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1 delay
تَأْخِير \ delay: (an act of) delaying; loss of time: Please answer without delay. \ تَوَانَى \ delay: to wait; waste time: Don’t delay. Act now!. -
2 delay
تَأخَّرَ \ delay: to wait; waste time: Don’t delay. Act now!. drop behind: to be left behind: The others went so fast that I soon dropped behind. -
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4 tarder
tarder [taʀde]➭ TABLE 1 intransitive verba. ( = traîner) to delayb. ( = être lent à venir) sa réponse a trop tardé he was too slow in replying• il est 2 heures: ils ne vont pas tarder it's 2 o'clock - they won't be long now* * *taʀde
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verbe intransitif1) ( à agir)tarder à faire — ( être lent) to take a long time doing; ( différer) to put off ou delay doing
2) (à arriver, se manifester)tarder (à arriver) — [saison, réaction, réponse] to be a long time coming; [colis] to take a long time to come
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verbe impersonnelil me tarde de la revoir/qu'elle parte — I'm longing to see her again/for her to go
* * *taʀde vi1) [chose] to be a long time coming2) [personne]3) (impers)il me tarde d'être... — I am longing to be...
* * *tarder verb table: aimerA vi1 ( à agir) tarder à faire ( être lent) to take a long time doing; ( différer) to put off ou delay doing; l'économie tarde à se stabiliser the economy is taking time to stabilize; il a tellement tardé à le réparer que he put off ou delayed repairing it for so long that; trop tarder à faire qch to wait too long to do sth, to put off doing sth for too long; agir sans tarder to act immediately ou without delay; sans plus tarder without further delay; venez sans tarder ( maintenant) come straightaway GB ou right now; ( bientôt) come as soon as you can; ne pas tarder à faire qch to do sth soon; elle n'a pas tardé à faire la même chose she lost no time in doing the same thing; il ne tardera pas à s'en rendre compte he'll soon realize, he won't take long to realize; ne tardez pas! do it soon, don't delay!; ça ne devrait pas tarder à se faire it should happen soon;2 (à arriver, se manifester) tarder (à arriver) [saison, réaction] to be a long time coming; [colis, réponse] to take a long time; les enfants ne vont pas tarder (à arriver) the children won't be long, the children will be here soon; elle tarde à revenir she's taking a long time; ça ne va pas tarder it won't be long; ça n'a pas tardé it wasn't long coming; ne tardez pas! don't be long!; le moment/le temps me tarde où I'm longing for the moment/time when.B v impers il me tarde de la revoir I'm longing to see her again; il me tarde qu'il parte I'm longing for him to go.[tarde] verbe intransitif1. [être lent à se décider - personne] to delayje n'aurais pas dû tant tarder I shouldn't have left it so late ou have put it off so longje t'avais dit qu'on le reverrait, ça n'a pas tardé! I told you we'd see him again, we didn't have to wait long!un conflit ne tardera pas à éclater entre les deux pays it won't be long before the two countries enter into conflict[mettre du temps - personne]elle devrait être rentrée, elle ne va pas tarder she should be back by now, she won't be longelle n'a pas tardé à se rendre compte que... it didn't take her long to realize that..., she soon realized that...————————il tarde verbe impersonnel————————sans (plus) tarder locution adverbiale -
5 бавя
1. (отлагам, протакам) delay, retard; protract2. (задържам, преча) hold up; detainmake (s.o.) late, keep (s.o.)няма да ви бавя I won't keep youбавя играта hold up 'he gameне го бави, ще изпусне влака don't detain him, he'll miss the trainбавя се3. be late/slow; be detained; be slow/long (in doing s.th.); loiter; dawdleкниж. tarry, dally (over s.th.)не се бави! don't be long! hurry up! sl. make it snappyтой много се бави he is very long in comingстига си се бавил hurry up!4. (оставам, престоявам) stay, stop (in a place)5. (дете) keep amused, take care of, look after, tend* * *ба̀вя,гл., мин. св. деят. прич. ба̀вил 1. ( отлагам, протакам) delay, retard; protract; \бавя плащане delay payment;\бавя се 1. be late/slow; be detained; be slow/long (in doing s.th.); linger, idle, loiter; dawdle; книж. tarry, dally (over s.th.); не се бави! don’t be long! hurry up! sl. make it snappy! snap to it!;2. ( оставам, престоявам) stay, stop (in a place).