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1 face years behind bars
Цитаты: (столкнуться с перспективой) провести годы за решёткой (англ. цитата заимствована из репортажа агентства Associated Press; контекстуальный перевод)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > face years behind bars
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2 five years behind schedule
Politics english-russian dictionary > five years behind schedule
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3 ♦ behind
♦ behind /bɪˈhaɪnd/A avv.1 dietro; di dietro; indietro: He was sitting behind, era seduto dietro; Look behind, guarda indietro!; to fall (o to drop) behind, rimanere indietro; from behind, da dietro; far behind, molto indietro; a long way behind, molto indietro; a short distance behind, poco indietro; poco prima2 indietro ( nel tempo); in arretrato: to be behind with one's work, essere indietro col lavoro; I've fallen behind with my payments, sono in arretrato (o indietro) con i miei pagamentiB prep.1 dietro (di, a); alle spalle di: behind the wheel, al volante; behind the curtain, dietro la tenda; Stay right behind me, stammi dietro; He shut the door behind him, chiuse la porta dietro di sé; Look behind you!, guardati alle spalle!; behind my back, dietro di me; alle mie spalle ( anche fig.); We were stuck behind a lorry for one hour, siamo rimasti bloccati dietro a un camion per un'ora; His best days are well behind him, i suoi giorni migliori sono ormai cosa del passato; He left behind him a huge estate, alla sua morte lasciò un enorme patrimonio4 (nascosto) dietro; sotto: There was much uncertainty behind that resolution, c'era molta incertezza dietro quella decisione5 più indietro di; indietro rispetto a; dietro (di, a): behind schedule, in ritardo (rispetto a un orario, una tabella di marcia): The train is running behind schedule, il treno viaggia in ritardo; She's behind her schoolmates in French, è più indietro dei compagni in francese; They are years behind most Western countries, sono indietro di anni rispetto alla maggioranza dei paesi occidentali; London is one hour behind Rome, Londra è un'ora indietro rispetto a RomaC n.(fam.) didietro; sedere; deretano.● (fig.) behind the scenes, dietro le quinte; in segreto □ behind the times, antiquato; (fam.) fuori moda □ to leave behind, dimenticare ( di prendere); lasciare: I must have left my umbrella behind, devo aver dimenticato l'ombrello. -
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устарелый, отсталый, не идущий в ногу с веком, отставший от жизни; см. тж. abreast of the times‘D'you mean to say they print such things by women?’ Michael did not answer. Old Forsyte was behind the times. (J. Galsworthy, ‘The Silver Spoon’, part I, ch. VI) — - Неужели они напечатали бы такого рода заметку, написанную женщиной? Майкл ничего не ответил. Старый Форсайт явно не поспевал за веком.
Dad's getting my goat. He seems to think a girl ought to stay in the kindergarten till she's married. He's only about a thousand years behind the times. (J. Lindsay, ‘A Local Habitation’, ch. 20) — Папа меня вконец довел. Он считает, что девушка, пока не выйдет замуж, должна жить все равно как в детском саду. Пещерные взгляды какие-то.
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5 behind
1. preposition1) (at or towards the back of: behind the door.) detrás de2) (remaining after: The tourists left their litter behind them.) tras3) (in support: We're right behind him on this point.) con
2. adverb1) (at the back: following behind.) detrás2) ((also behindhand -hænd) not up to date: behind with his work.) atrasado, retrasado3) (remaining: He left his book behind; We stayed behind after the party.) dejar; quedarse
3. noun(the buttocks: a smack on the behind.) traserobehind1 adv1. detrás / atrásthe children went on ahead and the grown ups walked behind los niños se adelantaron y los mayores fueron detrás2. atrasadoto leave behind dejar / olvidarsebehind2 n trasero / culobehind3 prep detrás dehe's behind you! ¡está detrás de ti!tr[bɪ'haɪnd]1 detrás de1 detrás, atrás2 (late) atrasado,-a1 familiar (buttocks) trasero\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLbehind somebody's back a espaldas de alguiento be behind schedule estar atrasado,-abehind the scenes entre bastidoresto be behind the times ser anticuado,-ato attack somebody from behind atacar a alguien por la espalda■ when they went back to England they had to leave their dog behind cuando regresaron a Inglaterra tuvieron que dejar su perroto fall behind quedarse atrásto put something behind one (events, worries,) olvidarse de algo, dejar de lado algo■ put your problems behind you! ¡olvídate de tus problemas!to look behind mirar hacia atrásto stay behind quedarseto be behind somebody figurative use apoyar a alguiento be behind something figurative use ser el/la responsable de algo, estar detrás de algobehind [bɪ'haɪnd] adv: atrás, detrásto fall behind: quedarse atrásbehind prep1) : atrás de, detrás de, trasbehind the house: detrás de la casaone behind another: uno tras otro2) : atrasado con, después debehind schedule: atrasado con el trabajoI arrived behind the others: llegué después de los otros3) supporting: en apoyo de, detrásadv.• atrás adv.• detrás adv.• hacia atrás adv.• redro adv.• tras adv.n.• culo s.m.prep.• detrás de prep.• pos prep.• tras prep.
I bɪ'haɪnd1)a) ( to the rear of) detrás de, atrás de (AmL)we're ten years behind the Japanese in microelectronics — en microelectrónica llevamos un retraso de diez años respecto a los japoneses
b) ( on the other side of) detrás de, atrás de (AmL)2)a) ( responsible for) detrás deb) ( underlying)the theory behind it is that... — la teoría sobre la que se basa es que...
3) ( in support of)4)a) ( to one's name) a sus (or mis etc) espaldas, en su (or mi etc) habershe has four years' experience behind her — tiene cuatro años de experiencia a sus espaldas or en su haber
b) ( in time)I'm behind schedule — voy retrasado or atrasado (con el trabajo or los preparativos etc)
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a) (to the rear, following)I want the small children here and the taller ones behind — que los niños pequeños se pongan aquí y los más altos detrás or (AmL tb) atrás
keep an eye on the car behind — no pierdas de vista al coche de atrás; see also stay behind
b) (in race, competition)c) ( in arrears)I'm behind with my work/payments — estoy atrasada con el trabajo/en los pagos; see also fall, get behind
d) ( in time)
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noun (colloq & euph) trasero m (fam)[bɪ'haɪnd] When behind is an element in a phrasal verb, eg fall behind, stay behind, look up the verb.1. PREP1) (=to the rear of) detrás delook behind you! — ¡cuidado atrás!
