suspendre

suspend, hang

verb soos-PAHN-druh Less Common

Origin: Latin suspendere (to hang up)

Also means

halt, discontinue

Usage Note

suspendre covers physical hanging (suspendre un tableau) and formal suspension of activity (suspendre un jugement = to suspend a judgment). The past participle suspendu is also used as an adjective: un pont suspendu (a suspension bridge). The noun suspension (f) is used in both senses.

Examples

"Il suspend son manteau au porte-manteau."

Natural Translation

He hangs his coat on the coat rack.

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