interval

Abstand, Zeitabstand

Die Zeit oder der räumliche Abstand zwischen zwei Dingen oder Ereignissen.

In einfachem Englisch: The time or space between two things or events.

• There was a brief interval between calls.
• Take the medicine at regular intervals.
• The trees were planted at intervals of five metres.

So benutzt man es: an interval between A and B (There was a short interval between the two calls.); at intervals of a stated amount (The posts stand at intervals of two metres.)

Synonyme: gap, space

Häufige Wendungen: regular interval, short interval, interval between something

Pause

Eine kurze Pause zwischen den Teilen eines Theaterstücks, Konzerts oder einer anderen Aufführung.

In einfachem Englisch: A short break between parts of a play, concert, or other performance.

• We bought drinks during the interval.
• The play has a fifteen-minute interval.
• After the interval, the orchestra performed a new piece.

Synonyme: intermission, break

Häufige Wendungen: during the interval, after the interval, twenty-minute interval

Intervall

Der Unterschied in der Tonhöhe zwischen zwei musikalischen Tönen.

In einfachem Englisch: The difference in how high or low two musical notes sound.

• The interval between these notes is small.
• She can sing wide intervals accurately.
• An octave is the interval between one C and the next.

So benutzt man es: an interval of a musical distance (These notes form an interval of a fifth.)

Häufige Wendungen: musical interval, wide interval, interval of something

Intervall

Ein Bereich, der alle Zahlen zwischen zwei Grenzen enthält, manchmal auch die Grenzen selbst.

In einfachem Englisch: A range of numbers containing every number between its ends, sometimes including the ends.

• Choose a number in this interval.
• A closed interval includes both endpoints.
• The function is positive throughout the interval from two to four.

Häufige Wendungen: open interval, closed interval, bounded interval

Pause

Eine Mittagessens- oder Teepause zwischen Spielabschnitten während eines Crickettages.

In einfachem Englisch: A lunch or tea break between periods of play during a day of cricket.

• Rain began during the tea interval.
• The players left the field for the lunch interval.
• Play resumed after the interval with a new bowler.

Synonyme: break

Häufige Wendungen: lunch interval, tea interval, scheduled interval