retrasarse

retrasarse

► verbo pronominal

1 (atrasarse) to be late, arrive late, be delayed

2 (reloj) to be slow

3 (trabajo, conocimientos, pagos) to fall behind

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1) be late

2) lag

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VPR

1) [al llegar] [persona, tren] to be late

siento haberme retrasado — I'm sorry I'm late

el avión se retrasó más de cuatro horas — the plane was more than four hours late

2) [en una actividad] to be late

siempre se retrasaba en el cumplimiento de sus promesas — she was always late in fulfilling her promises

se han retrasado en el pago de los sueldos este mes — they're late in paying the wages this month

se han retrasado en el pago del alquiler — they're in arrears with the rent, they've fallen behind with the rent

3) [acontecimiento, producción] to be delayed, be held up

el inicio del campeonato se retrasó por la lluvia — the start of the championship was delayed o held up by rain

4) (=quedarse atrás) [en los estudios] to get behind, fall behind; [andando] to lag behind

empezó a retrasarse en los estudios cuando cayó enfermo — he began to fall o get behind in his studies when he fell ill

5) [reloj] to be slow

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(v.) = run + late, be late (for)

Ex. Unfortunately, no one has ever done a study on just how much we Indonesians lose by consistently running late and performing inefficiently.

Ex. Dexter Rundle went on: 'As I said I'm late for an appointment and have to go, but tell Ms. Lachaise that I'll be in touch with her'.

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(v.) = run + late, be late (for)

Ex: Unfortunately, no one has ever done a study on just how much we Indonesians lose by consistently running late and performing inefficiently.

Ex: Dexter Rundle went on: 'As I said I'm late for an appointment and have to go, but tell Ms. Lachaise that I'll be in touch with her'.

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■retrasarse verbo reflexivo
1 (ir más lento) to fall behind: me he retrasado con el trabajo, I'm behind with work
2 (llegar más tarde) to be late: el tren se retrasará una hora, the train will be one hour late
3 (suceder más tarde) to be delayed, be postponed: el concierto se retrasó por problemas técnicos, the concert was delayed due to technical problems
4 (un reloj) to be slow: mi viejo reloj se retrasa, my old watch is slow
'retrasarse' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
dilatarse
- entretenerse
- retrasar
- soler
- tardar
English:
behind
- fall behind
- lag behind

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vpr

1. [llegar tarde] to be late;

el vuelo se ha retrasado una hora the flight is an hour late

2. [quedarse atrás] to fall behind;

se retrasaron un mes en la entrega they were a month late with the delivery

3. [aplazarse] to be postponed;

la reunión se ha retrasado una hora the meeting has been put back an hour

4. [demorarse] to be delayed;

me he retrasado por el tráfico I've been held up in the traffic

5. [reloj] to lose time;

mi reloj se retrasa cinco minutos al día my watch loses five minutes a day

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retrasarse

v/r

1 (atrasarse) be late

2 de reloj lose time

3 con trabajo, pagos get behind

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vr

1) : to be late

2) : to fall behind

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retrasarse vb

1. (llegar tarde) to be late

el avión se ha retrasado the plane is late

2. (en el trabajo) to fall behind [pt. fell; pp. fallen]

se retrasó en sus estudios he fell behind in his studies

3. (reloj) to be slow

este reloj se retrasa this watch is slow