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1 sospeso
1. past part vedere sospendere2. adj hangingfig questione pendingtenere in sospeso persona keep in suspense* * *sospeso agg.1 hanging, suspended: una lampada sospesa al soffitto, a lamp hanging from the ceiling; ponte sospeso, suspension bridge; restare sospeso nel vuoto, to be hanging in space // essere sospeso a un filo, (fig.) to be hanging by a thread // (geol.): falda freatica sospesa, perched water table; ghiacciaio sospeso, hanging glacier2 ( interrotto) suspended, interrupted; ( rinviato) postponed, adjourned: i lavori sono sospesi, the works are interrupted; riunione sospesa, adjourned meeting; il servizio dei pullman oggi è sospeso, the coach service has been suspended today; (comm.) la vendita di questo articolo è sospesa, the sale of this article is suspended3 ( punito) suspended: studente sospeso, suspended student; questo impiegato è sospeso per un mese, this employee is suspended (o is on suspension) for a month4 ( trepidante) in suspense, on edge (pred.); ( preoccupato) worried; ( indeciso) undecided: non tenerlo così sospeso, don't keep him in suspense like that; siamo ancora con l'animo sospeso, we are still in suspense; sono sempre con l'animo sospeso quando viaggia in aeroplano, I am always worried (o on edge) when he takes a plane // col fiato sospeso, with bated breath◆ s.m. ( conto da saldare) outstanding payment, outstanding account; ( pratica non definita) outstanding matter: (comm.) avere molti sospesi, to have many outstanding accounts // in sospeso, outstanding, pending, unsettled, held over; in abeyance: rimane tutto in sospeso fino al suo arrivo, everything has been held over until his arrival; trattative, affari in sospeso, pending negotiations, business; conto in sospeso, outstanding (o unpaid) bill; ho ancora dei conti in sospeso con te!, (fig.) I still have some unsettled account with you!; debito in sospeso, unsettled (o unpaid) debt; crediti, effetti in sospeso, outstanding credits, bills; tenere un pagamento in sospeso, to hold over a payment; tenere in sospeso una pratica, to hold a matter in abeyance; (dir.) causa in sospeso, pending lawsuit.* * *[sos'peso] sospeso (-a)1. ppSee:2. aggin sospeso — (pratica) pending, (discorso) unfinished, (conto) outstanding
* * *[sos'peso] 1.participio passato sospendere2.1) (appeso) suspended; [lampadario, quadro] hanging (a from)2) (sollevato)3) fig. (interrotto, rinviato) suspended, postponed, deferred, adjourned5) in sospeso [ questione] undecided, pending, pendent; [lavoro, problema, conto] outstandingtenere qcn. in sospeso — to keep sb. in suspense
••* * *sospeso/sos'peso/II aggettivo1 (appeso) suspended; [lampadario, quadro] hanging (a from)3 fig. (interrotto, rinviato) suspended, postponed, deferred, adjourned5 in sospeso [ questione] undecided, pending, pendent; [lavoro, problema, conto] outstanding; per il momento lasciamolo in sospeso let's put it to the side for the moment; lasciare la decisione in sospeso to leave the decision open; tenere qcn. in sospeso to keep sb. in suspense; ho ancora un conto in sospeso con lui I've still got a bone to pick with himcol fiato sospeso with bated breath; il film ci ha tenuto col fiato sospeso the film had us on the edge of our seats. -
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3 sospeso
[sos'peso] sospeso (-a)1. ppSee:2. aggin sospeso — (pratica) pending, (discorso) unfinished, (conto) outstanding
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