suspense

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/səˈspɛns/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/səˈspɛns/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sə spens′)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
suspense n (anxious anticipation)suspenso nm
  anticipación nf
 Don't keep us in suspense: are you pregnant?
 No nos dejes en suspenso, ¿estás embarazada?
suspense n (fiction: anticipation) (voz extranjera)suspense nm
  (AmL)suspenso nm
 The suspense in the last 20 minutes of the film is overwhelming.
 El suspense de los últimos 20 minutos de la película es abrumador.
suspense n (undecided situation)incertidumbre nf
 The suspense of the scene kept the audience engaged.
 La incertidumbre de la escena mantuvo al público interesado.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
in suspense adv (in a state of tense anticipation)en suspenso loc adv
 I sat in suspense throughout the film, impatient to see what happened at the end.
 Estuve en suspenso toda la película, impaciente por ver qué pasaba al final.
  (ES)en suspense loc adv
 Estuve en suspense toda la película, impaciente por ver qué pasaba al final.
in suspense adj (tensely anticipating)en ascuas loc adv
Note: Acompañado del verbo "tener" es "loc adv", acompañado de "estar" es "loc adj".
 Marie was in suspense at the thought of meeting her father for the first time.
 María estaba en ascuas ante la idea de encontrarse con su padre por primera vez.
  en tensa espera loc adv
 María estaba en tensa espera ante la perspectiva de ver a su padre por primera vez.
suspense account n (temporary ledger) (contabilidad)cuenta de orden loc nom f
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'suspense' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
high tension - leave hanging - on tenterhooks - psychological thriller - suspenseful - tension - thriller movie
Spanish:
suspenso - suspense - degollina - en ascuas - en vilo - quedar en el aire


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