en suspens

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Catalan[edit]

Adverb[edit]

pending, outstanding, on hold
(law) in abeyance

Further reading[edit]

“suspens”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ɑ̃ sys.pɑ̃/

Adverb[edit]

dangling, in mid-air
(figuratively) pending, outstanding, on hold, in abeyance (awaiting a conclusion or a confirmation, not settled or finished)
rester en suspens ― to remain pending

être en suspens ― to be on hold

laisser en suspens ― to leave open

Further reading[edit]

“en suspens”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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