in sospeso
Appearance
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Literally, “in suspense”. Compare French en suspens.
Prepositional phrase
[edit]- without a clear definition; unsettled, pending
- questione in sospeso ― unfinished business
- 2020 November 3, Massimo Basile, “Elezioni Usa, i sondaggisti temono il ribaltone [US election, pollsters fear a sudden reversal]”, in la Repubblica[1]:
- Così il dato, invece di fare chiarezza, finisce per lasciare tutto in sospeso.
- Thus the data, instead of clarifying, ends up leaving everything unsettled.
- unpaid, outstanding
- in suspense; anxious
- Synonyms: trepidante, ansioso, col fiato sospeso
- la trama ti tiene in sospeso
- the plot keeps you in suspense