adjournment
gb/əd͡ʒˈɚnmənt/ us/əd͡ʒˈɚnmənt/
C1
Inglés
elnapolás, szünet
SUSTANTIVO
C1
FORMAL
1
elnapolás
C1
Patrón de uso:
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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
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.
Error frecuente:
Do not confuse adjournment with adjourn; adjournment is the noun, and adjourn is the verb.
Significado
postponement of a formal meeting
Colocaciones
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
Sinónimos
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)
Antónimos
continuation (the meeting or proceedings go on instead of stopping)
|
resumption (the proceedings start again after being stopped)
Temas
law
|meetings
|government
|business
Definición
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
SUSTANTIVO
C1
FORMAL
2
szünet
A2
Patrón de uso:
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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
They talked during the adjournment.
A szünet alatt beszélgettek.
The meeting continued after a short adjournment.
A megbeszélés rövid szünet után folytatódott.
Error frecuente:
For ordinary everyday breaks, break is usually more natural than adjournment.
Significado
period after proceedings stop
Colocaciones
during the adjournment
|after the adjournment
|before the adjournment
|a brief adjournment
|a long adjournment
|an hour-long adjournment
Sinónimos
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)
Antónimos
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)
Temas
law
|meetings
|government
Definición
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
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
adjournment
AFI
GB/əd͡ʒˈɚnmənt/
US/əd͡ʒˈɚnmənt/
Sílabas y acento
ad - journ - ment (3 sílabas)
Stress on 2nd syllable (journ)
Formas de la palabra
Noun
- Base: adjournment
- Plural: adjournment, adjournments
Expresiones
motion for adjournment
1/mˈoʊʃən fɚ əd͡ʒˈɚnmənt/
fixed phrase
formal
proposal to stop proceedings
a formal request in a meeting to stop the meeting
Ejemplos
- 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.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- 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
Ejemplos
- 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.