DELAY - Traducción inglés-español

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inglés

español

I. delay [ingl. am. dəˈleɪ, ingl. brit. dɪˈleɪ] V. trans.

1.1. delay (make late, hold up):

delay

retrasar

delay

demorar esp amer.

this delayed the start of the talks

esto retrasó el comienzo de las conversaciones

this delayed the start of the talks

esto demoró el comienzo de las conversaciones amer.

the train was delayed at the station

el tren se retrasó en la estación

the train was delayed at the station

el tren se demoró en la estación amer.

his arrival was delayed by 24 hours

su llegada se retrasó 24 horas

I was delayed by the traffic

me retrasé por el tráfico

I was delayed by the traffic

me demoré por el tráfico amer.

I don't want to delay you

no quiero entretenerte

1.2. delay <delaying, part. pres. > action/tactics:

delay

dilatorio

2.1. delay (defer):

delay departure/decision/payment

retrasar

delay departure/decision/payment

demorar amer.

to delay -ing we delayed signing the contract

retrasamos la firma del contrato

to delay -ing we delayed signing the contract

demoramos la firma del contrato amer.

I delayed telling her the bad news

pospuse el momento de darle la mala noticia

2.2. delay <delayed, part. pas. >:

delayed effect/reaction

retardado

II. delay [ingl. am. dəˈleɪ, ingl. brit. dɪˈleɪ] V. intr.

delay

tardar

delay

demorar esp amer.

don't delay, order now!

no lo deje para mañana: haga hoy mismo su pedido

don't delay, order now!

no demore: haga hoy mismo su pedido amer.

there's no point in delaying any longer

no tiene sentido esperar más tiempo

III. delay [ingl. am. dəˈleɪ, ingl. brit. dɪˈleɪ] SUST.

1.1. delay U (waiting):

delay

tardanza f

delay

dilación f

delay

demora f esp amer.

without delay

sin tardanza or dilación

without delay

sin demora esp amer.

and now, without further delay, I shall read out the results

y ahora, sin más preámbulos, pasaré a leer los resultados

1.2. delay C (holdup):

delay

retraso m

delay

demora f esp amer.

an hour's delay , a delay of one hour

un retraso de una hora

an hour's delay , a delay of one hour

una demora de una hora esp amer.

an hour's delay , a delay of one hour

una hora de retraso

an hour's delay , a delay of one hour

una hora de demora esp amer.

delays can be expected on major roads

se puede esperar embotellamientos en las principales carreteras

what's the delay? coloq.

¿qué estamos esperando?

2.1. delay C (extra time) DER.:

delay

aplazamiento m

delay

prórroga f

2.2. delay C (interval):

delay

lapso m

delay

intervalo m

frightening increase/delay

alarmante

unaccountable interest/fear/delay

incomprensible

unaccountable interest/fear/delay

inexplicable

español

inglés

retardo (en el desarrollo, crecimiento)

delay

retardo (en pago)

delay

retardo

delay

retardación

delay

cerradura horaria de bloqueo

time delay lock

dilación

delay

sin más dilación

without further delay

este asunto no admite más dilación

we cannot afford further delay in this matter

demora

delay

le pido disculpas por mi demora en contestarle

I do hope that you will forgive my delay in replying

sin demora

without delay

caja fuerte de apertura retardada

safe with time-delay lock

atraso

delay

perdona el atraso

sorry for the delay

atraso en el pago de las facturas

delay o lateness in payment of invoices

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inglés

español

I. delay [dɪˈleɪ] V. trans.

delay

aplazar

to be delayed

retrasarse

to delay doing sth

posponer el momento de hacer algo

II. delay [dɪˈleɪ] V. intr.

delay

tardar

to delay in doing sth

dejar algo para más tarde

don't delay!

¡no te entretengas!

III. delay [dɪˈleɪ] SUST.

delay

tardanza f

without delay

sin dilación

a two-hour delay

un retraso de dos horas

español

inglés

demora

delay

dilación (retraso)

delay

sin dilación

without delay

mora

delay

atraso

delay

demorar

to delay

demorarse en hacer algo

to delay in doing sth

detenimiento

delay

retraso

delay

dilatar

to delay

dilatarse

to delay

retardo

delay

en el diccionario PONS

inglés

español

I. delay [dɪ·ˈleɪ] V. trans.

delay

aplazar

to be delayed

retrasarse

to delay doing sth

posponer el momento de hacer algo

II. delay [dɪ·ˈleɪ] V. intr.

delay

tardar

to delay in doing sth

dejar algo para más tarde

don't delay!

¡no te entretengas!

III. delay [dɪ·ˈleɪ] SUST.

delay

tardanza f

without delay

sin dilación

a two-hour delay

un retraso de dos horas

español

inglés

demora

delay

dilación (retraso)

delay

sin dilación

without delay

atraso

delay

demorar

to delay

demorarse en hacer algo

to delay in doing sth

detenimiento

delay

retraso

delay

dilatar

to delay

dilatar

to delay

tardanza

delay

estada (tarifa)

cost of such a delay

Present

I	delay
you	delay
he/she/it	delays
we	delay
you	delay
they	delay

Past

I	delayed
you	delayed
he/she/it	delayed
we	delayed
you	delayed
they	delayed

Present Perfect

I	have	delayed
you	have	delayed
he/she/it	has	delayed
we	have	delayed
you	have	delayed
they	have	delayed

Past Perfect

I	had	delayed
you	had	delayed
he/she/it	had	delayed
we	had	delayed
you	had	delayed
they	had	delayed

Ejemplos monolingües (no verificados por la redacción de PONS)

The illustrations that inhabit his paintings intertwine and overlap, creating complex and frightening configurations.

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Leprosy was frightening, as was any other disfiguring disease, and treatments were few.

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It was frightening work because the women detectives were very threatening.

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A modern audience would have no trouble identifying with its pessimistic treatment of humanity and the frightening possibility of what a nuclear attack could do.

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They play a form of crushing blackened doom with torrential riffing, concussive percussion and frightening growls composed during freeform psychedelic jams.

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