No. 11,146 in Catalan
suspèn
"Suspèn" means "fails" or "suspends" depending on context.
In a sentence
El professor suspèn la classe per avui.
The teacher cancels the class for today.
The verb 'suspèn' is used here to indicate that the teacher temporarily cancels or stops the class.
Si no estudies prou, segur que suspens l'examen.
If you don't study enough, you will surely fail the exam.
Here, 'suspens' (a conjugated form of 'suspèn') means to fail in the context of an academic examination.
El pont es suspèn sobre el riu.
The bridge is suspended over the river.
In this sentence, 'suspèn' is used to mean being held or hung above, referring to the physical suspension of the bridge over the water.
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