——————гл., мин. св. деят. прич. ба̀вил ( дете) keep amused, take care of, look after, tend; ( бебе) dry-nurse.* * *defer; linger; loiter: Don't delay your answer! - Не бави отговора си!; pause* * *1. (задържам, преча) hold up;detain 2. (оставам, престоявам) stay, stop (in a place) 3. 1 (отлагам, протакам) delay, retard;protract 4. 5 (дете) keep amused, take care of, look after, tend 5. be late/slow;be detained;be slow/long (in doing s. th.);loiter;dawdle 6. make (s. o.) late, keep (s. о.) 7. БАВЯ играта hold up 'he game 8. БАВЯ се 9. книж. tarry, dally (over s. th.) 10. не го бави, ще изпусне влака don't detain him, he'll miss the train 11. не се бави! don't be long! hurry up! sl. make it snappy 12. няма да ви БАВЯ I won't keep you 13. стига си се бавил hurry up! 14. той много се бави he is very long in coming -
6 tardare
1. v/t delay2. v/i be late* * *tardare v. intr. to be late, to be long, to delay: l'aeroplano tardò due ore a causa della nebbia, the plane was two hours late (o was delayed two hours) because of the fog; non tardò a rendersi conto che aveva fatto un errore, he soon realized that he had made a mistake; tardò per il pranzo, he was late for dinner; tardai a risponderti perché pensavo che sarei venuto di persona, I was late in (o I put off) answering you because I expected to come in person; non tardare, vieni subito, don't be long (o don't delay), come at once; non capisco perché tardino tanto, I can't understand why they are so late; tardare nei pagamenti, to be late in (o to delay) paying◆ v.tr. to delay, to defer, to put* off: tardare un pagamento, to delay (o to defer o to put off) a payment; tardare la consegna della merce, to delay the delivery of the goods.* * *[tar'dare]1. vitardare a fare qc — (involontariamente) to be late in doing sth, (apposta) to delay doing sth
scusa se ho tardato a rispondere alla tua lettera, ma... — I'm sorry I've taken so long to reply to your letter, but...
2. vt(consegna) to delay* * *[tar'dare] 1.1) (metterci tempo) to be* late, to be* longtardare a fare qcs. — to delay doing sth.
tardare a rispondere — to be late answering, to be slow to answer
2.tardare ad arrivare — [stagione, reazione] to be late
verbo transitivo to delay* * *tardare/tar'dare/ [1](aus. avere)1 (metterci tempo) to be* late, to be* long; tardare a fare qcs. to delay doing sth.; non tarderà a rendersene conto he will soon realize it; tardare a rispondere to be late answering, to be slow to answer; tardare ad arrivare [stagione, reazione] to be late; non tarderanno ad arrivare they will soon be here; ormai non dovrebbe tardare he won't be long now2 (essere in ritardo) tardare a un appuntamento to be late for an appointmentto delay. -
7 fretta
f hurryaver fretta be in a hurrynon c'è fretta there's no hurry, there's no rushin tutta fretta, in fretta e furia in great haste* * *fretta s.f. haste; ( eccessiva e disordinata) hurry: avere fretta di fare qlco., to be in a hurry to do sthg.; avere troppa fretta di guadagnare denaro, to be in a great hurry to make money; avere fretta di partire, to be in a hurry to leave; fai pure con comodo, non c'è fretta, take your time, there's no hurry; nella fretta di uscire ho dimenticato gli occhiali, in my haste (o hurry) to go out, I forgot my glasses; mettere, far fretta a qlcu., to rush (o to hurry) s.o.; fare in fretta, to hurry (up); dai, fa' in fretta!, hurry up, (fam.) look sharp (o get a move on) // in fretta, in a hurry (o hastily o hurriedly): calcolo fatto in fretta, ( approssimativo) rough calculation; ho ricevuto un biglietto scritto in fretta, I have received a hurriedly written note; preparativi fatti in fretta, hurried preparations; fare la prima colazione in fretta, to have a hurried breakfast // in tutta fretta, with all possible speed: ritornare indietro in tutta fretta, to hasten (o hurry) back; salire, scendere in tutta fretta, to hasten up, down // in fretta e furia, in a great hurry (o rush o very hastily); dovemmo abbandonare la casa in fretta e furia, we had to leave the house in an awful hurry.* * *['fretta]sostantivo femminile hurry, hastein tutta fretta, in fretta e furia — with breathless haste, helter-skelter
in fretta — hastily, hurriedly, swiftly
che fretta c'è? — what's the rush o hurry?
mettere fretta a qcn. — to hurry o hustle o rush sb.
andare o essere di fretta avere fretta to be in a hurry; andare in fretta a casa to hurry home; nella fretta ho dimenticato... in my hurry, I forgot...; fai in fretta! — hurry up! don't delay!
