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In a shooting day in the U.K., every few hours, everyone takes a bit of a tea break - not coffee, but a tea break. They bring out these little finger sandwiches with the crust cut off. Everyone sits around for a few minutes, with their pinkies in the air, drinking. It's so cultured.
Jonathan Silverman

Meaning of "tea break" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TEA BREAK

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TEA BREAK

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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Tea break is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES TEA BREAK MEAN IN ENGLISH?

tea break

Tea culture

Tea culture is defined by the way tea is made and consumed, by the way the people interact with tea, and by the aesthetics surrounding tea drinking, it includes aspects of tea production, tea brewing, tea arts and ceremony, society, history, health, ethics, education, and communication and media issues. Tea is commonly consumed at social events, and many cultures have created intricate formal ceremonies for these events. Western examples of these are afternoon tea and the tea party. Tea ceremonies, with its roots in the Chinese tea culture, differ among eastern countries, such as the Japanese or Korean tea ceremony. However, it may differ in preparation, such as in Tibet, where tea is commonly brewed with salt and butter. Tea plays an important role in some countries. The British Empire spread its own interpretation of tea to its dominions and colonies including regions that today comprise the states of India, Hong Kong, and Pakistan which had existing tea customs, as well as, regions such as East Africa and the Pacific which did not have tea customs.

Definition of tea break in the English dictionary

The definition of tea break in the dictionary is a short rest period during working hours during which tea, coffee, etc is drunk.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TEA BREAK

tea and sympathy
tea bag
tea ball
tea biscuit
tea boy
tea caddy
tea chest
tea cloth
tea cosy
tea dance
tea egg
tea garden
tea gown
tea infuser
tea lady
tea leaf
tea leaves
tea light
tea party
tea plate

WORDS THAT END LIKE TEA BREAK

break
career break
city break
coffee break
daybreak
firebreak
freak
heartbreak
jailbreak
leg break
lucky break
lunch break
make or break
make-or-break
mini-break
newsbreak
outbreak
price break
service break
tax break
tie-break

Synonyms and antonyms of tea break in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «tea break» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TEA BREAK

Find out the translation of tea break to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of tea break from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «tea break» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

茶歇
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pausa para el té
570 millions of speakers

English

tea break
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चाय ब्रेक
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

استراحة شاي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

перерыв на чай
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pausa para o chá
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

চা বিরতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pause café
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Rehat teh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tee-Pause
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ティーブレイク
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

차 휴식
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Teh break
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giải lao
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தேநீர் இடைவேளை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चहाचा ब्रेक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

çay molası
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

pausa tè
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

przerwa na herbatę
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перерва на чай
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pauza de ceai
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διάλειμμα για τσάι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

teetyd
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

teaavbrott
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

te pause
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of tea break

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TEA BREAK»

The term «tea break» is regularly used and occupies the 76.975 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TEA BREAK» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about tea break

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QUOTES WITH «TEA BREAK»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word tea break.
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Jonathan Silverman
In a shooting day in the U.K., every few hours, everyone takes a bit of a tea break - not coffee, but a tea break. They bring out these little finger sandwiches with the crust cut off. Everyone sits around for a few minutes, with their pinkies in the air, drinking. It's so cultured.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TEA BREAK»