2) (=responsible for) detrás dewhat's behind all this? — ¿qué hay detrás de todo esto?
3) (=less advanced than)we're well behind them in technology — nos dejan muy atrás or estamos muy a la zaga de ellos en tecnología
4) (=supporting)5) (=in the past of)6) (=to one's credit)2. ADV1) (=in or at the rear) detrás, atrás2) (=behind schedule)3) (=less advanced)3.N * trasero m* * *
I [bɪ'haɪnd]1)a) ( to the rear of) detrás de, atrás de (AmL)we're ten years behind the Japanese in microelectronics — en microelectrónica llevamos un retraso de diez años respecto a los japoneses
b) ( on the other side of) detrás de, atrás de (AmL)2)a) ( responsible for) detrás deb) ( underlying)the theory behind it is that... — la teoría sobre la que se basa es que...
3) ( in support of)4)a) ( to one's name) a sus (or mis etc) espaldas, en su (or mi etc) habershe has four years' experience behind her — tiene cuatro años de experiencia a sus espaldas or en su haber
b) ( in time)I'm behind schedule — voy retrasado or atrasado (con el trabajo or los preparativos etc)
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a) (to the rear, following)I want the small children here and the taller ones behind — que los niños pequeños se pongan aquí y los más altos detrás or (AmL tb) atrás
keep an eye on the car behind — no pierdas de vista al coche de atrás; see also stay behind
b) (in race, competition)c) ( in arrears)I'm behind with my work/payments — estoy atrasada con el trabajo/en los pagos; see also fall, get behind
d) ( in time)
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отставать от времени (устареть)We have made changes here — we don't want to be accused of being behind the times.
Educationally, three schools are twenty years behind the times.
Англо-русский словарь идиом и фразовых глаголов > behind the times
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7 behind
behind [bɪˈhaɪnd]━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━1. adverba. ( = in or at the rear) derrière• to follow a long way behind/not far behind suivre de loin/d'assez prèsb. ( = late) en retard2. prepositiona. derrière• what is behind this? qu'y a-t-il là-dessous ?c. ( = responsible for) who was behind the attack? qui est derrière cet attentat ?d. ( = less advanced than) en retard sur3. noun* * *Note: When used as a preposition to talk about the physical position of something, behind is translated by derrière: behind the house = derrière la maisonbehind is sometimes used in verb combinations ( fall behind, lag behind etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (fall, lag etc)[bɪ'haɪnd] 1.(colloq) noun derrière (colloq) m2.3.to be behind with — avoir du retard dans [studies, work]
adverb [follow on, trail] derrière; [look, glance] en arrière4.1) derrièrebehind my back — fig derrière mon dos
to be behind the others — [pupil] être en retard par rapport aux autres
2) fig ( motivating)the reasons behind his declaration — les raisons qui motivent/motivaient sa déclaration
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❢ When used as a preposition to talk about the physical position of something, behind is translated by derrière: behind the house = derrière la maison. behind is sometimes used in verb combinations ( fall behind, lag behind etc). For translations, consult the appropriate verb entry (fall, lag etc).For adverbial uses and figurative prepositional uses see the entry below.A ○ n derrière ○ m.B adj to be behind with avoir du retard dans [studies, work] ; to be too far behind avoir trop de retard ; to be behind in one's research être en retard dans ses recherches ; to be a long way behind être franchement en retard ; I'm behind with my rent je n'ai pas payé mon loyer.C adv [follow on, trail] derrière ; [look, glance] en arrière ; the car behind la voiture de derrière.D prep1 ( at rear of) ( physically) derrière [person, vehicle, object] ; the mountains behind the town les montagnes qui se trouvent/trouvaient derrière la ville ; behind my back lit derrière le dos ; fig derrière mon dos ;2 ( at other side of) derrière [desk, counter, barrier, line] ; to work behind the bar être barman/barmaid m/f ;3 fig ( concealed) behind the smile derrière son sourire ; the reality behind the façade la réalité derrière les apparences ; the real story behind the news la véritable histoire que les médias n'ont pas révélée ;5 fig ( motivating) the reasons behind his declaration les raisons qui motivent/motivaient etc sa déclaration ; what is behind his actions? qu'est-ce qui le pousse à agir ainsi? ; who is behind this proposal? qui est à l'origine de cette proposition? ;6 fig ( supporting) to be (solidly) behind sb soutenir qn (à fond) ; he has no family behind him il n'a pas de famille pour le soutenir ; the woman behind the man journ la femme en coulisses ;7 fig ( in past) he has three years' experience behind him il a trois ans d'expérience derrière lui ; those days are behind me now cette période est bien loin ; I've put all that behind me now j'ai oublié tout ça. -
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behind [bɪ'haɪnd](a) (at the back of) derrière;∎ behind the house derrière la maison;∎ she came out from behind the bushes elle est sortie de derrière les buissons;∎ I sat down right behind him je me suis assis juste derrière lui;∎ lock the door behind you fermez la porte à clé (derrière vous);∎ his wife was behind the bar that night sa femme était derrière le bar ou au bar ce soir-là(b) (indicating past time) derrière;∎ he has ten years' experience behind him il a dix ans d'expérience derrière lui;∎ your troubles are behind you now vos ennuis sont terminés maintenant;∎ let's put it all behind us oublions tout cela, n'y pensons plus;∎ you have to put the incident behind you il faut que tu oublies cet incident(c) (indicating deficiency, delay) en retard sur, derrière;∎ she is behind the other pupils elle est en retard sur les autres élèves;∎ we're three points behind the other team nous sommes à trois points derrière l'autre équipe;∎ the trains are running behind schedule or behind time les trains ont du retard (sur l'horaire);∎ behind the times (country) arriéré, attardé;∎ you're behind the times (old-fashioned) tu n'es pas à la page; (not aware of latest developments) tu as un métro de retard(d) (responsible for) derrière;∎ who was behind the plot? qui était derrière le complot ou à l'origine du complot?;∎ what's behind all this? qu'est-ce que ça cache?