time-out
nomattesté dans les dialogues
- Royaume-Uni//ˈtaɪm.aʊt//
A short break in the action of a sport, for substitution, consultation, etc.
nom
- 1
A short break in the action of a sport, for substitution, consultation, etc.
We're being beaten! We need a time-out!
- 2
A break from a tense, heated or stressful situation (often enforced, sometimes as a disciplinary measure); a cooling-off period.
I'm going to take a brief time-out from this job.
Hitting people is not acceptable! Go to your room and take a time-out!
As punishment, my mom gave me a 15-minute time-out.
- 3
familierA perhaps temporary break in a relationship.
- 4
The abortion of an incomplete task after a time limit considered long enough for it to end normally.
Étymologie
From time + out.
Formes
- pluriel
- time-outs
time-out · A short break in the action of a sport, for substitution, consultation, etc.
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