how would you say "put on hold" in spanish?
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wage increases are 'put on hold'
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updated Jun 17, 2011
edited by ian-hill
posted by eldaoliverosnahh
+1 - fjfuentesh, Jun 17, 2011
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to put something on hold -> suspender algo temporalmente
to put somebody on hold (comunicaciones) -> poner a alguien a la espera
updated Jun 17, 2011
edited by UnaPalabra
posted by UnaPalabra
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"Están en espera" 
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updated Jun 17, 2011
posted by fjfuentesh
That sounds like "is on hold" but how do you express the action to "put something/someone on hold"? - pesta, Jun 17, 2011
Poner en espera. - fjfuentesh, Jun 17, 2011
I wondered that - pacofinkler, Jun 17, 2011
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i'm not sure if this is right, but it could be "en suspenso"
Hope it helped. 
updated Jun 17, 2011
posted by goatgirl
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I'm not sure, but can you say "poner frenos" as in "to put the brakes on" ?
updated Jun 17, 2011
posted by hannah93
