Meanings
plural coffee pauses
- non-native speakers' EnglishA coffee break.
Ok, after a coffee pause, I found it in 10 minutes :)))) Thanks for reading anyway. I just had to use the cos(a)*cos(b) stuff twice, et voila.
1995 March 29, Alain Fontaine, “Trigo”, in sci.math (Usenet), retrieved 11 Aug 20224 more examples
While they had a coffee pause, and one of them was not able toopen^([sic]) the jar, he suddenly explored increased blood pressure which was seen on his face, and odd words were flowing out of his mouth - and all of sudden there was jam everywhere, for everybody.
1998 September 11, Olavi Noronen, “DID and PTSD”, in sci.psychology.psychotherapy (Usenet), retrieved 11 Aug 2022Different question totally is does your boss have to allow smoking at work. Of course not! Work is work, usually there is^([sic]) two coffee pauses and one lunch break during standard work day, and those breaks should be enough for smokers too...
2000 January 17, Sir Robin, “Smokers in CA don't find nicotine a drug”, in alt.law-enforcement (Usenet), retrieved 11 Aug 2022Registration fees include Acts of the workshop and coffee-pauses. It will be possible to have lunch on the campus on the 21 th,^([sic]) 22th and 23th.
2001 September 4, GODS...@home.com, “Di: foNETiks newsletter”, in alt.conspiracy.princess-diana (Usenet), retrieved 11 Aug 2022You should try Lavazza just before and just after you paint, Bruce. Coffee, then attach the painbrushes^([sic]) to your feet and on you go. Then a coffee pause, and on you go (on the wet paint) again:-) This way you'll get the "look" that is very "in" where I live. Patiné. Old look!Excellent exercise and I guarantee that you won't think of T for one second.
2002 September 30, Susanne Sourire, “Need some advise^([sic]) about what I have to look forward too^([sic])”, in alt.support.tinnitus (Usenet), retrieved 11 Aug 2022
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- GermanKaffeepause
- Frenchpause-café
- Finnishkahvitauko
- Finnishkahvipaussi
- Englishcoffee pause
Calque of Finnish kahvipaussi, Finnish kahvitauko, French pause-café, or German Kaffeepause.
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