合間

あいま
interval

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あいま【合間】

*interval

/íntərvl/ 〖C〗〔…間の〕合間， 休止期間〔between〕

in the interval その合間に

intermission

〖C〗〖U〗《正式》休止， 合間；中断《◆ break の上品な言い方》

break

〖C〗小休止

pause

〖C〗(一時的な)〔…の〕休止， 中断〔in〕.

¶ → 仕事の合間に

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あいま【合間】

an interval [a break, a pause] 《during [in] one's work》; an interval [a break, a pause] 《of five minutes》; an interval [a break, a pause] 《between tasks》; 《文》 《during》 the interstices 《of one's work》; 〔暇のとき〕 a spare [free] moment; 《when one has some》 spare time [time to spare].

●家事の合間に小説を書いた主婦 a housewife who wrote novels in her spare time [in her free moments (between household tasks)]

・話の合間合間に絵があってとても読みやすい本だ. The story has illustrations at intervals throughout the book, which makes it very easy to read

・仕事の合間に when one is free; at free moments during one's work; when one is unoccupied

・話の合間に in pauses of the conversation

・書き物をする合間に in between periods of writing.

●彼女は忙しいスケジュールの合間を縫ってプールに通う. She fits regular [dairy, weekly] visits to the swimming pool into her busy schedule.

・雨の合間を見て出かけましょう. Let's leave when there's a break in the rain. | Let's wait for a break in the rain before going out.