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3 to use delaying tactics
Pol. temporiser; faire traîner les choses en longueur; gagner du temps; user de manoeuvres dilatoiresEnglish-French dictionary of law, politics, economics & finance > to use delaying tactics
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delay [dɪˈleɪ]a. ( = postpone) [+ action, event] retarder ; [+ payment] différerb. ( = hold up) retarder• don't delay! dépêchez-vous !3. nounretard m• there will be delays to trains on the London-Brighton line on prévoit des retards sur la ligne Londres-Brighton• "delays possible" « ralentissements possibles »4. compounds* * *[dɪ'leɪ] 1.1) (of train, plane, post) retard m (of de; to, on sur)2) ( slowness)3) ( time lapse) délai m (of de; between entre)2.transitive verb1) ( postpone) différer [decision, publication]2) ( hold up) retarder [train, arrival, post]3.delayed past participle adjective [passenger] en retard4.delaying present participle adjective [action, tactic] dilatoire -
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tactic [ˈtæktɪk]tactique f* * *['tæktɪk]1) gen tactique f2) ( military science)tactics — (+ v sg) tactique f
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6 deferment
1) (delaying; postponement.)2) (officially sanctioned postponement of compulsory military service: draft deferment for college students.) -
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1) (delaying; postponement.)2) (officially sanctioned postponement of compulsory military service: draft deferment for college students.) -
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A n1 (of train, plane, post) retard m (of de ; to, on sur) ; ( in traffic) ralentissement m (of de) ; delay in taking off retard au décollage ; we apologize for the delay nous vous prions de nous excuser pour ce retard ;2 ( slowness) without (further) delay sans (plus) tarder ; to apologize for one's delay in replying s'excuser d'avoir tardé à répondre ; the government's inexcusable delay in publishing the report le retard inexcusable du gouvernement à publier le rapport ; there's no time for delay il n'y a pas de temps à perdre ;3 ( time lapse) délai m (of de ; between entre) ; a few minutes' delay un délai de quelques minutes.B vtr1 (postpone, put off) différer [decision, publication, departure] (until, to jusqu'à) ; to delay doing attendre pour faire ;2 ( hold up) retarder [train, arrival, post, change, process] ; ralentir [traffic] ; bad weather delayed us, we were delayed by bad weather le mauvais temps nous a retardés ; flights were delayed by up to 12 hours les vols ont eu jusqu'à 12 heures de retard.C vi s'attarder ; don't delay! fais vite!D delayed pp adj [flight, train] qui a été retardé ; [passenger] en retard ; to have a delayed reaction réagir après coup (to à) ; to have a delayed effect agir après un certain délai. -
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tactic n ( stratagem) tactique f ; tactics tactique f ; a delaying/scare tactic une tactique dilatoire/alarmiste ; bullying/questionable tactics méthodes brutales/douteuses ; to change tactics changer de tactique ; his tactic of doing, his tactics of doing sa tactique de faire ; strong-arm tactics pej la manière forte. -
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12 stall
stall [stɔ:l]1 noun∎ I bought some peaches at a fruit stall j'ai acheté des pêches chez un marchand de fruits;(b) (for animal) stalle f;∎ Horseracing (starting) stalls stalles fpl de départ(d) (in church) stalle f∎ the stalls l'orchestre m;∎ a seat in the stalls un fauteuil d'orchestre(g) (for finger) doigtier m∎ the aircraft went into a stall l'avion a décroché∎ to stall for time essayer de gagner du temps;∎ I can stall for another month je peux essayer de gagner du temps pendant encore un mois;∎ I think they're stalling on the loan until we make more concessions je crois qu'ils vont retarder le prêt jusqu'à ce que nous leur fassions davantage de concessions∎ try to stall him (off)! essayez de gagner du temps!;∎ I'll stall her in the lobby while you grab a taxi je la retiendrai dans le hall le temps que tu sautes dans un taxi;∎ I can't stall them (off) for much longer je ne peux guère les faire attendre plus longtemps;∎ the project/his career is stalled le projet/sa carrière est au point mort;∎ we managed to stall the enemy's advance nous avons réussi à retarder la progression de l'ennemi
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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