hiatus

pause, interruption

Période pendant laquelle une activité cesse avant de reprendre.

En anglais simple : A period when something stops happening before starting again.

• The series is on hiatus.
• She returned to acting after a long hiatus.
• A brief hiatus in the talks gave everyone time to think.

Comment l'utiliser : a hiatus in something (There was a brief hiatus in production.); go on hiatus (The band went on hiatus after its last tour.)

Synonymes : break, pause, interruption

Contraires : continuation

Expressions courantes : on hiatus, brief hiatus, after a hiatus

congé, pause

Période où une personne cesse temporairement de travailler, parfois sans l’avoir prévu.

En anglais simple : A temporary period away from work, sometimes one that was not planned.

• I’m taking a short hiatus from work.
• An office closure gave us an unexpected hiatus.
• He returned refreshed after his summer hiatus.

Comment l'utiliser : a hiatus from something (She took a hiatus from work to rest.)

Synonymes : break, time off, leave

Expressions courantes : take a hiatus, hiatus from work, unexpected hiatus

hiatus

Ouverture dans une partie du corps permettant le passage d’une autre partie.

En anglais simple : An opening in a part of the body through which another body part can pass.

• The nerve passes through a small hiatus.
• The scan showed widening of the esophageal hiatus.
• The aorta passes through the aortic hiatus in the diaphragm.

Synonymes : opening

Expressions courantes : aortic hiatus, esophageal hiatus, diaphragmatic hiatus