Meaning of وقفة in English is: (pause, stance) among others. This article contains images, pronunciation, examples, and more!
Meaning of وقفة in English and Arabic
وقفةوَقْفَة - اسم
1) pause - noun
∘ Meaning of pause in Arabic and English:
الوقفة هي فترة زمنية قصيرة يتوقف فيها الشخص عن فعل شيء ما الوَقْفَةُ هِيَ فَتْرَةٌ زَمَنِيَّةٌ قَصِيْرَةٌ يَتَوَقَّفُ فِيْهَا الشَّخْصُ عَنْ فِعْلِ شَيْءٍ مَا
[countable] a period of time during which somebody stops talking or stops what they are doing
∘ plural of pause in Arabic
وقفات وَقْفَات / وقفات وَقَفَات
∘ Example of pause in Arabic and English
توقفت بضعة وقفات لأشرب الماء تَوَقَّفْتُ بِضْعَةَ وَقَفَاتٍ لِأَشْرَبَ المَاءَ
I made several pauses to drink some water
سنواصل الصعود بعد وقفة (=استراحة) قصيرة سَنُوَاصِلُ الصُّعُوْدَ بَعْدَ وَقْفَةٍ (=اسْتِرَاحَةٍ) قَصِيْرَةٍ
We will continue climbing after a short pause
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قرأ الفقرة ببطئ ومع وقفات كثيرة قَرَأَ الفَقَرَةَ بِبُطْئٍ وَمَعَ وَقْفَاتٍ كَثِيْرَةٍ
He read the passage slowly with many pauses
عقب وقفة (=صمت) محرجة قال أهلا عَقِبَ وَقْفَةٍ (=صَمْتٍ) مُحْرِجَةٍ قَالَ أَهْلًا
After an awkward pause, he siad 'hi'
∘ How to pronounce pause in English?
pause is pronounced in English as
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وقفةوَقْفَة - اسم
2) stance - noun
∘ Meaning of stance in Arabic and English:
الوقفة هي الطريقة التي يقف بها شخص معين الوَقْفَةُ هِيَ الطَّرِيْقَةُ الَّتِيْ يَقِفُ بِهَا شَخْصٌ مُعَيَّنٌ
the way in which somebody stands, especially when playing a sport
∘ plural of stance in Arabic
وقفات وَقْفَات / وقفات وَقَفَات
∘ Example of stance in Arabic and English
وقف الملاكم وقفة دفاعيا وَقَفَ المُلَاكِمُ وَقْفَةً دِفَاعِيًّا
The boxer took up a defensive stance
عدلت وقفتها عَدَّلَتْ وَقْفَتَها
She adjusted her stance
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