••chi ha fretta vada adagio — prov. more haste less speed
* * *fretta/'fretta/sostantivo f.hurry, haste; in tutta fretta, in fretta e furia with breathless haste, helter-skelter; è partito in fretta e furia per Londra he's zoomed off to London; senza fretta at (one's) leisure; in fretta hastily, hurriedly, swiftly; che fretta c'è? what's the rush o hurry? mettere fretta a qcn. to hurry o hustle o rush sb.; andare o essere di fretta, avere fretta to be in a hurry; andare in fretta a casa to hurry home; nella fretta ho dimenticato... in my hurry, I forgot...; fai in fretta! hurry up! don't delay!\chi ha fretta vada adagio prov. more haste less speed. -
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9 تأخر
تَأخَّرَ \ delay: to wait; waste time: Don’t delay. Act now!. drop behind: to be left behind: The others went so fast that I soon dropped behind. -
10 توانى
تَوَانَى \ delay: to wait; waste time: Don’t delay. Act now!. -
11 drop behind
تَأخَّرَ \ delay: to wait; waste time: Don’t delay. Act now!. drop behind: to be left behind: The others went so fast that I soon dropped behind. -
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13 dukundi
(v) to delay. Kana ala siloo dukundi. Don't delay his trip. -
14 nambara
(v) to delay, waste (someone s) time, cause someone to have trouble. Kana n nambara. Don't delay me. -
15 luzatu
du/ad.1.a. to lengthen, extend; urratsak \luzatu zituen he lengthened his strideb. ( soinekoa) to lengthen, let downc. ( soka) to let out, stretch outa. ( eskua) to put out, stretch out, extendb. ( hanka) to extend, stretch outc. ( lepoa) to stretch, craned. ( mingaina, mihia) to stick out; txakurra etzanda zegoen, mingaina \luzaturik the dog was lying down with its tongue hanging oute. ( begia) inguruko mendietatik harantz begiak luzatzen ez dakigu if we can't look beyond the mountains around us3. ( denboraldia, egonaldia, e.a.)a. to prolong, extend, protract; medikuek bizia \luzatu zioten doctors prolonged his lifeb. ( epea) to extendc. ( hitzaldia, e.a.) to drag out, spin out, drag on with; hitzaldia \luzatu zuen he spun his talk out | he took his time in the talkd. ( partidua) to extend4. ( gerorako utzi) to put off; bere egitekoa \luzatu behar zuen he had to put off his task; \luzatu ez biharko \luzatu! don't put if off until tomorrow; gehiago \luzatu gabe without further ado; ez da gehiago luzatzerik it can't be put off any longer; emango ba didazue, luza ez iezaidazue if you're going to give it to me, don't delay any longer; ingurugiroa gerora ezin luza daitekeen arazoa da the environment is a matter that can't be {put off || put on a back burner}5.a. ( agiria, dokumentua) to draw outb. ( txekea) to make out, drawc. ( errezibua) to make outd. ( zertifikatua) to issue da/ad.1. to lengthen, get longer; proiektua asko \luzatu zait the project has become drawn out2.a. ( egunak, gauak) to get longer, draw out; egunak hozten eta gauak luzatzen direnean when the days grow colder and nights grow longerb. ( hitzaldia, berbaldia, e.a.) to drag out; ez naiz gehiegi \luzatuko gai honetaz mintzatzen I won't dwell on this subject too much -
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17 ociągać się ociąg·ać się
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18 забавям
delay, retard, hold up, slow up; hamper, impedeдъждът ни забави we were delayed by the rain(плащане) defer(фалит и пр.) stave off(задържам някого) detain; make/keep (s.o,) lateне искам да ви забавя I don't want to make you late(отговор и пр.) delay; be slow (to с inf., in с ger., with s.th.)той забави отговора си he was slow to answer/in answering, he delayed his answer1. (намалявам хода на) slow down, slacken (o.'s pace)физ. moderate; тех. decelerateзабавете хода! мор. ease the engines!