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suspender

to suspend; to stop temporarily, to hang; to suspend (in the air)

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suspend to suspend; to stop temporarily + er infinitive / future subjunctive eu/ele/ela
verb Rare #32,135
to suspend; to stop temporarily Often used for temporarily stopping an activity, service, or event; also used for suspending someone from school/work.
PO: A empresa decidiu suspender o serviço por uma semana.
EN: The company decided to suspend the service for a week.
to hang; to suspend (in the air) Used especially in more formal contexts, meaning to hang something up/suspend it so it stays supported above the ground.
PO: Ele decidiu suspender o quadro na parede.
EN: He decided to hang the picture on the wall.
Conjugation of suspender
Past
suspenso
suspendersuspensa
Subjunctive future
SingularPlural
First suspender —
Third suspender —
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third suspendeu —

Vamos suspender a sessão até depois do almoço.

Let's suspend the session until after lunch.

— Rebecca, A Mulher Inesquecível (1940)

Tomamos a liberdade de suspender sua candidatura.

We have taken the liberty of suspending your candidacy.

Vou ter que mandar suspender o carvão na semana que vem.

I'll have to suspend the coal supply next week.

— A Voz do Coração (2004)

Decidiram suspender o casamento até que seu irmão chegasse do exterior.

They decided to postpone the wedding until his brother arrived from abroad.

Será que o bispo vai me suspender?

Will the bishop suspend me?

— O Auto da Compadecida (2000)

Nós tivemos que suspender o filme.

We had to pause the movie.

— O Teste Decisivo (2000)

Mas a neblina obrigou-nos a suspender as buscas.

But the fog forced us to suspend the search.

— Solaris (1972)