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tr[dɪ'leɪɪŋ]1 dilatorio,-a[dɪ'leɪɪŋ]1.ADJ [action] dilatorio2.CPDdelaying tactics NPL — tácticas fpl dilatorias
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adj.dilatorio, retardante.s.postergación, dilación.ger.gerundio del verbo: DELAY -
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nELECTRON exploración retardada f -
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di'lei
1. verb1) (to put off to another time: We have delayed publication of the book till the spring.) aplazar, retrasar2) (to keep or stay back or slow down: I was delayed by the traffic.) retrasar
2. noun((something which causes) keeping back or slowing down: He came without delay; My work is subject to delays.) retrasodelay1 n retrasodelay2 vb retrasartr[dɪ'leɪ]1 (act, state) demora, tardanza, dilación nombre femenino; (amount of time) retraso, demora; (traffic hold-up) embotellamiento, atasco■ without delay sin demora, sin dilación1 (defer, postpone - gen) aplazar, retrasar; (payment) aplazar, diferir2 (make late - flight, train) retrasar, demorar; (person) entretener1 (be late) tardar; (act slowly) entretenerse■ don't delay! ¡no tardes!delay [di'leɪ] vt1) postpone: posponer, postergar2) hold up: retrasar, demorardelay vi: tardar, demorardelay n1) lateness: tardanza f2) holdup: demora f, retraso mn.• atraso s.m.• demora s.f.• dilación s.f.• dilatoria s.f.• espera s.f.• larga s.f.• postergación s.f.• retardo s.m.• retraso s.m.• tardanza s.f.v.• atrasar v.• demorar v.• diferir v.• dilatar v.• emperezar v.• postergar v.• retardar v.• retrasar v.• tardar v.
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1. dɪ'leɪ1)a) (make late, hold up) retrasar, demorar (esp AmL)b) delaying pres p <action/tactics> dilatorio2)a) ( defer) \<\<decision/payment\>\> retrasar, demorar (esp AmL)to delay -ING: we delayed signing the contract — retrasamos or (AmL tb) demoramos la firma del contrato
b) delayed past p <action/effect/reaction> retardado
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vi tardar, demorar (esp AmL)
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1)a) u ( waiting) tardanza f, dilación f, demora f (esp AmL)and now, without further delay... — y ahora, sin más preámbulos...
b) c ( holdup) retraso m, demora f (esp AmL)delays can be expected on major roads — se puede esperar embotellamientos en las principales carreteras
2) ca) ( extra time) ( Law) aplazamiento m, prórroga fb) ( interval) lapso m, intervalo m[dɪ'leɪ]1.N (=hold-up) retraso m, demora f (esp LAm); (=act of delaying) retraso m, dilación f ; (to traffic) retención f, atasco m ; (to train) retraso mthere will be delays to traffic — habrá retenciones or atascos en las carreteras
these measures should be implemented without further delay — estas medidas deben ponerse en práctica sin más demora
2.VT (=hold up) [+ person] retrasar, entretener; [+ train] retrasar; [+ start, opening] retrasar, demorar (LAm); (=postpone) aplazar, demorar (LAm); (=obstruct) impedirwhat delayed you? — ¿por qué has tardado tanto?
to delay doing sth: we delayed going out until Jane arrived — retrasamos la salida hasta que llegara Jane
the illness could have been treated if you hadn't delayed going to the doctor — se hubiera podido tratar la enfermedad si no hubieras tardado tanto en ir al médico
delayed broadcast — (US) transmisión f en diferido
delayed effect — efecto m retardado
3.VI tardar, demorarse (LAm)don't delay! — (in doing sth) ¡no pierdas tiempo!; (on the way) ¡no te entretengas!, ¡no tardes!, ¡no te demores! (LAm)
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1. [dɪ'leɪ]1)a) (make late, hold up) retrasar, demorar (esp AmL)b) delaying pres p <action/tactics> dilatorio2)a) ( defer) \<\<decision/payment\>\> retrasar, demorar (esp AmL)to delay -ING: we delayed signing the contract — retrasamos or (AmL tb) demoramos la firma del contrato
b) delayed past p <action/effect/reaction> retardado
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vi tardar, demorar (esp AmL)
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1)a) u ( waiting) tardanza f, dilación f, demora f (esp AmL)and now, without further delay... — y ahora, sin más preámbulos...