(темп) steadyмуз. slow, broadenзабавям ритъма slow/broaden the timeзабавям ce2. be/come late, tarry(за влак, кораб) be overdue/late3. (задържам се) be delayed, be kept* * *заба̀вям,гл.1. delay, retard, hold up, slow up; hamper, impede; дъждът ни забави we were delayed by the rain; ( плащане) defer, lag, разг. fall behind with; ( фалит и пр.) stave off; ( задържам някого) detain; make/keep (s.o.) late; ( отговор, вземане на решение и пр.) delay, hold off; be slow (to с inf., in с ger., with s.th.);2. ( намалявам хода на) slow down, slacken (o.’s pace); физ. moderate; техн. decelerate; забавете хода! мор. ease the engines! ( темп) steady; муз. slow, broaden; разг. soft-pedal;2. ( задържам се) be delayed, be kept, hang fire.* * *dally; defer; delay; detain; retard{ri`ta;d}; slack up (ход): забавям the time - забавете ритъма; stanch; steady (темп)* * *1. (за влак, кораб) be overdue/late 2. (задържам някого) detain;make/keep (s.o,) late 3. (задържам се) be delayed, be kept 4. (намалявам хода на) slow down, slacken (o.'s pace) 5. (отговор и пр.) delay;be slow (to c inf., in c ger., with s.th.) 6. (плащане) defer 7. (темп) steady 8. (фалит и пр.) stave off 9. be/come late, tarry 10. delay, retard, hold up, slow up;hamper, impede 11. ЗАБАВЯМ ce 12. ЗАБАВЯМ ритъма slow/broaden the time 13. дъждът ни забави we were delayed by the rain 14. забавете хода! мор. ease the engines! 15. муз. slow, broaden 16. не искам да ви забавя I don't want to make you late 17. той забави отговора си he was slow to answer/in answering, he delayed his answer 18. физ. moderate;mex. decelerate -
19 demorar
v.1 to delay.María atrasó el bus a propósito Mary delayed the bus on purpose.2 to take time, to delay.* * *1 (retrasar) to delay, hold up■ demoramos la fecha de publicación hasta la primavera we delayed the date of publication till springtime1 (detenerse) to stop1 (retrasarse) to be delayed, be held up2 (detenerse en alguna parte) to stop, linger* * *verb* * *1.VT [+ viaje] to delay; [+ llegada, terminación] to hold up2. VI1) (=detenerse) to stay on, linger on¡no demores! — don't be long!
2) (=perder tiempo) to waste timedemorar en hacer algo — LAm to take a long time to do sth, be slow in doing sth
3.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (AmL) ( tardar)demoró tres horas en llegar — he took o it took him three hours to arrive
b) (AmL) ( retrasar) <viaje/decisión> to delay2.demorar vi (AmL)3.demorarse v pron (AmL)a) ( tardar cierto tiempo)¿cuánto te demoras en llegar hasta allá? — how long does it take you to get there?
b) ( tardar demasiado) to be o take too longdemorarse en + inf — to take a long time to + inf
* * *= delay, hold up, hold + Nombre + back, retard, temporise [temporize, -USA], hold off, play for + time.Ex. It would be wise to delay reading these until you have had some experience in using the scheme.Ex. Unfortunately, goods of Community origin can also be held up by the surveillance system, often for several weeks.Ex. Despite the improvements in the 17th edition, the scheme has been held back for years by the old policy of 'integrity of numbers' referred to above, the effects of which are not likely to be quickly mitigated.Ex. Without the floppy disk, data processing on microcomputers would have been severely retarded.Ex. The first countries to enter the information society will reap the greatests rewards whereas countries which temporise or favour half-hearted solutions could, in less than a decade, face disastrous declines in investment and a squeeze on jobs.Ex. A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.Ex. Saddam will play for time and avoid precipitating any crises that could cost him his hold on power.----* demorarse = lag, tarry, drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels, linger, be late (for).* sin demorarse un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (AmL) ( tardar)demoró tres horas en llegar — he took o it took him three hours to arrive
b) (AmL) ( retrasar) <viaje/decisión> to delay2.demorar vi (AmL)3.demorarse v pron (AmL)a) ( tardar cierto tiempo)¿cuánto te demoras en llegar hasta allá? — how long does it take you to get there?
b) ( tardar demasiado) to be o take too longdemorarse en + inf — to take a long time to + inf
* * *= delay, hold up, hold + Nombre + back, retard, temporise [temporize, -USA], hold off, play for + time.Ex: It would be wise to delay reading these until you have had some experience in using the scheme.
