Перевод: с испанского на английский

с английского на испанский

dragging their heels

  • 1 rezagarse

    pron.v.
    to lag or fall behind.
    * * *
    1 to fall behind, lag behind
    * * *
    VPR (=atrasarse) to fall behind
    * * *
    verbo pronominal to fall behind, drop behind
    * * *
    = fall behind, lag + behind, lag, straggle, drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels, linger.
    Ex. The Porter Public Library houses an all out effort to reach first and second grade pupils who have lost their enthusiasm for school because of falling behind in reading.
    Ex. Although the UK tended to lag behind the US in the development of online networks, there have, in recent years, been some major developments on a national and regional scale.
    Ex. The study found that although library media specialists supported the instructional consultant role they lagged in practising it.
    Ex. After the music festival, campers began straggling out of town -- many of them looking to hitch a ride.
    Ex. We take identity theft seriously, but our banks are dragging their feet.
    Ex. Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on.
    Ex. He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.
    * * *
    verbo pronominal to fall behind, drop behind
    * * *
    = fall behind, lag + behind, lag, straggle, drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels, linger.

    Ex: The Porter Public Library houses an all out effort to reach first and second grade pupils who have lost their enthusiasm for school because of falling behind in reading.

    Ex: Although the UK tended to lag behind the US in the development of online networks, there have, in recent years, been some major developments on a national and regional scale.
    Ex: The study found that although library media specialists supported the instructional consultant role they lagged in practising it.
    Ex: After the music festival, campers began straggling out of town -- many of them looking to hitch a ride.
    Ex: We take identity theft seriously, but our banks are dragging their feet.
    Ex: Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on.
    Ex: He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.

    * * *
    rezagarse [A3 ]
    to fall behind, drop behind
    nos habíamos rezagado mucho we had fallen o got o dropped a long way behind, we were lagging a long way behind
    * * *

    rezagarse verbo reflexivo to linger behind: no os rezaguéis, don't fall behind
    ' rezagarse' also found in these entries:
    English:
    drag
    - drop behind
    - lag behind
    - fall
    - get
    - straggle
    * * *
    to fall behind
    * * *
    v/r drop back, fall behind
    * * *
    vr
    : to fall behind, to lag

    Spanish-English dictionary > rezagarse

  • 2 andar pisando huevos

    (v.) = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels
    Ex. We take identity theft seriously, but our banks are dragging their feet.
    Ex. Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on.
    * * *
    (v.) = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels

    Ex: We take identity theft seriously, but our banks are dragging their feet.

    Ex: Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on.

    Spanish-English dictionary > andar pisando huevos

  • 3 arrastrar los pies

    (v.) = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels
    Ex. We take identity theft seriously, but our banks are dragging their feet.
    Ex. Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on.
    * * *
    (v.) = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels

    Ex: We take identity theft seriously, but our banks are dragging their feet.

    Ex: Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on.

    Spanish-English dictionary > arrastrar los pies

  • 4 darle largas a Algo

    (v.) = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels
    Ex. We take identity theft seriously, but our banks are dragging their feet.
    Ex. Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on.
    * * *
    (v.) = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels

    Ex: We take identity theft seriously, but our banks are dragging their feet.

    Ex: Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on.

    Spanish-English dictionary > darle largas a Algo

  • 5 demorarse

    1 (retrasarse) to be delayed, be held up
    2 (detenerse en alguna parte) to stop, linger
    * * *
    * * *
    VPR
    1) see VI
    2) (=tardar mucho) to take a long time, be slow

    ¿cuántos días se demora para ir allá? — LAm how many days does it take to get there?

    demorarse en hacer algo — to take a long time to do sth, be slow in doing sth

    * * *
    (v.) = lag, tarry, drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels, linger, be late (for)
    Ex. The study found that although library media specialists supported the instructional consultant role they lagged in practising it.
    Ex. And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.
    Ex. We take identity theft seriously, but our banks are dragging their feet.
    Ex. Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on.
    Ex. He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.
    Ex. Dexter Rundle went on: 'As I said I'm late for an appointment and have to go, but tell Ms. Lachaise that I'll be in touch with her'.
    * * *
    (v.) = lag, tarry, drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels, linger, be late (for)

    Ex: The study found that although library media specialists supported the instructional consultant role they lagged in practising it.

    Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.
    Ex: We take identity theft seriously, but our banks are dragging their feet.
    Ex: Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on.
    Ex: He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.
    Ex: Dexter Rundle went on: 'As I said I'm late for an appointment and have to go, but tell Ms. Lachaise that I'll be in touch with her'.

