interval

intervalo, espacio

Tiempo o espacio que separa dos cosas o acontecimientos.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: 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.)

Sinónimos: gap, space

Expresiones frecuentes: regular interval, short interval, interval between something

intermedio, entreacto

Descanso breve entre las partes de una obra de teatro, concierto u otro espectáculo.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: intermission, break

Expresiones frecuentes: during the interval, after the interval, twenty-minute interval

intervalo

Diferencia de altura entre dos notas musicales, es decir, cuánto más aguda o grave suena una que otra.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: an interval of a musical distance (These notes form an interval of a fifth.)

Expresiones frecuentes: musical interval, wide interval, interval of something

intervalo

Conjunto que contiene todos los números entre dos límites y, a veces, también esos límites.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Expresiones frecuentes: open interval, closed interval, bounded interval

descanso, pausa

Pausa para comer o tomar té entre las sesiones de juego de un día de críquet.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: break

Expresiones frecuentes: lunch interval, tea interval, scheduled interval