Betekenis van recess In het Nederlands

• 0 a period of time in the year when the members of a parliament, court of law, or other government organization are not meeting:

  • The Supreme Court is in recess until October but could still consider the review request and respond at any time.

  • During summer recesses the newspaper sent him travelling round the country

  • Recruiters work the playground during recess and invite students and families to evening information sessions.

  • She never talked to teachers, never made friends, never played at recess.

• 1 a small area in a room that is formed by one part of a wall being set back further than other parts:

  • The room has a recess designed to hold bookshelves.

  • Psychoanalysts aim to explore the deepest/innermost recesses of the mind.

• 2 a period of time in which an organized activity such as study or work is temporarily stopped:

  • Congress returns from its August recess next week.

  • After lunch, the kids have recess.

• 3 a secret or hidden place:

  • He pointed his flashlight into the dark recesses of the cave.