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1 suspend
∎ the government has suspended the repayment of foreign debts le gouvernement a suspendu le remboursement de sa dette extérieure(b) (employee) suspendre -
2 suspend
suspend [sə'spend]∎ suspended from the ceiling/in the air suspendu au plafond/en l'air;∎ particles of radioactive dust were suspended in the atmosphere des particules radioactives étaient en suspension dans l'atmosphère∎ bus services have been suspended le service des autobus a été suspendu ou interrompu;∎ the government has suspended the repayment of foreign debts le gouvernement a suspendu le remboursement de sa dette extérieure∎ to suspend judgment suspendre son jugement;∎ the commission decided to suspend its decision la commission décida de surseoir à sa décision;∎ to suspend one's disbelief faire taire son incrédulité(d) (exclude temporarily → official, member, sportsman) suspendre; (→ worker) suspendre, mettre à pied; (→ pupil, student) exclure provisoirement;∎ suspended for six months suspendu pendant six mois;∎ two pupils have been suspended from school for smoking deux élèves surpris à fumer font l'objet d'un renvoi provisoire;∎ Administration suspended on full pay suspendu sans suppression de traitement; Military suspendu sans suppression de solde -
3 amount
amount n1 gen ( quantity) (of goods, food) quantité f ; (of people, objects) nombre m ; a considerable amount of beaucoup de ; a fair amount of pas mal de ○ ; an enormous ou huge amount of énormément de ; a certain amount of imagination une certaine imagination ; I'm entitled to a certain amount of respect je suis en droit d'attendre qu'on me respecte ; no amount of money could compensate this loss aucune somme d'argent ne pourrait compenser cette perte ; no amount of persuasion will make him change his mind on aura beau essayer de le persuader, rien ne le fera changer d'avis ; it's doubtful whether any amount of foreign aid can save them il est douteux que l'aide internationale, aussi importante qu'elle soit, puisse les sauver ; they've got any amount of money ils ont énormément d'argent ;2 ( sum of money) somme f ; (total: of bill, expenses, damages etc) montant m ; for an undisclosed amount pour une somme non dévoilée ; to charge sb for the full amount faire payer à qn le montant total ; what is the outstanding amount? combien reste-t-il à payer? ; debts to the amount of £10,000 des dettes qui s'élèvent à 10 000 livres sterling ; amount paid (on account) Comm acompte versé ; amount of turnover Comm (montant du) chiffre d'affaires ; amount carried forward Accts report m à nouveau.■ amount to:▶ amount to [sth]2 (be worth, equivalent to) équivaloir à, revenir à [confession, betrayal, defeat, triumph etc] ; it amounts to the same thing cela revient au même ; it amounts to blackmail! ce n'est rien d'autre que du chantage! ; not to amount to much [accusation, report] ne pas valoir grand-chose ○ ; he'll never amount to much il n'arrivera jamais à rien ; the rain didn't amount to much il n'a pas beaucoup plu.
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