∎ we're right behind you on this vous avez tout notre soutien dans cette affaire;∎ the country is right behind the new policies la population soutient tout à fait les nouvelles mesures2 adverb(a) (at, in the back) derrière, en arrière;∎ look behind regardez derrière;∎ he attacked them from behind il les a attaqués par derrière;∎ they followed behind ils arrivaient derrière, ils suivaient;∎ to stay or remain behind (be at the back) rester ou demeurer en arrière; (not leave) ne pas partir;∎ I'll stay behind and wait for them je resterai derrière pour les attendre;∎ the teacher kept him behind or made him stay behind le professeur l'a retenu ou l'a mis en retenue;∎ I left my umbrella behind (at home) j'ai oublié mon parapluie à la maison; (at someone else's home) j'ai oublié mon parapluie (chez lui/eux/ etc);∎ disaster was not far behind la catastrophe était imminente∎ I'm behind in or with my rent je suis en retard sur mon loyer;∎ I'm behind in or with my work j'ai du retard dans mon travail;∎ she's too far behind to catch up with the others elle a pris trop de retard pour pouvoir rattraper les autres;∎ our team is three points behind notre équipe a trois points de moins;∎ familiar I'm all behind today je suis en retard (dans mon travail) aujourd'hui□3 nouneuphemism (buttocks) derrière m, postérieur m;∎ to kick sb in the behind botter le derrière à qn;∎ get up off your behind and find yourself a job! remue-toi un peu et trouve du boulot! -
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I [bɪ'haɪnd]II [bɪ'haɪnd]to be behind with — essere indietro o in ritardo con [studies, work]
avverbio [follow on, trail] dietro; [look, glance] indietroIII [bɪ'haɪnd]1) dietro (a) [person, object]behind my back — fig. alle mie spalle
2) fig. (concealed)the real story behind the news — la vera storia sotto o dietro la notizia; (motivating)
3) fig. (less advanced than)to be behind the others — [ pupil] essere indietro rispetto agli altri
4) fig. (supporting)5) fig. (in past)IV [bɪ'haɪnd]nome colloq. didietro m., sedere m.* * *1. preposition1) (at or towards the back of: behind the door.) dietro2) (remaining after: The tourists left their litter behind them.) dietro, indietro3) (in support: We're right behind him on this point.) con2. adverb1) (at the back: following behind.) dietro2) ((also behindhand [-hænd]) not up to date: behind with his work.) in ritardo3) (remaining: He left his book behind; We stayed behind after the party.) lasciare; restare3. noun(the buttocks: a smack on the behind.) didietro* * *I [bɪ'haɪnd]II [bɪ'haɪnd]to be behind with — essere indietro o in ritardo con [studies, work]
avverbio [follow on, trail] dietro; [look, glance] indietroIII [bɪ'haɪnd]1) dietro (a) [person, object]behind my back — fig. alle mie spalle
2) fig. (concealed)the real story behind the news — la vera storia sotto o dietro la notizia; (motivating)
3) fig. (less advanced than)to be behind the others — [ pupil] essere indietro rispetto agli altri
4) fig. (supporting)5) fig. (in past)IV [bɪ'haɪnd]nome colloq. didietro m., sedere m. -
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1. adverb1) (at rear of somebody/something) hintenhe glanced behind before moving off — er schaute nach hinten, bevor er losfuhr
2) (further back)leave somebody behind — jemanden hinter sich (Dat.) lassen (see also academic.ru/18217/d">d)
fall behind — zurückbleiben; (fig.) in Rückstand geraten
lag behind — zurückbleiben; (fig.) im Rückstand sein
3) (in arrears)be/get behind with one's rent — mit der Miete im Verzug sein/in Verzug geraten
4) (remaining after somebody's departure)leave somebody/something behind — jemanden/etwas zurücklassen (see also b)
he left his gloves behind by mistake — er ließ seine Handschuhe versehentlich liegen
2. prepositionstay behind — dableiben; (as punishment) nachsitzen
behind somebody's back — (fig.) hinter jemandes Rücken (Dat.)
2) (towards rear of) hinter (+ Akk.); (fig.)I don't want to go behind his back — ich will nicht hinter seinem Rücken handeln
put the past behind one — einen Strich unter die Vergangenheit ziehen
3) (further back than) hinter (+ Dat.)they were miles behind us — sie lagen meilenweit hinter uns (Dat.) zurück
be behind the times — nicht auf dem laufenden sein
fall behind somebody/something — hinter jemanden/etwas zurückfallen
4) (past) hinter (+ Dat.)all that trouble is behind me — ich habe den ganzen Ärger hinter mir
5) (later than)behind schedule/time — im Rückstand
6) (in support of) hinter (+ Dat.)3. nounthe man behind the project — der Mann, der hinter dem Projekt steht
* * *1. preposition1) (at or towards the back of: behind the door.) hinter2) (remaining after: The tourists left their litter behind them.) hinter3) (in support: We're right behind him on this point.) hinter jemand stehen2. adverb1) (at the back: following behind.) hinterher2) ((also behindhand [-hænd]) not up to date: behind with his work.) im Rückstand3. noun(the buttocks: a smack on the behind.) der Hintern* * *be·hind[bɪˈhaɪnd]I. prepto fall \behind sb hinter jdn zurückfallen\behind the wheel driver hinterm Lenkrad [o Steuerthe town lay \behind the mountain die Stadt lag hinter dem Bergthe motivating factor \behind his sudden enthusiasm der ausschlaggebende Faktor für seinen plötzlichen EnthusiasmusI'm \behind you all the way ich stehe voll hinter dirto have sth \behind one etw hinter sich dat habento put sth \behind one etw hinter sich dat lassen, etw vergessenlong \behind sb weit zurückwho's \behind this? wer ist dafür verantwortlich?, wer steckt dahinter? famto be/get \behind schedule in Verzug sein/geraten8. (less advanced)9.▶ \behind sb's back hinter jds Rücken▶ to go \behind sb's back jdn hintergehen▶ \behind every great man there stands a great woman ( prov) hinter jedem starken Mann steht eine starke Frau▶ \behind the scenes hinter den Kulissen▶ to be \behind the times hinter der Zeit zurück[geblieben] seinto attack from \behind von hinten [o pej hinterrücks] angreifenthe boat/car/person/ship \behind der Hintermannto come from \behind ( fig) wieder zur Spitze aufschließento fall \behind zurückfallento leave sb/sth \behind jdn/etw zurücklassento leave sth \behind (not take) etw [versehentlich] stehen/liegen lassen; (as sign) etw zurücklassen [o hinterlassen]to leave \behind a stain/a scar/a trail of destruction einen Fleck/eine Narbe/eine Spur der Verwüstung hinterlassento stay \behind noch dableiben; pupil nachsitzento walk \behind hinterhergehen1. (in arrears)2. (overdue)▪ to be \behind sb hinter jdm zurückliegento be \behind with one's work mit seiner Arbeit im Rückstand sein3. (mentally)to be [a long way] \behind [weit] zurück sein famto be \behind in a subject in einem Fach hinterherhinken* * *[bI'haɪnd]1. prephe came up behind me — er trat von hinten an mich heran
close the door behind you — mach die Tür hinter dir zu
put it behind the books — stellen Sie es hinter die Bücher
he has the Communists behind him — er hat die Kommunisten hinter sich (dat)
what is behind this/this incident? — was steckt dahinter/steckt hinter diesem Vorfall?
