recess Pronunciation: /rɪˈses; ˈriːses/Translate recess | into French | into Italian | into Spanish German translation of recessn. 1 (alcove) Nische 2 (Brit. Parl.; Amer: short vacation) Ferien (Pl.); (Amer.) [Sch.] (between classes) Pauserecess in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of recess in the British & World English dictionary Definition of recess in the US English dictionary