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  • 11suspense — suspense, suspension The two words used to be interchangeable in several meanings, but have since gone their separate ways. Suspense is used primarily to denote ‘a state of anxious uncertainty or expectation’, and is common attributively (i.e.… …

    Modern English usage

  • 12suspense — (Del fr. suspense, y este del ingl. suspense). m. Expectación impaciente o ansiosa por el desarrollo de una acción o suceso, especialmente en una película cinematográfica, una obra teatral o un relato …

    Diccionario de la lengua española

  • 13Suspense (Hörspielserie) — Suspense war eine US amerikanische Hörspielserie, die erstmals am 17. Juni 1942 von CBS ausgestrahlt wurde. Bis zur Einstellung im Jahr 1962 wurden über 900 Folgen produziert. Der Name der Krimiserie („Suspense“ heißt auf Deutsch „Spannung“ bzw.… …

    Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 14Suspense account —   Suspense accounts are used by the bank when calculating the balance. If, during the closing of the balance, a particular posting cannot be posted on the correct account, it will be posted on this suspense account …

    International financial encyclopaedia

  • 15suspense — [sə spens′] n. [ME < MFr suspens, suspense, delay, deferring < ML suspensum < L suspensus, suspended, uncertain, lit., hung up, pp. of suspendere, to SUSPEND] 1. the state of being undecided or undetermined 2. a state of usually anxious… …

    English World dictionary

  • 16suspense — index doubt (indecision), expectation, pendency, remission Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

    Law dictionary

  • 17Suspense a divinis — ● Suspense « a divinis » mesure pénale prise par l autorité ecclésiale et qui interdit à un clerc l exercice des ordres sacrés reçus …

    Encyclopédie Universelle

  • 18suspense — c.1400, not being executed, unfulfilled (of legal matters), from Anglo Fr. suspens (in en suspens in abeyance, c.1300), from O.Fr. suspens act of suspending, from L. suspensus, pp. of suspendere (see SUSPEND (Cf. suspend)). Meaning state of… …

    Etymology dictionary

  • 19suspense — s. m. Momento de um filme, de uma obra literária, em que a ação, parando um instante, mantém o espectador, o auditor ou o leitor em angustiosa expectativa sobre o que vai acontecer.   ‣ Etimologia: palavra inglesa …

    Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • 20suspense — /ˈsaspens, ingl. səˈspɛns, fr. sysˈpɛns/ [vc. ingl., dal fr. (en) suspens «(in) sospeso»] s. f. (raro) m. inv. attesa ansiosa, ansia, emozione □ incertezza, indecisione, sospensione …

    Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione