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 الوَقْفَةُ هيهِيَ فترةفَتْرَةٌ زمنية قصيرة يتوقف فيها الشخص عن فعل شيء مازَمَنِيَّةٌ 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 الماءتَوَقَّفْتُ بِضْعَةَ وَقَفَاتٍ لِأَشْرَبَ المَاءَ

I made several pauses to drink some water

سنواصل الصعود سَنُوَاصِلُ الصُّعُوْدَ بعدبَعْدَ وقفةوَقْفَةٍ (=استراحةاسْتِرَاحَةٍ) قصيرةقَصِيْرَةٍ

We will continue climbing after a short pause

More Examples

قرأقَرَأَ الفقرة ببطئ ومع وقفات كثيرةالفَقَرَةَ بِبُطْئٍ وَمَعَ وَقْفَاتٍ كَثِيْرَةٍ

He read the passage slowly with many pauses

عقبعَقِبَ وقفة (=وَقْفَةٍ (=صمتصَمْتٍ) محرجة قال أهلامُحْرِجَةٍ قَالَ أَهْلًا

After an awkward pause, he siad 'hi'

  ∘ How to pronounce pause in English?

pause is pronounced in English as

وقفةوَقْفَة - اسم

2) stance - noun

  ∘ Meaning of stance in Arabic and English:

الوقفة هي الطريقة التي يقف بها الوَقْفَةُ هِيَ الطَّرِيْقَةُ الَّتِيْ يَقِفُ بِهَا شخصشَخْصٌ معينمُعَيَّنٌ

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

وقفوَقَفَ الملاكم وقفة دفاعياالمُلَاكِمُ وَقْفَةً دِفَاعِيًّا

The boxer took up a defensive stance

عدلت وقفتهاعَدَّلَتْ وَقْفَتَها

She adjusted her stance

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