suspender

to hang

suspender(soos-pehn-dehr)

transitive verb

1. (to dangle)

a. to hang

Tenían la bandera suspendida por la ventana de su piso.

They had the flag hanging from the window of their apartment.

b. to hang up

¿Suspendemos el cartel aquí sobre la puerta?

Should we hang the sign up here over the door?

c. to suspend

Está suspendido de esa rama y está a punto de caerse.

He's suspended from that branch and he's about to fall.

2. (to end abruptly)

a. to cancel

Tuvimos que suspender el viaje cuando no pudimos arrancar el coche.

We had to cancel the trip when we couldn't start the car.

b. to call off

Suspendieron la boda porque no se presentó la novia.

They called off the wedding because the bride never showed up.

c. to discontinue

Suspendieron la línea roja por las inundaciones.

They discontinued the red line because of the flooding.

d. to stop

Tuvieron que suspender la construcción hasta que dejó de llover.

They had to stop construction until it stopped raining.

3. (to postpone)

a. to suspend

Han suspendido el servicio de trenes debido a una avería.

They've suspended the train service due to a malfunction.

b. to adjourn

La reunión no se puede suspender hasta que tratemos un tema más.

The meeting cannot be adjourned until we've covered one more issue.

4. (to be temporarily dismissed)

a. to suspend

El policía fue suspendido por el uso excesivo de fuerza.

The policeman was suspended for excessive use of force.

5. (to not pass an exam)

(Spain)

a. to fail

Tengo que empollar porque si no, voy a suspender el examen.

I have to study a lot, because if I don't, I'm going to fail the exam.

intransitive verb

6. (to not pass an exam)

(Spain)

a. to fail

¿Sabes por qué suspendiste? Porque nunca viniste a clase.

Want to know why you failed? Because you never came to class.