adjournment
gb/əd͡ʒˈɚnmənt/ us/əd͡ʒˈɚnmənt/
C1
Engelsk
elnapolás, szünet
NAVNEORD
C1
FORMAL
1
elnapolás
C1
Brugsmønster:
adjournment of [a meeting/case/hearing/session]; adjournment until [time/date]
The judge granted an adjournment until the following week.
A bíró a következő hétre elnapolta a tárgyalást.
The committee voted for adjournment after three hours of debate.
A bizottság háromórás vita után az ülés elnapolása mellett szavazott.
Her lawyer requested an adjournment of the hearing to prepare more evidence.
Læringseksempler
The court agreed to an adjournment until Friday.
A bíróság beleegyezett a tárgyalás péntekig történő elnapolásába.
We asked for an adjournment of the meeting.
Az ülés elnapolását kértük.
Typisk fejl:
Do not confuse adjournment with adjourn; adjournment is the noun, and adjourn is the verb.
Betydning
postponement of a formal meeting
Ordforbindelser
request an adjournment
|seek an adjournment
|ask for an adjournment
|grant an adjournment
|refuse an adjournment
|adjournment of the hearing
|adjournment of the meeting
|adjournment until Monday
|short adjournment
|temporary adjournment
Synonymer
postponement (more general; not limited to formal meetings or legal proceedings)
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suspension (emphasizes stopping something temporarily)
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recess (often refers to a temporary break in a court, legislature, or school)
Antonymer
continuation (the meeting or proceedings go on instead of stopping)
|
resumption (the proceedings start again after being stopped)
Temaer
law
|meetings
|government
|business
Definition
a formal decision to stop a meeting or legal case and continue it later
the formal stopping or postponing of a meeting, court case, hearing, or official session until a later time
NAVNEORD
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FORMAL
2
szünet
A2
Brugsmønster:
during [the adjournment]; after [an adjournment]
The lawyers met privately during the adjournment.
Az ügyvédek a szünet alatt négyszemközt találkoztak.
After a brief adjournment, the board returned to the main issue.
Rövid szünet után az igazgatótanács visszatért a fő kérdésre.
Reporters waited outside the courtroom throughout the adjournment.
Læringseksempler
They talked during the adjournment.
A szünet alatt beszélgettek.
The meeting continued after a short adjournment.
A megbeszélés rövid szünet után folytatódott.
Typisk fejl:
For ordinary everyday breaks, break is usually more natural than adjournment.
Betydning
period after proceedings stop
Ordforbindelser
during the adjournment
|after the adjournment
|before the adjournment
|a brief adjournment
|a long adjournment
|an hour-long adjournment
Synonymer
break (more common and informal; used in everyday situations)
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recess (common for courts, legislatures, and schools)
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interval (more general; simply a period between two events)
Antonymer
session (the time when the meeting or court is actively sitting)
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proceedings (the active conduct of formal business rather than the pause)
Temaer
law
|meetings
|government
Definition
the break in time after a formal meeting or court session has stopped
the period of time during which a meeting, court, or official session is stopped before it resumes
Grammatik
Opslagsform
adjournment
IPA
GB/əd͡ʒˈɚnmənt/
US/əd͡ʒˈɚnmənt/
Stavelser og tryk
ad - journ - ment (3 stavelser)
Stress on 2nd syllable (journ)
Ordformer
Noun
- Base: adjournment
- Plural: adjournment, adjournments
Udtryk
motion for adjournment
1/mˈoʊʃən fɚ əd͡ʒˈɚnmənt/
fixed phrase
formal
proposal to stop proceedings
a formal request in a meeting to stop the meeting
Eksempler
- A council member made a motion for adjournment after the final vote.
- The motion for adjournment passed without opposition.
- Before anyone could raise a new issue, the chair recognized a motion for adjournment.
Læringseksempler
- She made a motion for adjournment.
- The motion for adjournment ended the meeting.
sine die adjournment
1/sˈaɪn dˈaɪ əd͡ʒˈɚnmənt/
fixed phrase
legal
final adjournment without set date
a formal ending of a session with no date fixed for meeting again
Eksempler
- The legislature reached sine die adjournment late on Friday night.
- After sine die adjournment, any unfinished bills had to be reintroduced in the next session.
- The court announced adjournment sine die after disposing of the final case.