take five

take five
a) to take a five-minute break from some activity, take a short break from some activity

Hey, stop fighting! Take five. people!

b) to break something up

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  • Take Five — est une composition du saxophoniste Paul Desmond écrite en 1959 pour l album Time Out du quartet de Dave Brubeck. Le titre vient d un jeu de mot sur l expression anglaise « take five », qui peut signifier « pause de cinq… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Take Five — «Take Five» Canción de The Dave Brubeck Quartet Álbum Time Out Publicación 1959 Grabación 19 …   Wikipedia Español

  • take five — {v. phr.} To take a five minute break during some work or theatrical rehearsal. * / All right, everyone, the director cried. Let s take five. / …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • take five — {v. phr.} To take a five minute break during some work or theatrical rehearsal. * / All right, everyone, the director cried. Let s take five. / …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • Take Five — ([Тэйк файв])  джазовая композиция в размере 5/4, записанная впервые квартетом Дейва Брубека в 1959 году для альбома Time Out. Композиция была написана Полом Дезмондом на основе ритма барабанщика Джо Морелло. Содержание 1 Перевод… …   Википедия

  • take five — ► take five informal, chiefly N. Amer. have a short break. Main Entry: ↑take …   English terms dictionary

  • Take Five — Dave Brubeck (links) mit Komponist Paul Desmond (1954, Foto: Carl van Vechten) Take Five ist der erfolgreichste Titel eines Jazz Musikstücks des Dave Brubeck Quartetts, das 1959 von Paul Desmond für das 1959 erschienene Album Time Out aufgenommen …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • take five — verb take a break for five minutes The musicians took five during the rehearsal • Hypernyms: ↑pause, ↑intermit, ↑break • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * phrasal …   Useful english dictionary

  • Take Five (XM) — Infobox Radio Station name = Take Five area = United States Canada branding = Take Five slogan = airdate = October 2005 frequency = XM155 format = Women s Talk and Entertainment owner = XM Satellite Radio class = Satellite Radio Station website …   Wikipedia

  • take five — tv. to take a five minute break. □ Okay, gang, take five. Be back here in ive minutes, or else. □ She told them to take five, but they turned the five into fifty …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • Take Five — Infobox Single Name = Take Five Artist = The Dave Brubeck Quartet from Album = Time Out B side = Released = June 25, 1959 Format = Recorded = 1959 Genre = Jazz Length = 5:28 Label = Columbia/Legacy Writer = Paul Desmond Producer = Teo Macero… …   Wikipedia

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