suspense
31suspense — suspenseful, adj. /seuh spens /, n. 1. a state or condition of mental uncertainty or excitement, as in awaiting a decision or outcome, usually accompanied by a degree of apprehension or anxiety. 2. a state of mental indecision. 3. undecided or… …
32suspense — su·spen·se s.f.inv. ES ingl. {{wmetafile0}} stato d animo di apprensione, di ansiosa incertezza, proprio di chi attende la soluzione di eventi drammatici | in un film o in un racconto, momento o situazione carico di tensione, che induce nello… …
33suspense — noun I can t bear the suspense in suspense Syn: tension, uncertainty, doubt, anticipation, expectation, expectancy, excitement, anxiety, apprehension, strain …
34suspense — /səˈspɛns / (say suh spens) noun 1. a state of mental uncertainty, as in awaiting a decision or outcome, usually with more or less apprehension or anxiety. 2. a state of mental indecision. 3. undecided or doubtful condition, as of affairs: for a… …
35suspense — n. 1 a state of anxious uncertainty or expectation. 2 Law a suspension; the temporary cessation of a right etc. Phrases and idioms: keep in suspense delay informing (a person) of urgent information. suspense account an account in which items are… …
36suspense — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from suspendre Date: 15th century 1. the state of being suspended ; suspension 2. a. mental uncertainty ; anxiety b. pleasant excitement as to a decision or outcome < a novel of suspense > …
37SUSPENSE — n. f. Censure par laquelle un ecclésiastique est déclaré suspens. Un prêtre qui a encouru la suspense. Il désigne aussi l’état où un ecclésiastique est mis par cette censure …
38Suspense — Nervenkitzel; Kick (umgangssprachlich); Spannung; Nervosität; Gespanntheit; Anspannung * * * Sus|pense [səs pɛns], die od. der; [engl. suspense, wohl über das Mfrz. zu lat. suspensum, ↑ Suspensorium] …
39suspense — En América se prefiere suspenso, en España, suspense …
40Suspense — Sus|pense [səs pɛns] die; <aus gleichbed. engl. suspense, dies wohl über das Mittelfr. zu lat. suspensus, vgl. ↑suspendieren> [auf den Filmzuschauer bezogene] Spannung …