Ex: Unfortunately, goods of Community origin can also be held up by the surveillance system, often for several weeks.Ex: Despite the improvements in the 17th edition, the scheme has been held back for years by the old policy of 'integrity of numbers' referred to above, the effects of which are not likely to be quickly mitigated.Ex: Without the floppy disk, data processing on microcomputers would have been severely retarded.Ex: The first countries to enter the information society will reap the greatests rewards whereas countries which temporise or favour half-hearted solutions could, in less than a decade, face disastrous declines in investment and a squeeze on jobs.Ex: A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.Ex: Saddam will play for time and avoid precipitating any crises that could cost him his hold on power.* demorarse = lag, tarry, drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels, linger, be late (for).* sin demorarse un (solo) minuto = without a moment wasted, without a wasted moment, without a minute wasted, without a wasted minute.* * *demorar [A1 ]vt1( esp AmL) (tardar): demoró tres horas en terminar la prueba he took o it took him three hours to complete the test2 ( AmL) (retrasar) ‹viaje/decisión› to delay■ demorarvi( esp AmL): ¡no demores! don't be long!demorar EN + INF:no me esperes que voy a demorar en terminar don't wait for me because I won't be finished for a while ( colloq)demoró en hacer efecto it took some time to take effect1( AmL) (tardar cierto tiempo): ¿ya lo terminaste? ¡qué poco te demoraste! have you finished already? you didn't take very long o that didn't take you very longdemorarse EN + INF:¿cuánto te demoras en llegar hasta allá? how long does it take you to get there?2 ( AmL) (tardar demasiado) to be o take too long demorarse EN + INF to take a long time TO + INFperdón por demorarme en contestar tu carta I'm sorry I've taken o it's taken me so long to reply to your letterse demoró en decidirse y perdió la oportunidad she took too long to make her mind up and missed her chance* * *
demorar ( conjugate demorar) verbo transitivoa) (AmL) ( tardar):◊ demoró tres horas en llegar he took o it took him three hours to arrive
verbo intransitivo (AmL):◊ ¡no demores! don't be long!
demorarse verbo pronominal (AmL)a) ( tardar cierto tiempo):◊ ¡qué poco te demoraste! that didn't take you very long;
me demoro 3 horas it takes me 3 hours
demorarse en hacer algo to take a long time to do sth
demorar verbo transitivo to delay, hold up
' demorar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
cuánto
- durar
English:
procrastinate
- delay
- take
* * *♦ vt1. [retrasar] to delay;el tráfico me demoró I was held up by the traffic2. Am [tardar] to take;demoraron tres días en pintar la casa it took them o they took three days to paint the house♦ viAm to be late;¡no demores! don't be late!;siempre demora en bañarse he always takes ages in the bathroom;este quitamanchas demora en actuar this stain remover takes a while to work* * *I v/i1 stay on2 L.Am. ( tardar) be late;no demores don’t be longII v/t delay* * *demorar vt1) retrasar: to delay2) tardar: to take, to lastla reparación demorará varios días: the repair will take several daysdemorar vi: to delay, to linger -
20 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
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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]
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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
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delay */*/ — I UK [dɪˈleɪ] / US noun Word forms delay : singular delay plural delays 1) a) [countable/uncountable] a situation in which something happens later or more slowly than you expected Why the delay? delay in: Try to find the reason for any delay in… … English dictionary
delay — de|lay1 W3S2 [dıˈleı] n 1.) [C ] when someone or something has to wait, or the length of the waiting time ▪ Sorry for the delay, Mr Weaver. delay in ▪ Why was there a delay in warning the public? delay of ▪ a delay of about an hour… … Dictionary of contemporary English
delay — de|lay1 [ dı leı ] verb ** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to do something later than is planned or expected: They agreed to delay the decision for as long as possible. I have delayed my return home because of the weather. Don t delay if you want … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
delay — [[t]dɪle͟ɪ[/t]] ♦♦ delays, delaying, delayed 1) VERB If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later. [V n/ ing] For sentimental reasons I wanted to delay my departure… … English dictionary
delay — 1 /dI leI/ noun 1 (countable usually singular) the length of time between the moment when something should start and the moment it actually does start: Sorry for the delay, Mr Weaver. (+ of): a delay of twenty minutes | short/long etc delay:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
delay — 1. verb 1) we were delayed by the traffic Syn: detain, hold up, make late, slow up/down, bog down, hinder, hamper, impede, obstruct 2) don t delay Syn: linger, drag one s feet … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
delay — v. & n. v. 1 tr. postpone; defer. 2 tr. make late (was delayed at the traffic lights). 3 intr. loiter; be late (don t delay!). n. 1 the act or an instance of delaying; the process of being delayed. 2 time lost by inaction or the inability to… … Useful english dictionary
delay — /dəˈleɪ / (say duh lay), /di / (say dee ) verb (t) 1. to put off to a later time; defer; postpone. 2. to impede the progress of; retard; hinder. –verb (i) 3. to put off action; linger; loiter: don t delay! –noun 4. the act of delaying;… …
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