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ri'ses, 'ri:ses1) (a part of a room set back from the main part; an alcove: We can put the dining-table in that recess.) nisje, alkove2) (the time during which Parliament or the law-courts do not work: Parliament is in recess.) parlamentsferie3) ((American) a short period of free time between school classes.) friminutt/-kvarterfrikvarter--------nisje--------pauseIsubst. \/rɪˈses\/, \/ˈriːses\/1) fordypning, hakk, søkk, utsparing, nisje2) ( naturformasjon) bukt, innskjæring, forsenkning3) alkove4) ( i sluse) portnisje5) ( sjøfart) fallende tidevann6) ( anatomi) recessus (f.eks. et gen)7) (poetisk, også overført) avkrok, bortgjemt sted, tilfluktssted, utilgjengelig stedi hjertets dyp, innerst inne i hjertet8) ( også over lengre tid) pause, avbrytelse, opphold, stans, hvil9) (amer., skolevesen) frikvarter, friminutt10) tilbakegangbe in recess ha pause, ha ferieIIverb \/rɪˈses\/1) ( om formasjon) danne en bukt, lage en innskjæring2) forsenke, senke, utspare3) ( arkitektur) gjøre fordypning(er) i, lage hakk i, lage en nisje i4) legge vekk, gjemme vekk i en krok5) (amer.) ta en pause, ta frikvarter, ta fri
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recess — n. 1) to take a recess 2) a spring; summer; winter recess 3) in recess (parliament was in recess) * * * [rɪ ses] summer winter recess a spring to take a recess in recess (parliament was in recess) … Combinatory dictionary
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recess — re|cess1 [rıˈses, ˈri:ses US ˈri:ses, rıˈses] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Latin; Origin: recessus, from the past participle of recedere; RECEDE] 1.) [U and C] a time during the day or year when no work is done, especially in parliament, law courts etc… … Dictionary of contemporary English
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recess — noun 1 period when a parliament, etc. does not meet ADJECTIVE ▪ August (AmE), Christmas (esp. BrE), Easter (esp. AmE), holiday (AmE), summer, Whitsun (BrE), winter (AmE) … Collocations dictionary
recess — I UK [rɪˈses] / UK [ˈriːses] / US [ˈrɪˌses] / US [rɪˈses] noun Word forms recess : singular recess plural recesses 1) a) [countable/uncountable] a short time between periods of work in an official organization, especially a court or parliament… … English dictionary
recess — [[t]rɪse̱s, ri͟ːses[/t]] recesses, recessing, recessed 1) N COUNT: also in/from N A recess is a break between the periods of work of an official body such as a committee, a court of law, or a government. The conference broke for a recess, but the … English dictionary
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