Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
break
English answer:
split / divide
Added to glossary by
Michael Powers (PhD)
Jul 25, 2011 17:38
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break
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I'm not sure of the meaning of "break" in the following context. Any help would be appreciated.
"The study of Part 1 of this module should take you around 20 hours of study time. The module is divided in two to conveniently break your study and allow you to summarize your study appropriately".
"The study of Part 1 of this module should take you around 20 hours of study time. The module is divided in two to conveniently break your study and allow you to summarize your study appropriately".
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Aug 2, 2011 12:09: Michael Powers (PhD) Created KOG entry
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
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English
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
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83
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split / divide
divide or split or break up the study of 20 hours into two different sessions
Mike
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You['re welcome.
Mike
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You['re welcome.
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Comment: "Thank you!"
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AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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English
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United Kingdom
Sensible solutions
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52
to have a pause/rest between sessions
i.e. 10 hours - break - 10 hours
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Teresita Fierro Espasandín
: I 'd prefer your first option, as that break would be useful to "summarize your study appropriately"
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Phong Le
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thanks!
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Tina Vonhof (X)
: 'Break' in the sense of split/divide is already present in the sense but now they are talking about taking time to summarize.
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Thuy-PTT (X)
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Teresita Fierro Espasandín
Uruguay
Uruguay
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Uruguay
Good work done, less headaches
Native in: Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish
hacer un alto (en el/tu estudio)
I understand it this way. Hope it helps!
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AllegroTrans
: The asker was seeking an explanation in English!!
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thanks! sorry.
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Rufino Pérez De La Sierra
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separar
...para separar tus estudios de manera conveniente y para permitirte que resumas tus estudios correctamente.
Hope that helps
Saludos
Rufino
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Did not see it was English to English, sorry. I meant to say it means to split, separate.
Best wishes
Hope that helps
Saludos
Rufino
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Did not see it was English to English, sorry. I meant to say it means to split, separate.
Best wishes
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Separate
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Saludos
eski :))
www.combinedhonours.mmu.ac.uk/how_to_apply/ - CachedApplications for full-time study should be made online through the ... Each will have a separate UCAS code, so please check that you have selected the ... study involving units from one subject works quite conveniently within this ...
Washington CDL - Commercial Drivers License - 2011 STUDY COURSE $89.95
www.tech-career.com/course-wa.html - CachedALL "classes" of CDL and all available "endorsements" are included . . . conveniently placed into separate study sections. You won't waste your time ...
Saludos
eski :))
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Stephanie Ezrol
United States
United States
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English
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United States
French to English, English to English
Native in: English
Works in: English, French to English, French Middle (ca.1400-1600) to English
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150
cut-off or interrupt or stop
The text is using the word break in the sense of break off, or cut off, or interrupt.
The phrase is used in a similar way in these examples:
Study Note: This section should take around 6 hours to study. If you have
less time, you could conveniently break your study just before the section on
PCT, which is about halfway through the module.
http://kingvuthy.files.wordpress.com/2006/11/module8.pdf
Study Note: This module should take around 5 hours to study. If you have
less time, you could conveniently break your study after audio segment 4.
http://wiki.egyankosh.ac.in/egyankoshwiki/images/e/e2/007PT1...
The native English speaker would also sense the meaning of "take a break from your study at a convenient/appropriate place in the lesson."
It is also implied that you will begin again after you break (take a break).
The phrase is used in a similar way in these examples:
Study Note: This section should take around 6 hours to study. If you have
less time, you could conveniently break your study just before the section on
PCT, which is about halfway through the module.
http://kingvuthy.files.wordpress.com/2006/11/module8.pdf
Study Note: This module should take around 5 hours to study. If you have
less time, you could conveniently break your study after audio segment 4.
http://wiki.egyankosh.ac.in/egyankoshwiki/images/e/e2/007PT1...
The native English speaker would also sense the meaning of "take a break from your study at a convenient/appropriate place in the lesson."
It is also implied that you will begin again after you break (take a break).
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