posponer

v.

1 to put behind, to relegate.

2 to postpone.

María aparcó el proyecto Mary postponed the project.

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posponer

Conjugation model [PONER], like {{link=poner}}poner (pp pospuesto,-a)

► verbo transitivo

1 (en el tiempo) to postpone, delay, put off; (en el espacio) to put back, put in the background

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verb

to postpone

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VT

1) (=aplazar) to postpone

2) (=subordinar)

posponer la salud al trabajo — to put one's career before one's health

posponer el amor propio al interés general — to subordinate one's pride to the general interest

posponer a algn — to downgrade sb

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verbo transitivo

1) (aplazar) to postpone, put off

tuvo que posponerlo para el día siguiente — she had to put it off until the following day

2) (Ling)

se pospone al nombre — it comes after o follows the noun

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= defer, move to + a time when, postpone, put off, put + aside, hold off.

Ex. If the fund has not yet been assigned, entering a 'no' automatically defers the order.

Ex. Because reorganisation allows the optimization of update and searching procedures, it moves the maintenance to a time when it does not affect the operation of the system.

Ex. Since this will likely be a long meeting, I suggest we postpone approving the minutes of our last meeting.

Ex. Thus the day for practical application of bibliographical hypotheses is continually being put off.

Ex. The response to the user cannot be put aside until a better time.

Ex. A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.

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* posponer Algo = put + Nombre + on ice.

* posponer una discusión = table + discussion.

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verbo transitivo

1) (aplazar) to postpone, put off

tuvo que posponerlo para el día siguiente — she had to put it off until the following day

2) (Ling)

se pospone al nombre — it comes after o follows the noun

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= defer, move to + a time when, postpone, put off, put + aside, hold off.

Ex: If the fund has not yet been assigned, entering a 'no' automatically defers the order.

Ex: Because reorganisation allows the optimization of update and searching procedures, it moves the maintenance to a time when it does not affect the operation of the system.

Ex: Since this will likely be a long meeting, I suggest we postpone approving the minutes of our last meeting.

Ex: Thus the day for practical application of bibliographical hypotheses is continually being put off.

Ex: The response to the user cannot be put aside until a better time.

Ex: A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.

* posponer Algo = put + Nombre + on ice.

* posponer una discusión = table + discussion.

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posponer [E22 ]

vt

A (aplazar) to postpone, put off

tuvo que posponer el viaje she had to postpone o put off the trip

B (relegar) posponer algo A algo:

pospone la vida familiar al trabajo he puts his work before his family life

C (Ling):

se pospone al nombre it comes after o follows the noun

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posponer (conjugate posponer) verbo transitivo (aplazar) to postpone, put off
posponer verbo transitivo
1 (una decisión, un viaje) to postpone, put off
2 (poner en segundo plano) to put in second place o behind
'posponer' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dilatar
- retardar
- retrasar
- dejar
English:
adjourn
- delay
- ice
- put back
- put off
- postpone
- put

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posponer vt

1. [relegar] to put behind, to relegate

2. [aplazar] to postpone;

pospondremos la reunión para mañana we will postpone the meeting until tomorrow

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posponer

<part pospuesto> v/t postpone

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posponer {60} vt

1) : to postpone

2) : to put behind, to subordinate

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posponer vb to postpone