suspend

suspendre, interrompre

Arrêter une activité ou un dispositif pour un temps, avec la possibilité de le reprendre.

En anglais simple : To stop an activity or arrangement for a while, with the possibility of starting it again.

• They suspended the meeting until Monday.
• The airline will suspend flights during the repairs.
• Why have they suspended the service?

Synonymes : pause, halt

Contraires : resume

Expressions courantes : suspend operations, suspend payments, suspend something temporarily, suspend the meeting

suspendre, interrompre

Arrêter une activité, un service ou un travail, généralement pour une durée limitée.

En anglais simple : To stop an activity, service, or job, usually for a limited time.

• They suspended the bus service.
• The company will suspend operations during repairs.
• Can we suspend these talks until Monday?

Synonymes : pause, halt, interrupt

Contraires : resume

Expressions courantes : suspend operations, suspend a service, suspend talks

suspendre, exclure temporairement

Interdire temporairement à quelqu’un d’aller à l’école, de travailler ou de participer, souvent comme sanction.

En anglais simple : To temporarily stop someone from attending school, working, or taking part, often as a punishment.

• The school suspended two students.
• He was suspended from work during the investigation.
• Will the club suspend her for the next match?

Comment l'utiliser : suspend someone from something (The school suspended him from classes for a week.); suspend someone for something (The club suspended her for breaking its rules.)

Synonymes : temporarily exclude

Contraires : reinstate

Expressions courantes : suspend a student, suspend an employee, suspend someone from something

suspendre, accrocher

Accrocher quelque chose à un support placé au-dessus pour le laisser pendre.

En anglais simple : To hang something from a support above it.

• They suspended a lamp over the table.
• The baskets were suspended from wooden beams.
• Can you suspend the sign on a wire?

Comment l'utiliser : suspend something from something (We suspended the lamp from a ceiling hook.); suspend something above something (They suspended a camera above the stage.)

Synonymes : hang

Expressions courantes : suspend a lamp, suspend something from something, suspend something above something