b) c ( holdup) retraso m, demora f (esp AmL)delays can be expected on major roads — se puede esperar embotellamientos en las principales carreteras
2) ca) ( extra time) ( Law) aplazamiento m, prórroga fb) ( interval) lapso m, intervalo m -
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1) (delaying; postponement.) aplazamiento2) (officially sanctioned postponement of compulsory military service: draft deferment for college students.)tr[dɪ'fɜːmənt]1 aplazamientodeferment [di'fərmənt] n: aplazamiento mn.• aplazamiento s.m.• dilación s.f.• prórroga s.f.dɪ'fɜːrmənt, dɪ'fɜːməntmass & count nouna) (of decision, payment) (frml) aplazamiento mb) (AmE Mil) prórroga fN (=postponement) aplazamiento m ; (Mil) prórroga f* * *[dɪ'fɜːrmənt, dɪ'fɜːmənt]mass & count nouna) (of decision, payment) (frml) aplazamiento mb) (AmE Mil) prórroga f -
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1) (delaying; postponement.) aplazamiento2) (officially sanctioned postponement of compulsory military service: draft deferment for college students.)tr[dɪ'fɜːrəl]1 aplazamientoN (=postponement) aplazamiento m ; (Mil) prórroga f -
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rə'pri:v
1. verb(to pardon (a criminal) or delay his punishment: The murderer was sentenced to death, but later was reprieved.) indultar, suspender la pena
2. noun(the act of pardoning a criminal or delaying his punishment; the order to do this.) indulto, suspensión de penatr[rɪ'priːv]1 conmutación nombre femenino de la pena, indulto2 figurative use respiro, tregua1 conmutar la pena a, indultarreprieve n: indulto mn.• indulto (Jurisprudencia) s.m.• respiro s.m.• suspensión s.f.v.• indultar v.• suspender la pena de muerte de v.
I rɪ'priːva) ( postponement) aplazamiento mb) ( Law) ( commutation) indulto m, conmutación f ( esp de la pena de muerte)
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transitive verb indultar[rɪ'priːv]the firm has been reprieved for the time being — por el momento, la empresa se salva del cierre
1. N1) (Jur) indulto m ; [of sentence] conmutación f2) (=delay) aplazamiento m, alivio m temporal2. VT1) (Jur) indultar2) (fig) salvar* * *
I [rɪ'priːv]a) ( postponement) aplazamiento mb) ( Law) ( commutation) indulto m, conmutación f ( esp de la pena de muerte)
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transitive verb indultarthe firm has been reprieved for the time being — por el momento, la empresa se salva del cierre
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'tæktiks((sometimes in singular) the art of arranging troops, warships etc during a battle, in order to win or gain an advantage over one's opponents: They planned their tactics for the election/game/meeting.) táctica- tactical- tactically
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tr['tæktɪks]1 SMALLMILITARY/SMALL táctica f singtactics ['tæktɪks] ns & pl: táctica f, estrategia fn.pl.• táctica s.f.'tæktɪks['tæktɪks]NPL (gen) (Mil) táctica fsingdelaying tactics — tácticas fpl dilatorias
scare tactics — tácticas fpl para infundir miedo
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delaying — index dilatory Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Delaying — Delay De*lay , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Delayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Delaying}.] [OF. deleer, delaier, fr. the noun d[ e]lai, or directly fr. L. dilatare to enlarge, dilate, in LL., to put off. See {Delay}, n., and cf. {Delate}, 1st {Defer}, {Dilate}.] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
delaying — adj. Delaying is used with these nouns: ↑tactic … Collocations dictionary
delaying tactic — delaying tactics N COUNT: usu pl Delaying tactics are things that someone does in order to deliberately delay the start or progress of something. Ministers are using delaying tactics to postpone the report yet again … English dictionary
delaying action — n. maneuvers to cover a retreat, gain time, etc … English World dictionary
delaying tactics — UK [dɪˈleɪɪŋ ˌtæktɪks] US [dɪˌleɪɪŋ ˈtæktɪks] noun [plural] things that are deliberately said or done to make a process slower Thesaurus: tricks, pretences and dishonest planssynonym … Useful english dictionary
delaying action — n. to fight a delaying action * * * [dɪ leɪɪŋ ækʃən] to fight a delaying action … Combinatory dictionary
delaying action — See delaying operation … Military dictionary
delaying action — /dəˈleɪɪŋ ækʃən/ (say duh laying akshuhn) noun any action taken whose purpose is to gain time, especially a military action delaying the advance of a superior enemy force by withdrawing while inflicting the maximum damage possible without… …
delaying operation — sulaikymo operacija statusas T sritis Gynyba apibrėžtis Operacija, kurioje besiginančios pajėgos atiduoda teritoriją, kad sulėtintų priešo puolimą ir padarytų priešui daug nuostolių neįsitraukdamos į kautynes. atitikmenys: angl. delaying… … NATO terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
delaying — Synonyms and related words: Micawberish, backward, dallying, dawdling, dilatory, dillydallying, dragging, easygoing, foot dragging, lackadaisical, laggard, lagging, lax, lazy, lingering, loitering, lollygagging, procrastinating, procrastinative,… … Moby Thesaurus