1 (hang) suspender; colgar the chandelier was suspended from the ceiling on a long chain a bird cage suspended on a long plaited cord the medal is worn suspended on a ribbon around the neck the washing-line was suspended between two trees
2 (remove) (from job) suspender;from de; (from school) expulsar temporalmente;from de; (from team) excluir;from de she has been suspended from her job they are thinking about suspending him from his job Hadley had been suspended from work since the police investigation started he was the third member to be suspended from the party Morgan is still suspended and will miss the semi-final last year four boys were expelled and three suspended for taking drugs she's been suspended from school
to suspend sb from office relevar a algn de su cargo (provisionalmente)
the three judges were suspended from office and face removal from the bench to suspend sb from [work] his post
3 (discontinue) [+hostilities, aid, flights] suspender; [+licence] retirar his licence was suspended for six months (Aut) le retiraron el carnet durante seis meses
both governments are refusing to suspend hostilities foreign \airlines have suspended all flights\ to the war-torn country the Jockey Club suspended his licence for six months a UN official said aid programmes would be suspended
4 (withhold, defer) [+judgement, decision] aplazar; posponer I suspended judgement until I knew the full story I told them love was the most natural impulse if only we could all suspend our distrust the union suspended strike action this week (Jur)
[+sentence] suspender provisionalmente; dejar en suspenso the judge suspended the sentence for three years Professor Foreson was given a suspended fine of $18,000
he was given a two-year suspended sentence fue condenado a dos años en libertad condicional; to suspend disbelief creer lo inverosímil
an audience is supposed to suspend disbelief over-romanticised, the film still has its moments if you can suspend disbelief
5 suspended animation constantes (f) vitales mínimas; in a state of suspended animation con las constantes vitales al mínimo
With the child in a state of suspended animation, the surgeons were able to perform the delicate surgery the cold water sent Tony's body into a state of suspended animation he wanted to be put into suspended animation until such time as a cure should be found
the audience was in a state of suspended animation el público tenía el alma en vilo or el corazón en un puño
the crowd were reduced to a state of suspended animation, tensed for the moment when he would drop Los Angeles appears to be in a state of suspended animation, and the possible verdicts, the possible reaction to the verdicts are the number one issue on the agenda
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