2)(= more backward than)
to be behind sb — hinter jdm zurück sein3)to be behind schedule —
you must put the past behind you —
2. adv1) (= in or at rear) hinten; (= behind this, sb etc) dahinterthe runner was ( lying) a long way behind — der Läufer lag weit hinten or zurück
2)(= late)
to be behind with one's studies/payments —3. n (inf)Hinterteil nt (inf), Hintern m (inf)* * *behind [bıˈhaınd]A präpbehind the tree hinter dem oder den Baum;he looked behind him er blickte hinter sich;he has the majority behind him er hat die Mehrheit hinter sich;get sth behind one etwas hinter sich bringen;his schooldays are behind him seine Schulzeit liegt hinter ihm;what is behind all this? was steckt dahinter?2. (Reihenfolge, Rang) hinter (akk oder dat):B adv1. hinten, dahinter, hinterher…:from behind von hinten, hinterrücks;come from behind SPORT von hinten kommen;walk behind hinten gehen, hinterhergehen2. nach hinten, zurück…:look behind zurückblickenC präd adj1. be behind in ( oder with) one’s work (payments) mit seiner Arbeit (seinen Zahlungen) im Rückstand oder im Verzug sein;remain behind zurückbleiben2. there is more behind da steckt (noch) mehr dahinterD s umg Hinterteil n, Hintern m* * *1. adverb1) (at rear of somebody/something) hintenhe glanced behind before moving off — er schaute nach hinten, bevor er losfuhr
leave somebody behind — jemanden hinter sich (Dat.) lassen (see also d)
fall behind — zurückbleiben; (fig.) in Rückstand geraten
lag behind — zurückbleiben; (fig.) im Rückstand sein
3) (in arrears)be/get behind with one's rent — mit der Miete im Verzug sein/in Verzug geraten
leave somebody/something behind — jemanden/etwas zurücklassen (see also b)
2. prepositionstay behind — dableiben; (as punishment) nachsitzen
1) (at rear of, on other side of; fig.): (hidden by) hinter (+ Dat.)behind somebody's back — (fig.) hinter jemandes Rücken (Dat.)
2) (towards rear of) hinter (+ Akk.); (fig.)3) (further back than) hinter (+ Dat.)they were miles behind us — sie lagen meilenweit hinter uns (Dat.) zurück
fall behind somebody/something — hinter jemanden/etwas zurückfallen
4) (past) hinter (+ Dat.)5) (later than)behind schedule/time — im Rückstand
6) (in support of) hinter (+ Dat.)3. nounthe man behind the project — der Mann, der hinter dem Projekt steht
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adv. achteraan--------n. achterste--------prep. achterbehind1[ bihhajnd] 〈 zelfstandig naamwoord〉————————behind2〈 bijwoord〉♦voorbeelden:look behind • omkijkenhe came from behind • hij kwam van achterenbehind in my work • achterop met mijn werkbe behind with the rent • achter zijn met de huur————————behind3〈 voorzetsel〉♦voorbeelden:my best years are behind me • mijn beste jaren heb ik gehadput one's problems behind one • zijn problemen van zich afzettenthe bus is behind schedule • de bus heeft vertragingbehind the times • niet mee met zijn tijdbehind the wheel • aan/achter het stuurwho is behind this? • wie is hiervoor verantwoordelijk?4 we are/stand behind you • wij staan achter je/steunen je -
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retard [ʀ(ə)taʀ]1. masculine nouna. delay• avoir deux secondes de retard sur le champion/le record to be two seconds behind the champion/outside the record• il a eu quatre retards [élève] he was late four times• vous avez deux heures de retard or un retard de deux heuresc. (dans son développement) [de pays, peuple] backwardness• ce pays est en retard de cent ans du point de vue économique this country's economy is one hundred years behindd. ► en retard• ça/il m'a mis en retard it/he made me late• vous êtes en retard pour les inscriptions or pour vous inscrire you are late (in) registering• payer/livrer qch en retard to pay/deliver sth late• être en retard de 2 heures/2 km sur le peloton [coureur] to be 2 hours/2km behind the pack• tu es en retard d'un métro or d'un train ! (inf) ( = tu n'es pas au courant) you must have been asleep! ; ( = tu es lent à comprendre) you're slow on the uptake!2. invariable adjective* * *ʀ(ə)taʀnom masculin1) ( absence de ponctualité) lateness; ( temps écoulé) delayavoir un retard d'une heure, avoir une heure de retard — ( avant échéance) to be one hour behind schedule; ( après échéance) to be one hour late
être/se mettre en retard dans son travail — to be/to fall behind with one's work
prendre du retard — to fall ou get behind ( dans with)
rattraper or combler son retard — to catch up
il lui a souhaité son anniversaire en retard — he wished him/her a belated happy birthday
avoir du courrier/travail en retard — to have a backlog of mail/work
sans retard — without delay, straight away
2) ( développement moins avancé) backwardness [U]il a deux ans de retard — École he's two years behind at school
* * *ʀ(ə)taʀ nm1) (d'une personne attendue) lateness no plSon retard m'inquiète. — The fact that he's late worries me., His lateness worries me.
Ses retards continuels m'agacent. — The fact that he's always late annoys me., His constant lateness annoys me.
Il a beaucoup de retard. — He's very late.
2) (sur l'horaire, un programme) delayCe retard va compliquer les choses. — This delay is going to make matters complicated.
être en retard — to be behind, to be behind schedule
On va être en retard sur l'horaire. — We are going to be behind schedule.
prendre du retard [train, avion] — to be delayed
Le train a pris du retard en raison d'une panne près de Carlisle. — The train was delayed because of a breakdown near Carlisle.
3) (sur une échéance) delayIl va y avoir un retard de deux mois pour le toit. — There'll be a two-month delay for the roof.