Discover the use of tea break in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to tea break and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bancroft
The Nutter story Tea Break: A tackler's tale 3. What is a weaving shed? 13 Tea Break: Young Tooley and Jackie Waterworth 4. How the mill worked Tea Break: Recycling 5. The weaving shed Tea Break: Bath night 6. The warehouse. Tacklers ...
Stanley Graham, 2009
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The Tea Book
The concept of a tea break got its start over 250 years ago when some employers served tea in the morning to their employees who began work at five or six o' clock. At that time, the tea break was highly controversial and many employers were ...
Campbell, Dawn
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Queuing for Beginners: The Story of Daily Life From ...
But after five o'clock, there was a marked improvement in morale, with the feeling that a tea break was imminent. Fremlin heard one worker console a newcomer during her first tea break: 'You'll be all right now, the time goes ever so quick after  ...
Joe Moran, 2010
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Strategy and Transaction in an African Factory: African ...
4 4 June 1965 at tea break Lyashi, Kamwefu, Chilwa (line 1 tailors), Paulos and Seams (line 2 tailors) complain about the break period and the loss of pay resulting from it. Attitudes are expressed about the union's lack of strength. During the ...
Bruce Kapferer, 1972
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Dragon's Play - The Diversity Awareness Toolkit
Tea break disease British Forestry workers would brew up tea over a fire during their break. Unfortunately the fire sterilized the soil immediately under it, and an opportunistic fungus would immediately settle into the sterilized patch, then use it  ...
vic williams
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FCS Science of Tourism L3
... Chauke) 9.30-11 Presentation 2: Western Cape (Ms Isaac and Mr Davids) Presentation 6: Mpumalanga (Mr Ngwenya) Presentation 10: Gauteng (Mr Bhengu and Mr Hlophe) 11-11.30 Tea break Tea break Tea break 11.30-1 Presentation 3: ...
Judy Norton, Milena Ivanovic, Milena Ivanovic, 2008
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The Quest for Productivity: A Case Study of Fawley After ...
(1964: 181) With respect to working time arrangements and, in particular, to the change from a set tea break to one taken during a natural break in the work, Flanders found that, while '. . . the majority of supervisors disliked the change .
Bruce W. Ahlstrand, 1990
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Internet for Scientists
Stop consorting with others at tea break time (it'll give them more opportunity to talk about your newfound computer prowess and how anti-social you've now become) and start having your tea break with your computer instead. So, position that ...
B. F. O'Donnell, 1997
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Where to Take Tea: A Guide to Britain's Best Tearooms
This was the start of the formal afternoon tea. The Tea Break and High Tea A different gap was filled by the tea break which was introduced more than 200 years ago. Labourers and rural workers were served tea and food mid-morning and late ...
Susan Cohen, 2008
10
Informe Del Octavo Foro Global de la Biodiversidad
10:35 - 11:00 11:00- 12:30 12:30- 14:00 14:00 - 15:30 15:30 - 16:00 16:00 - 17: 30 18:30 - 20:00 Saturday, 30 August 1997 Coffee/Tea Break Workshop Session 1 (Workshops in parallel) LUNCH Workshop Session 2 (Workshops in parallel) ...
‎1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TEA BREAK»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term tea break is used in the context of the following news items.
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Bata workers in tea break protests
“Our protests would be peaceful and would be carried out during tea breaks until management addresses our demands for an increase in housing and transport ... «New Zimbabwe.com, Jun 15»
2
The end of the tea break? Workers fear boss thinks they are slacking
Workers are taking fewer tea breaks, often fearing their bosses will think they are ... for a cuppa, while one four believed they were not allowed to have a break. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
3
Cotton On praised for tea break action after website campaign
The website which helped stoke the uproar over Cotton On workers losing their tea breaks says it is now receiving faxes from people congratulating the fashion ... «Stuff.co.nz, Mar 15»
4
Tea break move could spark industrial action
A move to use controversial new legislation to strip tea breaks from workers is expected to see staff at fashion chain Cotton On walk off the job. The Australian ... «Stuff.co.nz, Mar 15»
5
Video: Tea break with the cast of Closer
“It's like our bloody beating hearts are laid out in front of you for your entertainment and delectation.” Such is Closer star Oliver Chris' pithy description of Patrick ... «Official London Theatre, Mar 15»
6
Qutub Minar shooting: He stopped by for a tea break
NEW DELHI: Stopping over at a local tea stall en route work cost 31-year-old Sonu Sejwal his life. Accidentally killed in Monday's shootout near Qutub Minar, he ... «Times of India, Mar 15»
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Bags of money: Tetley tea insures master blender's taste buds for …
Tea giant Tetley has splashed out to insure its master blender's taste buds for £1 ... Tea breaks first started more than 200 years ago when employers allowed ... «Mirror.co.uk, Nov 14»
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5 reasons why a tea break is good for you
For tea-lovers like me, these figures are actually quite reassuring – because it means the vast majority of us are taking part in the wonderful thing that is ... «BT.com, Nov 14»
9
New Zealanders Lose Legal Right To "Tea Break" At Work, Anarchy …
The New Zealand government has stripped workers of their right to a tea break ... New Zealand Prime Minister John Key had said the tea break aspect of the bill ... «BuzzFeed News, Oct 14»
10
Workers stop for tea breaks
"Workers understand this law is designed to reduce their pay and attacks even the most basic work rights, like the tea break which is essential for rest, a chance ... «3News NZ, Oct 13»

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