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recess, USA n1 Jur, Pol ( parliamentary) vacances fpl parlementaires ; ( in courts) vacances fpl judiciaires ; to be in recess être en vacances ;3 Constr (for door, window) embrasure f ; ( large alcove) alcôve f ; ( smaller) niche f ; ( very small) recoin m.B recesses npl the recesses of les recoins mpl de [cupboard, room, building, cave] ; in the recesses of her mind/her memory dans les recoins de son esprit/sa mémoire ; in the deepest recesses of his heart au plus profond de son cœur.C vtr1 Constr encastrer [bath, light] ; -
2 recess
noun1) (alcove) Nische, die* * *[ri'ses, 'ri:ses]1) (a part of a room set back from the main part; an alcove: We can put the dining-table in that recess.) die Nische2) (the time during which Parliament or the law-courts do not work: Parliament is in recess.) die Ferien (pl.)* * *re·cess[ˈri:ses, rɪˈses]I. n<pl -es>1. LAW, POL [Sitzungs]pause f, Parlamentsferien plto go into \recess sich akk in die Sommerpause begebento be in \recess in der Sommerpause seinto be recalled from \recess aus der Sommerpause zurückgerufen werdenthe deepest [or innermost] \recesses die verborgensten WinkelII. vt1. ARCHITto \recess a fitment eine Nische aussparen2. (suspend)to \recess proceedings die Verhandlung vertagen* * *[rɪ'ses]1. n2) (= alcove) Nische f3) (= secret place) Winkel min the (deepest) recesses of his mind — in den (tiefsten) Tiefen seines Geistes
2. vt(= set back) in eine/die Nische stellen; cupboard, cooker einbauen; windows vertiefen; lighting versenken; (= make a recess in) wall etc eine Nische machen in (+acc), vertiefen* * *recess [rıˈses; ˈriːses]A s1. (zeitweilige) Unterbrechung ( auch JUR der Verhandlung), (US auch Schul)Pause f, besonders US oder PARL Ferien pl:Congress is at recess now zurzeit sind Kongressferien;have recess Pause haben2. Schlupfwinkel m3. ARCH (Wand)Vertiefung f, Nische f, Alkoven m4. TECH Aussparung f, Einschnitt m5. pl fig (das) Innere, Tiefe(n) f(pl):the recesses of the heart die geheimen Winkel des HerzensB v/t1. in eine Nische stellen, zurücksetzen2. vertiefen, eine Nische machen in eine Wand etc3. TECH aussparen, einsenken:recessed switch Unterputzschalter m* * *noun1) (alcove) Nische, die* * *(US) n.(§ pl.: recesses)= Aussparung f.Ecke -n f.Pause -n f.Unterbrechung f.
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