4) (scolaire, mental) backwardness5)6) AUTOMOBILES* * *A adj Méd delayed; insuline retard delayed insulin; faire une injection retard to give a delayed injection.B nm1 ( absence de ponctualité) lateness; ( temps écoulé) delay; le retard du train/courrier/facteur the fact that the train/post/postman was late; vos retards répétés sont inacceptables your continual lateness is unacceptable; trois retards en une semaine c'est trop! being late three times in a week is too much!; votre retard de ce matin est inexcusable you've no excuse for being late this morning; un retard de 10 minutes sur le vol en provenance de Nice a ten-minute delay in the flight from Nice; des retards sont à prévoir sur les trains de banlieue delays are likely on commuter trains; léger/important retard slight/major delay; avoir du retard to be late; avoir un retard d'une heure, avoir une heure de retard ( avant échéance) to be one hour behind schedule; ( après échéance) to be one hour late; en retard late; être/arriver en retard to be/to arrive late; être en retard dans son travail to be behind with one's work; je me suis mis en retard dans mon travail I've fallen behind with my work; tu vas nous mettre en retard si tu ne te dépêches pas! you're going to make us late if you don't hurry up!; nous sommes en retard sur l'emploi du temps we're behind schedule; elle rend toujours son travail en retard she's always handing her work in late; il a rendu sa dissertation avec une semaine de retard he handed his essay in one week late; prendre du retard to fall ou get behind (dans with); il a pris du retard dans son travail he has fallen behind with his work; le cycliste a pris du retard sur le groupe de tête the cyclist has fallen behind the leaders; rattraper or combler son retard to catch up; nous avons beaucoup de retard à rattraper we've got a lot to catch up; être en retard pour faire qch to be late doing sth; elle est toujours en retard pour payer ses factures she's always late paying her bills; il lui a souhaité son anniversaire en retard he wished her a belated happy birthday; avoir du courrier/travail en retard to have a backlog of mail/work; après bien des retards after a lot of delay; sans retard without delay, straight away; ⇒ métro;2 ( développement moins avancé) backwardness ¢; retard industriel/technologique industrial/technological backwardness; il est en retard en mathématiques he's behind in maths GB ou math US; il a deux ans de retard Scol he's two years behind at school; ils ont vingt ans de retard sur le reste de l'Europe they're twenty years behind the rest of Europe; être en retard sur son temps to be behind the times;3 Mus retardation.[rətar] nom masculin1. [manque de ponctualité] latenessj'avais plus d'une heure de retard I was over ou more than an hour latel'avion Londres-Paris est annoncé avec deux heures de retard a two-hour delay is expected on the London to Paris flighttout retard dans le paiement des intérêts sera sanctionné all late payments of interest ou any delay in paying interest will incur a penalty2. [intervalle de temps, distance]le peloton est arrivé avec cinq minutes de retard sur le vainqueur the pack arrived five minutes after ou behind the winner3. [d'une horloge]4. [d'un élève] backwardness (péjoratif)5. [handicap]nous avons comblé notre retard industriel en quelques années we caught up on ou we closed the gap in our industrial development in a few years6. MÉCANIQUE————————[rətar] adjectif invariableinsuline/pénicilline retard slow-release insulin/penicillin————————en retard locution adjectivalea. PSYCHOLOGIE she's rather immature ou slow for her agea. [qui n'est pas fait] arrears, overdue paymentb. [qui est fait] late paymentil est en retard dans ses paiements he's behind ou in arrears with (his) paymentsêtre en retard sur son époque ou son temps to be behind the times————————en retard locution adverbiale -
15 изоставам
1. lag/fall/be/drop behind; be slow; be in arrear(s)изоставам с години lag years behindизоставам от времето be behind the timesизоставам последен bring up the rearизостанал съм с кореспонденцията си be in arrear(s) with o.'s correspondence2. (за часовник) lose; be/run slowчасовникът ми е изостанал с две минути my watch is two minutes slow* * *изоста̀вам,гл.1. lag/fall/be/drop behind; be slow; be in arrear(s); (в състезание) be adrift (от of); \изоставам от времето be behind the times; \изоставам последен bring up the rear; \изоставам с години lag years behind; изостанал съм с кореспонденцията си be in arrear(s) with o.’s correspondence; много \изоставам be far behind; не \изоставам keep pace (от with), stay the pace; не \изоставам от групата keep up with the group; не \изоставам от развитието на науката keep abreast with/of the advance of science;2. (за часовник) lose; be/run slow.* * *be slow; fall behind; lag{lEg}: изоставам years behind - изоставам с години* * *1. (за часовник) lose;be/run slow 2. lag/fall/be/drop behind;be slow;be in arrear(s) 3. ИЗОСТАВАМ от времето be behind the times 4. ИЗОСТАВАМ последен bring up the rear 5. ИЗОСТАВАМ с години lag years behind 6. изостанал съм с кореспонденцията си be in arrear(s) with o.'s correspondence 7. много ИЗОСТАВАМ be far behind 8. не ИЗОСТАВАМ от групата keep up with the group 9. не ИЗОСТАВАМ от развитието на науката keep abreast with/of the advance of science 10. часовникът ми е изостанал с две минути my watch is two minutes slow -
16 bar
1. noun1) (a rod or oblong piece (especially of a solid substance): a gold bar; a bar of chocolate; iron bars on the windows.) barra; tableta; barrote, reja2) (a broad line or band: The blue material had bars of red running through it.) barra, franja3) (a bolt: a bar on the door.) tranca4) (a counter at which or across which articles of a particular kind are sold: a snack bar; Your whisky is on the bar.) barra, mostrador5) (a public house.) bar6) (a measured division in music: Sing the first ten bars.) compás7) (something which prevents (something): His carelessness is a bar to his promotion.) impedimento, obstáculo8) (the rail at which the prisoner stands in court: The prisoner at the bar collapsed when he was sentenced to ten years' imprisonment.) banquillo
2. verb1) (to fasten with a bar: Bar the door.) atrancar2) (to prevent from entering: He's been barred from the club.) prohibir/negar el paso/la entrada, excluir de3) (to prevent (from doing something): My lack of money bars me from going on holiday.) impedir, imposibilitar
3. preposition(except: All bar one of the family had measles.) excepto, con excepción de- barmaid- barman
- bar code
bar1 n1. barra / barrote / tranca2. barra / pastilla / tableta3. barbar2 vb1. atrancar2. bloquear
bar sustantivo masculino ( local) bar; ( mueble) liquor cabinet (AmE), drinks cabinet (BrE)
bar sustantivo masculino bar, pub En el Reino Unido la palabra pub se aplica a cualquier establecimiento autorizado a servir cerveza, vino y otras bebidas alcohólicas. Por tanto, no es necesariamente lo mismo que un pub español y puede traducirse por taberna, bar, etc. Formalmente, es abreviación de public house y en Estados Unidos se llama bar.
