delay1
/dɪˈleɪ/Translation
v [t, i]
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⇨ retrasar(se)
A series of problems delayed the launch of the product Una serie de problemas retrasaron el lanzamiento del producto
⇨ demorar(se)
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⇨ retrasar
⇨ posponer
I delayed going on holidays because I had a lot of work to do Pospuse las vacaciones porque tenía mucho trabajo
■ constr. to delay + doing sth ■ pron. lay rima con day(Definition of delay v from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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