    * * *

    ■demorarse verbo reflexivo
    1 (tardar) to be delayed, be held up
    2 (detenerse, entretenerse) to linger
    ' demorarse' also found in these entries:
    Spanish:
    eternizarse
    - demorar
    - dilatarse
    - durar
    - entretener
    * * *
    vpr
    1. [retrasarse] to be delayed
    2. [detenerse] to stop (somewhere);
    nos demoramos viendo escaparates we stopped to look at the shops
    3. esp Am [tardar] to be late;
    no se demoren don't be late
    * * *
    v/r
    1 be delayed
    2
    :
    ¿cuánto se demora de Concepción a Santiago? how long does it take to get from Concepción to Santiago?
    * * *
    vr
    1) : to be slow, to take a long time
    2) : to take too long

    Spanish-English dictionary > demorarse

  • 6 pisarse los huevos

    (v.) = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels
    Ex. We take identity theft seriously, but our banks are dragging their feet.
    Ex. Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on.
    * * *
    (v.) = drag + Posesivo + feet, drag + Posesivo + heels

    Ex: We take identity theft seriously, but our banks are dragging their feet.

    Ex: Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on.

    Spanish-English dictionary > pisarse los huevos

  • 7 llevar (todas) las de perder

    = odds + be stacked against, not have a leg to stand on
    Ex. The important moral crux at the heart of the novel 'The debt collector' is that the odds are stacked against the rehabilitation of violent criminals.
    Ex. Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on.
    * * *
    = odds + be stacked against, not have a leg to stand on

    Ex: The important moral crux at the heart of the novel 'The debt collector' is that the odds are stacked against the rehabilitation of violent criminals.

    Ex: Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on.

    Spanish-English dictionary > llevar (todas) las de perder

  • 8 no tener ningún fundamento

    Ex. Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on.
    * * *

    Ex: Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on.

    Spanish-English dictionary > no tener ningún fundamento

См. также в других словарях:

  • drag\ one's\ heels — • drag one s feet • drag one s heels v. phr. To act slowly or reluctantly. The children wanted to watch television, and dragged their feet when their mother told them to go to bed. The city employees said the mayor had promised to raise their pay …   Словарь американских идиом

  • Geared steam locomotive — A geared steam locomotive is a type of steam locomotive which uses reduction gearing in the drivetrain, as opposed to the common directly driven design.The locomotives use conventional adhesion to provide traction and therefore should not be… …   Wikipedia

  • Michael Lupo — (1953 – 12 February 1995)[1] was a homosexual serial killer originally from Italy, operating in Britain. He was based at the YSL boutique in Brompton Road, London during the 1980s. Contents 1 History 2 Trial and imprisonment …   Wikipedia

  • drag — drag1 W3S3 [dræg] v past tense and past participle dragged present participle dragging ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(pull something)¦ 2¦(pull somebody)¦ 3 drag yourself to/into/out of etc something 4¦(persuade somebody to come)¦ 5¦(computer)¦ 6¦(be boring)¦… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Foot drop — Classification and external resources ICD 10 M21.3 …   Wikipedia

  • drag — 1 verb dragged, dragging 1 PULL ALONG THE GROUND (T) to pull someone or something along the ground, often because they are too heavy to carry: drag sth away/along/through etc: Inge managed to drag the table into the kitchen. | Angry protesters… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • List of Silent Hill monsters — The following is a list of monsters in the video game series Silent Hill . Silent Hill (1999)Common enemies*Air Screamer Pterodactyl like creatures that fly close to the ground surface and travel around in packs. They tend to linger around areas… …   Wikipedia

  • List of Redwall characters — There are many characters that have appeared in the Redwall series, including the books and television series written by Nick Danby. Contents 1 Characters in Redwall 1.1 Asmodeus Poisonteeth 1.2 Basil Stag Hare 1.3 …   Wikipedia

  • Computers and Information Systems — ▪ 2009 Introduction Smartphone: The New Computer.       The market for the smartphone in reality a handheld computer for Web browsing, e mail, music, and video that was integrated with a cellular telephone continued to grow in 2008. According to… …   Universalium

  • Military Affairs — ▪ 2009 Introduction        Russia and Georgia fought a short, intense war in 2008, fueling global fears of a new Cold War. On August 7 Georgia launched an aerial bombardment and ground attacks against its breakaway province of South Ossetia.… …   Universalium

  • The Authority — Infobox comics organization imagebox= caption=The Authority, as featured on the cover for the Under New Management trade paperback. Art by Frank Quitely, 2000 publisher=Wildstorm debut= The Authority #1 creators=Warren Ellis Bryan Hitch base=The… …   Wikipedia

Поделиться ссылкой на выделенное

Прямая ссылка:
… Нажмите правой клавишей мыши и выберите «Копировать ссылку»