' bar' also found in these entries: Spanish: ambientar - ambientada - ambientado - bajar - barra - barrote - cafetería - camarera - camarero - cantina - cervecería - chingana - chocolatina - colegio - compás - doblar - encima - espaciador - ganarse - hispana - hispano - jabón - lingote - listón - lonchería - merendero - mesón - mesonera - mesonero - mostrador - pastilla - pedir - pub - taberna - tablao - tableta - tasca - terraza - topless - tranca - whiskería - animación - atrancar - banco - bodega - boliche - cada - café - casa - céntrico English: association - bar - bar chart - bar code - buffet - colour bar - counter - dive - dump - football - local - lounge bar - overcrowded - people - pub - saloon - saloon bar - snack bar - some - space bar - tatty - topless - watering hole - beer - café - cocktail - cross - inside - liquor - publican - public - rail - rod - scroll - seedy - sleazy - snack - straight - tool - towel - welcoming - winetr[bɑːSMALLr/SMALL]1 (iron, gold) barra2 (prison) barrote nombre masculino3 (soap) pastilla4 (chocolate) tableta5 (on door) tranca6 (gymnastics) barra7 (obstacle) obstáculo, traba8 (counter) barra, mostrador nombre masculino9 (room) bar nombre masculino10 (of colour, light) franja11 (in court) tribunal nombre masculino■ the prisoner at the bar el acusado, la acusada1 (door) atrancar; (road, access) cortar2 (ban) prohibir, vedar; (from a place) excluir, prohibir la entrada3 (prevent) impedir1 excepto, salvo■ they all came, bar his parents acudieron todos, excepto sus padres1 SMALLLAW/SMALL el colegio de abogados\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLbar none sin excepciónbehind bars entre rejasto bar somebody from doing something prohibir a alguien que haga algoto be called to the bar ser admitido,-a al ejercicio de la abogacíato summon to the bar hacer comparecer delante del tribunalasymmetrical bars barras nombre femenino plural asimétricasbar billiards billar nombre masculinobar chart gráfica estadísticabar line (in music) barra1) obstruct: obstruir, bloquear2) exclude: excluir3) prohibit: prohibir4) secure: atrancar, asegurarbar the door!: ¡atranca la puerta!bar n1) : barra f, barrote m (de una ventana), tranca f (de una puerta)2) barrier: barrera f, obstáculo m3) law: abogacía f4) stripe: franja f5) counter: mostrador m, barra f6) tavern: bar m, taberna fbar prep1) : excepto, con excepción de2)bar none : sin excepciónn.• bar s.m.• barra s.f.• batayola s.f.• foro s.m.• impedimento s.m.• mostrador s.m.• reja s.f.• taberna s.f.• tasca s.f.• tranca s.f.• tranquilla s.f.• tribunal s.m.v.• atrancar v.• barrear v.• impedir v.• obstruir v.• prohibir v.• trancar v.
I bɑːr, bɑː(r)1)a) (rod, rail) barra f; (- on cage, window) barrote m, barra f; (- on door) tranca fto put somebody/to be behind bars — meter a alguien/estar* entre rejas
b) ( of electric fire) (BrE) resistencia f2)a) ( Sport) ( crossbar) ( in soccer) larguero m, travesaño m; ( in rugby) travesaño m; ( in high jump) barra f or (Esp) listón m; ( horizontal bar) barra f (fija)b) ( in ballet) barra f3) ( block) barra fbar of chocolate — barra f or tableta f de chocolate
bar of soap — pastilla f or (CS) barra f de jabón
4)a) ( establishment) bar m; ( counter) barra f, mostrador mb) ( stall) puesto mheel bar — (BrE) puesto de reparación rápida de calzado
5) ( Law)a)the Bar — ( legal profession) (AmE) la abogacía; ( barristers) (BrE) el conjunto de barristers
to be called to the Bar — (BrE) obtener* el título de barrister
b) ( in court) banquillo mthe prisoner at the bar — el acusado, la acusada
6) ( Mus) compás m7) ( impediment)bar to something — obstáculo m or impedimento m para algo
8) (band of light, color) franja f
II
1) ( secure) \<\<door/window\>\> atrancar*, trancar*2) ( block) \<\<path/entrance\>\> bloqueara tree was barring our way — un árbol nos cortaba or bloqueaba or impedía el paso
3) ( prohibit) \<\<smoking/jeans\>\> prohibir*
III
preposition salvo, excepto, a or con excepción de
I [bɑː(r)]1. N1) (=piece) [of wood, metal] barra f ; [of soap] pastilla f ; [of chocolate] tableta f2) (=lever) palanca f ; (on electric fire) resistencia f ; [of window, cage etc] reja f ; (on door) tranca f3) (=hindrance) obstáculo m (to para)4) (=ban) prohibición f (on de)5) (=pub) bar m, cantina f (esp LAm); (=counter) barra f, mostrador m6) (Jur)the Bar — (=persons) el colegio de abogados; (=profession) la abogacía, la Barra (Mex)
the prisoner at the bar — el/la acusado(-a)
read 2., 4)to be called or (US) admitted to the Bar — recibirse de abogado, ingresar en la abogacía
7) (Brit) (Mus) (=measure, rhythm) compás m2. VT1) (=obstruct) [+ way] obstruir2) (=prevent) [+ progress] impedir4) (=fasten) [+ door, window] atrancar3.CPDbar billiards N — (Brit) billar m americano
bar food N — (=pub food) comida f de pub
bar girl * N — (US) camarera f de barra
bar graph N — (esp US) gráfico m de barras
•
to go for a bar meal — ir a comer al pub
II
[bɑː(r)]PREP salvo, con excepción deall bar two — todos salvo or con excepción de dos
it was all over bar the shouting — (fig) en realidad ya estaba concluido el asunto
* * *
I [bɑːr, bɑː(r)]1)a) (rod, rail) barra f; (- on cage, window) barrote m, barra f; (- on door) tranca fto put somebody/to be behind bars — meter a alguien/estar* entre rejas
b) ( of electric fire) (BrE) resistencia f2)a) ( Sport) ( crossbar) ( in soccer) larguero m, travesaño m; ( in rugby) travesaño m; ( in high jump) barra f or (Esp) listón m; ( horizontal bar) barra f (fija)b) ( in ballet) barra f3) ( block) barra fbar of chocolate — barra f or tableta f de chocolate
bar of soap — pastilla f or (CS) barra f de jabón
4)a) ( establishment) bar m; ( counter) barra f, mostrador mb) ( stall) puesto mheel bar — (BrE) puesto de reparación rápida de calzado
5) ( Law)a)the Bar — ( legal profession) (AmE) la abogacía; ( barristers) (BrE) el conjunto de barristers
to be called to the Bar — (BrE) obtener* el título de barrister
b) ( in court) banquillo mthe prisoner at the bar — el acusado, la acusada
6) ( Mus) compás m7) ( impediment)bar to something — obstáculo m or impedimento m para algo
8) (band of light, color) franja f
II
1) ( secure) \<\<door/window\>\> atrancar*, trancar*2) ( block) \<\<path/entrance\>\> bloqueara tree was barring our way — un árbol nos cortaba or bloqueaba or impedía el paso
3) ( prohibit) \<\<smoking/jeans\>\> prohibir*
III
preposition salvo, excepto, a or con excepción de -
17 retarder
retarder [ʀ(ə)taʀde]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verba. ( = mettre en retard sur un horaire) to delayb. ( = mettre en retard sur un programme) [+ employé, élève] to hinder ; [+ opération, vendange, chercheur] to delayc. ( = remettre) [+ départ, moment, opération] to delay ; [+ date] to put backd. [+ montre, réveil] to put back2. intransitive verb* * *ʀ(ə)taʀde
1.
