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- (sport) A short break in the action of a sport, for substitution, consultation, etc.
- We're being beaten! We need a !
- 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 from this job.
- Hitting people is not acceptable! Go to your room and take a !
- (context, communications) The intentional ending of an incomplete task after a time limit considered a long enough for it to end normally.
Translations: - French: arríªt de jeu , temps mort
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(trans-top, break from a heated or stressful situation)
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(trans-top, intentional ending of an incomplete task after a time limit)
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