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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesajourner
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /a.ʒuʁ.ne/
"La réunion a été ajournée à demain."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To break off a meeting, legal case, or game with the intention of resuming it later.
"The judge decided to adjourn the court until Monday morning." - 2
To go to another place, typically for refreshment.
"After the conference, the delegates adjourned to the dining hall for lunch."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French 'a- (to) + journ (day, from Vulgar Latin *diurnum)', meaning to assign a day for a meeting or legal case. Through Middle English, it shifted from meaning 'to put off until another day' to the general modern sense of suspending a meeting or session.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Adjourn" is said worldwide
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ajourner
Transliteration: /a.ʒuʁ.ne/
"La réunion a été ajournée à demain."
vertagen
Transliteration: /fɛɐ̯ˈtaːɡn̩/
"Die Verhandlung wurde auf nächste Woche vertagt."
aggiornare
Transliteration: /ad.dʒorˈna.re/
"La seduta è stata aggiornata a domani."
aplazar
Transliteration: /a.plaˈsaɾ/
"El juez decidió aplazar el juicio."
adiar
Transliteration: /a.diˈaɾ/
"A reunião foi adiada para a próxima semana."
स्थगित करना
Transliteration: sthagit karna
"अदालत की कार्रवाई कल तक के लिए स्थगित कर दी गई।"
休会
Transliteration: xiūhuì
"委员会决定休会至明天。"
산회하다
Transliteration: sanhwihada
"회의는 오후 5시에 산회되었습니다."
休会する
Transliteration: kyūkai suru
"会議は明日まで休会となりました。"
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