1) ( par rapport à une heure convenue) to make [somebody] lateêtre retardé — [train, avion] to be delayed
2) ( par rapport à un emploi du temps) to hold [somebody] up3) ( reporter) to put off, to postpone [départ]4) ( reculer) to put back [réveil]
2.
verbe intransitif1) ( être en retard) [réveil] to be slow2) ( être rétrograde)retarder sur son temps or son époque — to be behind the times
3) ( ne pas être au courant) to be out of touch* * *ʀ(ə)taʀde1. vt1) [personne]être retardé par qch — to be delayed by sth, to be held up by sth
J'ai été retardé par un coup de téléphone. — I was held up by a phone call.
retarder qn de 3 mois — to set sb back 3 months, to delay sb 3 months
2) [départ] delay, [date] postpone, put backretarder qch de 2 jours — to put sth back 2 days, to delay sth by 2 days
3) [montre] to put backJe dois retarder la pendule d'une heure. — I've got to put the clock back an hour.
2. vi1) [montre] to be slowMa montre retarde. — My watch is slow.
2)retarder sur son temps [personne] — to be behind the times, [idées] to be outdated
* * *retarder verb table: aimerA vtr1 ( par rapport à une heure convenue) to make [sb] late; tu vas au théâtre, je ne veux pas te retarder I don't want to make you late for the theatreGB; dépêche-toi, tu vas nous retarder! hurry up, you're going to make us late!; être retardé [train, avion] to be delayed; le brouillard a retardé le décollage fog delayed take-off;2 ( par rapport à un emploi du temps) to hold [sb] up; je ne veux pas vous retarder I don't want to hold you up ou delay you; il a été retardé par un client/les embouteillages he was held up by a customer/the traffic; ça l'a retardé dans son travail/ses recherches this held up his work/his research; le mauvais temps a retardé les opérations de sauvetage the bad weather held up the rescue operation;3 ( reporter) to put off, to postpone [départ, opération]; il a retardé son départ de deux jours he put his departure off ou he postponed his departure for two days; elle retarde toujours le moment de prendre une décision she always puts off making decisions;4 ( reculer) to put back [réveil, horloge]; cette nuit n'oubliez pas de retarder vos montres d'une heure don't forget to put your watches back one hour tonight.B vi1 [pendule, réveil, montre] ( être en retard) to be slow; ( prendre de plus en plus de retard) to lose time; ma montre retarde de cinq minutes par jour my watch loses five minutes a day; ce réveil retarde de 20 minutes this alarm clock is 20 minutes slow; je retarde de cinq minutes my watch is five minutes slow;2 ( être rétrograde) retarder sur son temps or son époque to be behind the times; ils retardent de 50 ans! they're 50 years behind the times!;3 ( ne pas être au courant) to be out of touch; Léningrad? tu retardes, c'est Saint-Pétersbourg maintenant! Leningrad? you're out of touch, it's Saint Petersburg now![rətarde] verbe transitifles problèmes financiers l'ont retardé dans ses études financial problems slowed him down ou hampered him in his studies3. [montre] to put back (separable)————————[rətarde] verbe intransitif1. [montre] to be slow2. (familier) [personne] to be out of touchretarder sur son temps ou son siècle to be behind the times————————se retarder verbe pronominal intransitifne te retarde pas pour ça don't let this hold you up ou delay you -
18 retraso
m.1 delay (demora).perdón por el retraso I'm sorry about the delayel vuelo ha sufrido un pequeño retraso the flight has been slightly delayedllegar con (15 minutos de) retraso to be (15 minutes) latelos trenes circulan hoy con (una hora de) retraso trains are running (an hour) late today2 backwardness (subdesarrollo).llevar (siglos de) retraso to be (centuries) behindtener un retraso mental to be mentally retarded3 latency, delay.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: retrasar.* * *1 (demora) delay2 (subdesarrollo) backwardness, underdevelopment\ir con retraso to be running latellevar un año de retraso to be a year behind scheduleretraso mental mental handicap, backwardness* * *noun m.1) delay2) lag* * *SM1) [al llegar] delayllegar con retraso — to be late, arrive late
llegó con 25 minutos de retraso — he was o arrived 25 minutes late
2) [en una actividad] delayprotestaron por el retraso en el cobro de sus salarios — they complained about the delay in the payment of their wages
el mitin comenzó con una hora de retraso — the rally began an hour late, the rally was delayed (by) an hour
3) [en país, investigación] backwardnessel retraso cultural del país con relación a los países vecinos — the cultural backwardness of the country compared to its neighbours
4)padece un leve retraso mental — he has mild learning difficulties, he's slightly retarded
* * *a) ( demora) delayb) ( de país) backwardnessc) (Psic)niños con retraso mental — mentally retarded o handicapped children
* * *= deferment, delay, lag, retrogression, backwardness, lag time [lag-time].Ex. Bureaux can be useful for proving trials, and the deferment of commitments until a suitable size of data base has been accumulated in the computer system.Ex. If there are excessive delays in the record becoming available, and long delays become a common phenomenon, the librarian who is anxious to make new stock available for the user as soon as possible will resort to local cataloguing.Ex. If this periodical is normally received about the middle of the month, the lag is about 15 days.Ex. Some of the proposals brought forth in this connection represent not technological progress but rather ideological retrogression.Ex. Libraries in developing countries suffer from technological backwardness.Ex. This article covers ways in which producers of business information on-line have to increase the speed with which searchers can retrieve information, with particular emphasis on increased update frequencies and reduced lag times.----* con retraso mental = mentally retarded.* ir con retraso con respecto a = lag + behind.* retraso del envío = delivery delay.* retraso mental = mental retardation.* sin retrasos = in a timely fashion, in a timely manner.* sufrir un retraso = encounter + delay.* * *a) ( demora) delayb) ( de país) backwardnessc) (Psic)niños con retraso mental — mentally retarded o handicapped children
* * *= deferment, delay, lag, retrogression, backwardness, lag time [lag-time].Ex: Bureaux can be useful for proving trials, and the deferment of commitments until a suitable size of data base has been accumulated in the computer system.
