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1 prorrogar
v.1 to extend.2 to prorogue, to adjourn, to defer, to suspend.Ella renueva el plazo She renews the deadline.3 to recess, to adjourn.* * *■ han prorrogado el plazo de matrícula por la fuerte demanda the registration period has been extended due to heavy demand* * *VT [+ período] to extend; [+ decisión] to defer, postpone; [+ sesión] to prorogue, adjourn; (Mil) to defer; (Jur) to grant a stay of execution to* * *verbo transitivoa) ( alargar) to extend* * *= issue + a moratorium on, proclaim + a moratorium on, call + a moratorium on.Ex. About that time, the council as one of their austerity measures had issued a moratorium on all hiring except for 'absolutely essential services'.Ex. These austerity measures call for increased student-to-faculty ratio (by reducing faculty and/or proclaiming a moratorium on future hiring).Ex. Let us call a moratorium on writing about the subject and devote our energies to doing comparative work.* * *verbo transitivoa) ( alargar) to extend* * *= issue + a moratorium on, proclaim + a moratorium on, call + a moratorium on.Ex: About that time, the council as one of their austerity measures had issued a moratorium on all hiring except for 'absolutely essential services'.
Ex: These austerity measures call for increased student-to-faculty ratio (by reducing faculty and/or proclaiming a moratorium on future hiring).Ex: Let us call a moratorium on writing about the subject and devote our energies to doing comparative work.* * *prorrogar [A3 ]vt1 (alargar) to extendprorrogar el plazo de matrícula to extend the registration period, put back o postpone the deadline for registrationprorrogar una letra de cambio to renew a bill of exchange2 (aplazar) ‹fecha› to postpone, put back* * *
prorrogar ( conjugate prorrogar) verbo transitivo
prorrogar verbo transitivo
1 (el tiempo) to extend
2 (una decisión, un pago) to defer, postpone
3 Mil to defer
' prorrogar' also found in these entries:
English:
extend
* * *prorrogar vt1. [alargar] to extend;han prorrogado el plazo dos semanas más the deadline has been extended by a further two weeks2. [aplazar] to defer, to postpone* * *v/t plazo extend* * *prorrogar {52} vt1) : to extend (a deadline)2) : to postpone* * *prorrogar vb to extend -
2 prorrogarse
• be prorogued• prorogue -
3 ser prorrogado
• be postponed• prorogue
См. также в других словарях:
Prorogue — Pro*rogue , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Prorogued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Proroguing}.] [F. proroger, L. prorogare, prorogatum; pro forward + rogare to ask, to ask one for his opinion or vote, or about a law. See {Rogation}.] 1. To protract; to prolong; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
prorogue — index adjourn, continue (adjourn), defer (put off), postpone, procrastinate, recess Burton s Legal Thesau … Law dictionary
prorogue — early 15c., to prolong, extend, from O.Fr. proroger (14c.), from L. prorogare, lit. to ask publicly, from pro before (see PRO (Cf. pro )) + rogare to ask (see ROGATION (Cf. rogation)). Perhaps the original sense in L. was to ask for public assent … Etymology dictionary
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prorogue — verb Prorogue is used with these nouns as the object: ↑parliament … Collocations dictionary
prorogue — verb (prorogued; proroguing) Etymology: Middle English prorogen, from Anglo French proroger, from Latin prorogare, from pro before + rogare to ask more at pro , right Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. defer, postpone 2. to terminate a se … New Collegiate Dictionary
prorogue — prorogation /proh reuh gay sheuhn/, n. /proh rohg /, v.t., prorogued, proroguing. 1. to discontinue a session of (the British Parliament or a similar body). 2. to defer; postpone. [1375 1425; late ME proroge < L prorogare to prolong, protract,… … Universalium
prorogue — verb /pɹə(ʊ)ˈɹəʊɡ,pɹoʊˈɹoʊɡ/ a) To defer. Mirth [...] prorogues life, whets the wit, makes the body young, lively, and fit for any manner of employment. b) To suspend (a parliamentary session) or to discontinue the meetings of (an assembly,… … Wiktionary
prorogue — pro·rogue || prÉ™ rəʊg v. close or end a legislative session; postpone, defer … English contemporary dictionary
prorogue — [prə rəʊg] verb (prorogues, proroguing, prorogued) discontinue a session of (a parliament or assembly) without dissolving it. Derivatives prorogation rə geɪʃ(ə)n noun Origin ME: from OFr. proroger, from L. prorogare prolong, extend , from pro in… … English new terms dictionary
prorogue — v. a. Adjourn (as Parliament) … New dictionary of synonyms