?n

Etymology 1

From Middle English refreynen, from Anglo-Norman refraindre, Middle French refreindre (from Latin refringere), and Anglo-Norman refrener, Middle French refrener (from Latin refrenare).

Verb

refrain (third-person singular simple present refrains, present participle refraining, simple past and past participle refrained)

1. (transitive, archaic) To hold back, to restrain (someone or something). [from 14th c.]
2. (reflexive, archaic) To show restraint; to hold oneself back. [from 14th c.]
   • 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Acts V:

     And nowe I saye unto you: refrayne youreselves from these men, and let them alone [...].

   • 1899, Sabine Baring-Gould, A Book of the West Volume 1 Chapter 18

     As I went down the river, all dissatisfaction at my lot passed away, and by the time Dartmouth came in view I could no longer refrain myself, but threw my cap into the air, and barely caught it from falling overboard as I shouted, "Hurrah for merry England! […] "

3. (transitive, now rare) To repress (a desire, emotion etc.); to check or curb. [from 14th c.]

   • his reson aperceyueth it wel that it is synne / agayns the lawe of god / and yet his reson / refreyneth nat his foul delit or talent.

4. (intransitive, with preposition "from") To stop oneself from some action or interference; to abstain. [from 15th c.]
   • July 5, 1731, Jonathan Swift, letter to Vanessa

     If you knew how I struggle for a little health, what uneasiness I am at in riding and walking, and refraining from every thing agreeable to my taste
5. (transitive, rare, regional) To abstain from (food or drink). [from 16th c.]

Translations

Etymology 2

From French refrain, from the Old French verb refraindre (“to break off, repeat”), from Latin re- (“back, again”) + frang? (“break”); compare Occitan refranhs (“a refrain”), refranher (“to repeat”). See refract and the verb refrain.

Noun

refrain (plural refrains)

1. The chorus or burden of a song repeated at the end of each verse or stanza.
2. (by extension) A much repeated comment, complaint, or saying.

   Synonym: old saw

Translations

References

• refrain in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• Ren fair, ferrian

French

Etymology

Alteration of Old French refrait, past participle of the verb refraindre (based on the verb's infinitive), itself from Vulgar Latin *refrangere, from Latin refringo, refringere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.f???/

Noun

refrain m (plural refrains)

1. refrain, chorus

Descendants

• ? Danish: refræn
• ? English: refrain
• ? German: Refrain
• ? Spanish: refrán

Further reading

• “refrain” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• fariner

Italian

Etymology

From French refrain.

Noun

refrain m (invariable)

1. refrain

   Synonym: ritornello

Anagrams

• rifarne

Further reading

• refrain in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

English

Etymology

From Middle French pause, from Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek ?????? (paûsis). Compare the doublet pausa.

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: pôz, IPA^(key): /p??z/
• (US) enPR: pôz, IPA^(key): /p?z/
• (cot–caught merger) enPR: päz, IPA^(key): /p?z/
• Rhymes: -??z
• Homophones: paws, pores (in non-rhotic accents), pours (in non-rhotic accents)

Verb

pause (third-person singular simple present pauses, present participle pausing, simple past and past participle paused)

1. (intransitive) To take a temporary rest, take a break for a short period after an effort.
2. (intransitive) To interrupt an activity and wait.
3. (intransitive) To hesitate; to hold back; to delay.
4. (transitive) To halt the play or playback of, temporarily, so that it can be resumed from the same point.

   to pause a song, a video, or a computer game

5. (intransitive, obsolete) To consider; to reflect.

Translations

Noun

pause (plural pauses)

1. A temporary stop or rest; an intermission of action; interruption; suspension; cessation.

   Synonyms: hiatus, moratorium, recess; see also Thesaurus:pause
2. A short time for relaxing and doing something else.

   Synonyms: break, holiday, recess; see also Thesaurus:vacation

3. Hesitation; suspense; doubt.

   Synonyms: vacillation, wavering
4. In writing and printing, a mark indicating the place and nature of an arrest of voice in reading; a punctuation mark.

5. A break or paragraph in writing.
6. (music) A sign indicating continuance of a note or rest.
7. Alternative spelling of Pause (“a button that pauses or resumes something”)
8. (as direct object) take pause: hesitate; give pause: cause to hesitate

Derived terms

• filled pause
• pregnant pause

Translations

Danish

Etymology

From Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek ???? (paú?, “stop”).

Noun

pause c (singular definite pausen, plural indefinite pauser)

1. pause

Declension

Derived terms

• pausere

Further reading

• “pause” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “pause” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pausa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poz/

Noun

pause f (plural pauses)

1. pause, break
2. (music) rest

Derived terms

• pause thé

Further reading

• “pause” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Noun

pause f

1. plural of pausa

Middle French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pausa.

Noun

pause f (plural pauses)

1. pause (brief cessation)

Descendants

• ? English: pause
• French: pause

References

• “pause” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek ???? (paú?, “stop”).

Noun

pause m (definite singular pausen, indefinite plural pauser, definite plural pausene)

1. a pause, a break (short time for relaxing)

Derived terms

• hvilepause
• kaffepause
• lunsjpause

References

• “pause” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin pausa, from Ancient Greek ???? (paú?, “stop”).

Noun

pause m (definite singular pausen, indefinite plural pausar, definite plural pausane)

1. a pause or break (short time for relaxing)

Derived terms

• lunsjpause

References

• “pause” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Portuguese

Verb

pause

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of pausar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of pausar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of pausar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of pausar

Spanish

Verb

pause

1. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of pausar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of pausar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of pausar.