adjourn

adjourn
ə'‹ə:n
verb
(to stop (a meeting etc), intending to continue it at another time or place: We shall adjourn (the meeting) until Wednesday.) aplazar
adjourn
tr[ə'ʤɜːn]
transitive verb
1 aplazar, suspender
■ they adjourned the meeting for two days aplazaron la reunión dos días
intransitive verb
1 suspenderse
■ the court adjourned for lunch la sesión se suspendió para almorzar
adjourn [ə'ʤərn] vt
: levantar, suspender
the meeting is adjourned: se levanta la sesión
adjourn vi
: aplazarse
adjourn
v.
• aplazar v.
• clausurar v.
• diferir v.
• prorrogar v.
• remitir v.
• suspender v.
ə'dʒɜːrn, ə'dʒɜːn
1.
transitive verb \<\<talksial\>\> suspender

the meeting was adjourned — se levantó la sesión


2.
vi (stop)

the court adjourned — el tribunal levantó la sesión

let's adjourn to the garden — (frml or hum) pasemos al jardín

[ǝ'dʒɜːn]
1. VT
1) (=suspend) suspender; (=postpone) aplazar

to adjourn a discussion for a week — aplazar un debate por una semana

I declare the meeting adjourned — se levanta la sesión

to stand adjourned — estar en suspenso

2) (Jur)

the court is adjourned — se levanta la sesión

2. VI
1) [meeting] aplazarse; (Parl) disolverse

the court then adjourned — entonces el tribunal levantó la sesión

2) (=move)

to adjourn to — [+ sitting-room, verandah] pasar a

they adjourned to the pub — se trasladaron al bar

* * *
[ə'dʒɜːrn, ə'dʒɜːn]
1.
transitive verb \<\<talks/trial\>\> suspender

the meeting was adjourned — se levantó la sesión


2.
vi (stop)

the court adjourned — el tribunal levantó la sesión

let's adjourn to the garden — (frml or hum) pasemos al jardín


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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