Ex: If there are excessive delays in the record becoming available, and long delays become a common phenomenon, the librarian who is anxious to make new stock available for the user as soon as possible will resort to local cataloguing.Ex: If this periodical is normally received about the middle of the month, the lag is about 15 days.Ex: Some of the proposals brought forth in this connection represent not technological progress but rather ideological retrogression.Ex: Libraries in developing countries suffer from technological backwardness.Ex: This article covers ways in which producers of business information on-line have to increase the speed with which searchers can retrieve information, with particular emphasis on increased update frequencies and reduced lag times.* con retraso mental = mentally retarded.* ir con retraso con respecto a = lag + behind.* retraso del envío = delivery delay.* retraso mental = mental retardation.* sin retrasos = in a timely fashion, in a timely manner.* sufrir un retraso = encounter + delay.* * *1 (demora) delayperdona por el retraso I'm sorry about the delay, I'm sorry it's lateviene con media hora de retraso it's (running) half an hour latellevamos or tenemos un retraso de dos meses sobre el programa previsto we're two months behind scheduleno podemos permitir otro retraso en el proceso we cannot allow another delay to o hold-up in the processcualquier retraso en el pago/la entrega de los productos any delay in payment/delivery of the products2 (de un país) backwardness3 ( Psic):niños con retraso mental children with learning difficulties; (más grave) mentally retarded o handicapped children* * *
Del verbo retrasar: ( conjugate retrasar)
retraso es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
retrasó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
retrasar
retraso
retrasar ( conjugate retrasar) verbo transitivo
retrasarse verbo pronominal
retraso sustantivo masculino
llevamos un retraso de dos meses sobre lo previsto we're two months behind schedule
retrasar
I verbo transitivo
1 (hacer que algo vaya más lento) to slow down: las obras retrasaron el tráfico, the road works held up the traffic
2 (posponer) to delay, postpone: tendremos que retrasar las vacaciones, we will have to put off our holidays ➣ Ver nota en delay 3 (un reloj) to put back: retrasé el reloj una hora al llegar a Dublín, I put my clock back one hour when I arrived in Dublin
retraso sustantivo masculino
1 (en el tiempo) delay: llegó con retraso, he was late
2 (con el trabajo, etc) behind schedule: llevamos dos meses de retraso, we are two months behind
3 (en el desarrollo físico o mental) subnormality
' retraso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- ida
- retrasarse
- atraso
- compensar
- corriente
- demora
- impacientarse
- llevar
- pequeño
- retrasar
English:
account
- board
- concoct
- delay
- excuse
- experience
- further
- hold up
- hold-up
- late
- retardation
- schedule
- takeoff
- apologize
- behind
- handicap
- hold
- lag
- slow
* * *retraso nm1. [demora] delay;el vuelo ha sufrido un pequeño retraso the flight has been slightly delayed;perdón por el retraso I'm sorry about the delay;llegar con (quince minutos de) retraso to be (fifteen minutes) late;los trenes circulan hoy con (una hora de) retraso trains are running (an hour) late today;el gobierno anunció el retraso de las elecciones the government announced that the elections were to be put back o postponed2. [por sobrepasar un límite]el proyecto lleva dos semanas de retraso the project is two weeks behind schedule;llevo en mi trabajo un retraso de veinte páginas I'm twenty pages behind with my work3. [subdesarrollo] backwardness;llevar (siglos de) retraso to be (centuries) behind4. retraso mental mental deficiency;tener un retraso mental to be mentally retarded* * *m delay;ir con retraso be late;llegar con retraso arrive late, be late o delayed;llevar retraso be late o delayed* * *retraso nm1) atraso: delay, lateness2)retraso mental : mental retardation* * *retraso n delay -
19 groppa
f back* * *groppa s.f.1 (di cavallo) back, croup (e), rump: in groppa, sulla groppa, on the back2 (di persona) back // avere ottant'anni sulla groppa, (fig.) to be eighty years old // prendere qlcu. sulla groppa, to carry s.o. piggyback // piegare la groppa, (fig.) (lavorare) to work hard (o to slave away), (sottomettersi) to comply (o to submit) // metà della merce mi è rimasta sulla groppa, (fig.) I have still got over half my stock on my hands3 (non com.) (di monte) rounded mountaintop.* * *['grɔppa]sostantivo femminile1) (di animale) rump; (di cavallo) crupper, backin groppa al cavallo — on the horse's back, on the back of the horse
2) colloq. (schiena) backha molti anni sulla groppa — he has many years behind him, he's getting on in his years
* * *groppa/'grɔppa/sostantivo f.1 (di animale) rump; (di cavallo) crupper, back; in groppa al cavallo on the horse's back, on the back of the horse2 colloq. (schiena) back; ha molti anni sulla groppa he has many years behind him, he's getting on in his years. -
20 groppone
groppone s.m. (scherz.) back: ho sessant'anni sul groppone, I am sixty years old; piegare il groppone, (fig.) (lavorare di forza) to work hard (o to slave away), (sottomettersi) to comply, to submit.* * *[grop'pone]sostantivo maschileha molti anni sul groppone — he has many years behind him, he's getting on in his years
* * *groppone/grop'pone/sostantivo m.ha molti anni sul groppone he has many years behind him, he's getting on in his years.
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