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delay

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dɪˈleɪ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dɪˈleɪ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(di lā′)

WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2024:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
delay [sb]⇒ vtr (cause to be late)retrasar a vtr + prep
  demorar a vtr + prep
 Sorry, I was delayed by the traffic.
 Perdón, me retrasó el tráfico.
delay n (action of deferral)retraso nm
  demora nf
 His delay cost the company thousands of dollars.
 Su retraso costó miles de dólares a la compañía.
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Additional Translations
InglésEspañol
delay n (time delayed)retraso nm
 The TV programs are on a 15-minute delay.
 Los programas de televisión se transmiten con 15 minutos de retraso.
delay⇒ vi (procrastinate)dilatar⇒ vtr
  (España)dar largas loc verb
  (con excusas, requisitos)entretener⇒ vtr
 He kept delaying and would never give us the documents.
 Siguió dilatando el asunto y nunca nos daba los documentos.
delay vi (dawdle, linger)entretenerse⇒ v prnl
 Stop delaying! We need to get home.
 ¡Deja de entretenerte! Necesitamos ir a casa.
delay [sth]⇒ vtr (postpone)aplazar⇒ vtr
  postergar⇒ vtr
 They decided to delay the wedding for a year.
 Decidieron aplazar la boda por un año.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2024:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
delay line n (electronics: device that delays a signal)línea de retardo loc nom f
developmental delay n (impaired mental or physical growth)retraso en el desarrollo nm
flight delay n (plane's late departure or arrival)retraso del vuelo nm
 I was at the airport for six hours because of a flight delay.
 ⓘEsta oración no es una traducción de la original. Por la tormenta hay retraso de todos los vuelos.
time delay n (lag in time)retraso nm
  retardo nm
time-delay n as adj (mechanism: with lag)retardador adj
  de retraso loc adj
without further delay expr (promptly, without postponing anymore)sin más demora expr
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'delay' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
a stitch in time saves nine - back-burner - be worth waiting for - buy time - dally - defer - delayer - delaying tactics - delivery exception - demurrage - dilatory - dillydally - filibuster - gain time - get on it - get on with - get on with the job - hang up - hold off - hold up - holdup - immediate - immediately - interdiction - laches - lag - let the grass grow under your feet - lose no time - lose time - on schedule - on the nail - play for time - play the waiting game - postpone - postponing - punt - put off - reserve - respite - retard - retardation - right along - set back - slow-walk - smartly - speedily - stall - suspend - tarry - temporize
Spanish:
atrasar - atraso - demora - demorar - dilación - larga - retardo - retraso - tardanza - diferir - espera - posposición - retardar - a vuelta de correo - dar largas - dar largas a alguien - dilatar - disculpe por la demora - morosidad - retención - retrasar - retraso mental - rezagar - sin más dilación - sin tardar

Collocations: delay [delivery, shipping, shipment], [a significant, an unexpected, a severe] delay, a delay [effect, pedal], more...

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