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🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

periodo di riposo

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /peˈrjo.do di riˈpɔ.zo/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Rest period/ˈrɛst ˌpɪər.i.əd/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Il lavoratore ha diritto a un periodo di riposo giornaliero."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A designated interval of time during work, study, or athletic training allocated for relaxation, recovery, or recuperation.

    "Workers are entitled to a mandatory rest period during their long shifts."
  2. 2

    The interval of time between sets or exercises in a fitness routine to allow muscles to recover energy.

    "Keeping your rest period between weightlifting sets under sixty seconds helps maximize hypertrophy."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term combines 'rest', originating from Proto-Germanic *rasta- (meaning a resting place or distance between rests) via Old English 'rǣst', and 'period', deriving from the Greek 'periodos' meaning a circuit or cycle. Together, the compound emerged in modern industrial and athletic contexts to denote a designated interval of cessation from work or exertion.

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