atrasar

v.

1 to put back (retrasar) (cita, reloj).

2 to be slow (reloj).

3 to delay, to detain, to hold up, to put back.

María atrasó el bus a propósito Mary delayed the bus on purpose.

María atrasó la reunión dos días Mary delayed the meeting two days.

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atrasar

► verbo transitivo

1 (gen) to delay, postpone, put back; (reloj) to put back

► verbo intransitivo

1 (reloj) to be slow

► verbo pronominal atrasarse

1 (tren etc) to be late

2 (quedarse atrás) to fall behind

■ el corredor se atrasó en el último kilómetro de la carrera the runner fell behind in the last kilometre of the race

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FRASEOLOGÍA

atrasarse en los pagos to fall behind, be in arrears

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1.

VT [+ progreso] to slow down; [+ salida etc] to delay; [+ reloj] to put back

2.

VI [reloj] to lose time, be slow

mi reloj atrasa ocho minutos — my watch is eight minutes slow

3.

See:

atrasarse

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) <reloj> to put back

atrasar los relojes una hora — to put the clocks back one hour

b) <reunión/viaje> to postpone, put back

han atrasado la salida — the departure has been delayed

2.

atrasar vi reloj to lose time

atrasa un minuto cada hora — it loses a minute every hour

3.

atrasarse v pron

1) reloj to lose time

se me ha atrasado 15 minutos — it's 15 minutes slow

2) (en estudios, trabajo, pagos) to fall behind, get behind

se atrasaron en el pago del alquiler — they fell behind o got into arrears with the rent

3) país/industria to fall behind

nos estamos atrasando respecto a nuestros competidores — we are falling behind our competitors

4) (esp AmL) (llegar tarde) avión/tren to be late, be delayed; persona to be late

me atrasé porque había mucho tráfico — I was delayed o held up by the traffic

5) menstruación to be late

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= delay, hold up, hold + Nombre + back, retard.

Ex. It would be wise to delay reading these until you have had some experience in using the scheme.

Ex. Unfortunately, goods of Community origin can also be held up by the surveillance system, often for several weeks.

Ex. Despite the improvements in the 17th edition, the scheme has been held back for years by the old policy of 'integrity of numbers' referred to above, the effects of which are not likely to be quickly mitigated.

Ex. Without the floppy disk, data processing on microcomputers would have been severely retarded.

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* atrasarse = run + late, be late (for).

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1.

verbo transitivo

a) <reloj> to put back

atrasar los relojes una hora — to put the clocks back one hour

b) <reunión/viaje> to postpone, put back

han atrasado la salida — the departure has been delayed

2.

atrasar vi reloj to lose time

atrasa un minuto cada hora — it loses a minute every hour

3.

atrasarse v pron

1) reloj to lose time

se me ha atrasado 15 minutos — it's 15 minutes slow

2) (en estudios, trabajo, pagos) to fall behind, get behind

se atrasaron en el pago del alquiler — they fell behind o got into arrears with the rent

3) país/industria to fall behind

nos estamos atrasando respecto a nuestros competidores — we are falling behind our competitors

4) (esp AmL) (llegar tarde) avión/tren to be late, be delayed; persona to be late

me atrasé porque había mucho tráfico — I was delayed o held up by the traffic

5) menstruación to be late

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= delay, hold up, hold + Nombre + back, retard.

Ex: It would be wise to delay reading these until you have had some experience in using the scheme.

Ex: Unfortunately, goods of Community origin can also be held up by the surveillance system, often for several weeks.

Ex: Despite the improvements in the 17th edition, the scheme has been held back for years by the old policy of 'integrity of numbers' referred to above, the effects of which are not likely to be quickly mitigated.

Ex: Without the floppy disk, data processing on microcomputers would have been severely retarded.

* atrasarse = run + late, be late (for).

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atrasar [A1 ]

vt

1 ‹reloj› to put back

hay que atrasar los relojes una hora we have to put the clocks back one hour

2 ‹reunión/fecha/viaje› to postpone, put back

han atrasado la salida the departure has been delayed

problemas financieros han atrasado la conclusión de las obras the completion of the work has been held up by financial problems

■ atrasar

vi

«reloj» to lose time

■ atrasarse

v pron

A «reloj» to lose time

este reloj se atrasa this watch loses time

el reloj se me atrasa un minuto cada hora my watch loses one minute every hour

B (en los estudios, el trabajo) to fall behind, get behind

se atrasaron en el pago del alquiler they fell behind o got into arrears with the rent

C «país/industria» to fall behind

durante este período el país se atrasó en ciencia y tecnología during this period the country fell behind o lost ground in the area of science and technology

nos estamos atrasando respecto a nuestros vecinos we are falling behind our neighbors

D (esp AmL) (llegar tarde) «avión/tren» to be late, be delayed; «persona» to be late

me atrasé porque había mucho tráfico I was delayed or held up by the traffic

E «menstruación» to be late

F (Ur) «enfermo» to get worse

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atrasar (conjugate atrasar) verbo transitivo

a) ‹reloj› to put back

b) ‹reunión/viaje› to postpone, put back

verbo intransitivo [reloj] to lose time
atrasarse verbo pronominal
1

a) [reloj] to lose time;

◊ se me ha atrasado 15 minutos it's 15 minutes slow

b) (esp AmL) (llegar tarde) [avión/tren] to be late, be delayed;

[persona] to be late
2

a) (en estudios, trabajo, pagos) to fall behind, get behind

b) [país/industria] to fall behind

atrasar
I verbo transitivo to put back
II vi (un reloj) to be slow
'atrasar' also found in these entries:
English:
set back
- turn back
- lose
- put
- set

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atrasar

♦ vt

1. [poner más atrás] to move (further) back

2. [en el tiempo] [reunión, viaje, reloj] to put back;

atrasaron la fecha de la reunión they put back the date of the meeting

3. Dep [balón] to pass back

♦ vi

[reloj] to be slow

♦ See also the pronominal verb atrasarse

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atrasar

I v/t reloj put back; fecha postpone, put back

II v/i de reloj lose time

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atrasar vt

: to delay, to put off

atrasar vi

: to lose time

♦ See also the reflexive verb atrasarse

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atrasar vb

1. (retrasar el reloj) to put back [pt. & pp. put]

esta noche hay que atrasar el reloj we have to put the clocks back tonight

2. (aplazar) to postpone / to put off [pt. & pp. put]

han atrasado el concierto hasta el mes que viene the concert's been postponed until next month

3. (ir lento) to be slow

mi reloj atrasa my watch is slow