Слово англійською: interval
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Переклад interval українською: інтерва́л, промі́жок, антра́кт (у теа́трі і т. д.)
Детальний опис
- a period of time between two events
- The interval between major earthquakes might be 200 years.
- He knocked on the door and after a brief interval it was opened.
- (British English)
(also intermission North American English, British English)
a short period of time separating parts of a play, film or concert- There will be an interval of 20 minutes after the second act.
Wordfinder- audience
- auditorium
- concert
- interval
- microphone
- perform
- programme
- soloist
- support
- venue
- [usually plural] a short period during which something different happens from what is happening the rest of the time
- She's delirious, but has lucid intervals.
- (British English) The day should be mainly dry with sunny intervals.
- The intervals between his various illnesses grew shorter and shorter.
- (music) a difference in pitch (= how high or low a note sounds) between two notes
- an interval of one octave
- an activity in interval training
- You can do intervals by alternating power walking with easy jogging.
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French entrevalle, based on Latin intervallum ‘space between ramparts, interval’, from inter- ‘between’ + vallum ‘rampart’.
Idioms - with time between
- Buses to the city leave at regular intervals.
- The runners started at 5-minute intervals.
Extra Examples- At intervals a bell rang.
- He returned home during the day at regular intervals.
- Meetings are held at monthly intervals.
- The accounts were updated at irregular intervals.
- Trains run at fixed intervals.
- with spaces between
- Flaming torches were positioned at intervals along the terrace.
- The flags were spaced at two-metre intervals.