- atraso
- m.1 slowness.2 backwardness.3 delay.4 underdevelopment, backwardness.5 backlog, backlog of work.pres.indicat.1st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: atrasar.* * *atraso► nombre masculino1 delay2 (de reloj) slowness■ el tren lleva mucho atraso the train is very late3 (de un país) backwardness► nombre masculino plural atrasos1 COMERCIO arrears* * *noun m.1) backwardness2) delay•- atrasos* * *SM1) (=retraso) delay, time lag; [de reloj] slowness; [de país etc] backwardness
el tren lleva atraso — the train is late
salir del atraso — to catch up, make up lost time
llegar con 20 minutos de atraso — to arrive 20 minutes late
¡esto es un atraso! — this is just holding things up!
2) pl atrasos (Com, Econ) arrears; [de pedidos etc] backlog sing , quantity pending singcobrar atrasos — to collect arrears
3) And (=revés) setback4)tener un atraso — LAm (Med) to have a period
* * *masculino1)a) (en desarrollo) backward state; (en ideas) backwardnessb) (esp AmL) (retraso) delaysalió con unos minutos de atraso — it left a few minutes late
tenemos un atraso terrible con el trabajo — we have an awful backlog of work
atraso en el pago de las facturas — delay in payment of invoices
2) atrasos masculino plural (deudas) arrears (pl)* * *= backlog, backwardness, arrearage, delay.Ex. When the move took place in 1897, it was found that there was a backlog of some thirty years of uncatalogued and unbound material.Ex. Libraries in developing countries suffer from technological backwardness.Ex. To determine if arrearages of uncatalogued monographs still exist and to learn about methods of controlling and/or reducing any such arrears, a questionnaire was sent to 117 libraries.Ex. If there are excessive delays in the record becoming available, and long delays become a common phenomenon, the librarian who is anxious to make new stock available for the user as soon as possible will resort to local cataloguing.----* acumular atrasos = build up + backlogs.* atrasos = arrears.* ponerse al día de un atraso = clear + backlog.* sin atrasos = paid-up, in good standing.* tener atrasos = be in arrears.* * *masculino1)a) (en desarrollo) backward state; (en ideas) backwardnessb) (esp AmL) (retraso) delaysalió con unos minutos de atraso — it left a few minutes late
tenemos un atraso terrible con el trabajo — we have an awful backlog of work
atraso en el pago de las facturas — delay in payment of invoices
2) atrasos masculino plural (deudas) arrears (pl)* * *= backlog, backwardness, arrearage, delay.Ex: When the move took place in 1897, it was found that there was a backlog of some thirty years of uncatalogued and unbound material.
Ex: Libraries in developing countries suffer from technological backwardness.Ex: To determine if arrearages of uncatalogued monographs still exist and to learn about methods of controlling and/or reducing any such arrears, a questionnaire was sent to 117 libraries.Ex: If there are excessive delays in the record becoming available, and long delays become a common phenomenon, the librarian who is anxious to make new stock available for the user as soon as possible will resort to local cataloguing.* acumular atrasos = build up + backlogs.* atrasos = arrears.* ponerse al día de un atraso = clear + backlog.* sin atrasos = paid-up, in good standing.* tener atrasos = be in arrears.* * *atrasomasculineA1 (en el desarrollo) backward state; (en las ideas) backwardness2 (esp AmL) (retraso) delayperdona el atraso sorry for the delayatraso en el pago de las facturas delay o lateness in payment of invoicessalió con unos minutos de atraso it left a few minutes latetenemos un atraso terrible con el trabajo we have an awful backlog of worksus atrasos constantes his continual latenessB atrasos mpl (deudas) arrears (pl)cobrar/pagar los atrasos to collect/pay off the arrears* * *
Del verbo atrasar: (conjugate atrasar)
atraso es:
1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo
atrasó es:
3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo
Multiple Entries:
atrasar
atraso
atrasar (conjugate atrasar) verbo transitivoa) ‹reloj› to put backb) ‹reunión/viaje› to postpone, put back
verbo intransitivo [reloj] to lose time
atrasarse verbo pronominal
1a) [reloj] to lose time;◊ se me ha atrasado 15 minutos it's 15 minutes slowb) (esp AmL) (llegar tarde) [avión/tren] to be late, be delayed;
[persona] to be late
2a) (en estudios, trabajo, pagos) to fall behind, get behindb) [país/industria] to fall behind
atraso sustantivo masculinoa) (de país, ideas) backwardnessb) (esp AmL) (retraso) delay;◊ perdona el atraso I'm sorry about the delay;
salió con unos minutos de atraso it left a few minutes late;
viene con una hora de atraso it's (running) an hour late
atrasar
I verbo transitivo to put back
II vi (un reloj) to be slow
atraso sustantivo masculino
1 delay
2 (de un país) backwardness
3 Fin atrasos, arrears
'atraso' also found in these entries:
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* * *atraso nm1. [demora] delay;llegar con (quince minutos de) atraso to be (fifteen minutes) late;los trenes circulan hoy con (una hora de) atraso the trains are running (an hour) late today;el proyecto lleva mucho atraso the project is a long way behind schedule2. [del reloj] slowness3. [de evolución, desarrollo] backwardness;no tener móvil me parece un atraso not having a mobile is so backward!4.atrasos [de pagos] arrears;todavía no me han pagado los atrasos del año pasado they still haven't paid me their arrears o the money they owe me from last year* * *atrasom1 backwardness2 COM:atrasos pl arrears* * *atraso nm1) retraso: lateness, delayllegó con 20 minutos de atraso: he was 20 minutes late2) : backwardness3) atrasos nmpl: arrears
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.