adjournment
gb/əd͡ʒˈɚnmənt/ us/əd͡ʒˈɚnmənt/
C1
Англійська
elnapolás, szünet
ІМЕННИК
C1
FORMAL
1
elnapolás
C1
Модель уживання:
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.
Навчальні приклади
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.
Поширена помилка:
Do not confuse adjournment with adjourn; adjournment is the noun, and adjourn is the verb.
Значення
postponement of a formal meeting
Словосполучення
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
Синоніми
postponement (more general; not limited to formal meetings or legal proceedings)
|
suspension (emphasizes stopping something temporarily)
|
recess (often refers to a temporary break in a court, legislature, or school)
Антоніми
continuation (the meeting or proceedings go on instead of stopping)
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resumption (the proceedings start again after being stopped)
Теми
law
|meetings
|government
|business
Визначення
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
ІМЕННИК
C1
FORMAL
2
szünet
A2
Модель уживання:
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.
Навчальні приклади
They talked during the adjournment.
A szünet alatt beszélgettek.
The meeting continued after a short adjournment.
A megbeszélés rövid szünet után folytatódott.
Поширена помилка:
For ordinary everyday breaks, break is usually more natural than adjournment.
Значення
period after proceedings stop
Словосполучення
during the adjournment
|after the adjournment
|before the adjournment
|a brief adjournment
|a long adjournment
|an hour-long adjournment
Синоніми
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)
Антоніми
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)
Теми
law
|meetings
|government
Визначення
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
Граматика
Словникова форма
adjournment
IPA
GB/əd͡ʒˈɚnmənt/
US/əd͡ʒˈɚnmənt/
Склади й наголос
ad - journ - ment (3 склади)
Stress on 2nd syllable (journ)
Форми слова
Noun
- Base: adjournment
- Plural: adjournment, adjournments
Вирази
motion for adjournment
1/mˈoʊʃən fɚ əd͡ʒˈɚnmənt/
fixed phrase
formal
proposal to stop proceedings
a formal request in a meeting to stop the meeting
Приклади
- 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.
Навчальні приклади
- 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
Приклади
- 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.