descans

Catalan

Etymology

Deverbal from descansar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [dəsˈkans]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [desˈkans]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

Noun

descans m (plural descansos)

1. (uncountable) rest, repose
2. rest period, break
3. snowboot, après-ski boot
4. (military) ease
5. interval, intermission

   Synonyms: entreacte, mitja part

Derived terms

• càpsula de descans
• descans setmanal

Further reading

• “descans”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007