retraso

m.

1 delay (demora).

perdón por el retraso I'm sorry about the delay

el vuelo ha sufrido un pequeño retraso the flight has been slightly delayed

llegar con (15 minutos de) retraso to be (15 minutes) late

los trenes circulan hoy con (una hora de) retraso trains are running (an hour) late today

2 backwardness (subdesarrollo).

llevar (siglos de) retraso to be (centuries) behind

retraso mental (medicine) mental deficiency

tener un retraso mental to be mentally retarded

3 latency, delay.

pres.indicat.

1^st person singular (yo) present indicative of spanish verb: retrasar.

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retraso

► nombre masculino

1 (demora) delay

■ llegó con mucho retraso she was very late

■ el vuelo saldrá con 20 minutos de retraso the flight will be delayed 20 minutes

2 (subdesarrollo) backwardness, underdevelopment

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FRASEOLOGÍA

ir con retraso to be running late

llevar un año de retraso to be a year behind schedule

retraso mental mental handicap, backwardness

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noun m.

1) delay

2) lag

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SM

1) [al llegar] delay

perdona el retraso — sorry for the delay

el retraso en la llegada de los bomberos — the delay in the arrival of the fire brigade

nuestro vuelo ha sufrido un retraso de dos horas — our flight has been delayed by two hours

ir con retraso — to be running late

llegar con retraso — to be late, arrive late

llegó con 25 minutos de retraso — he was o arrived 25 minutes late

2) [en una actividad] delay

protestaron por el retraso en el cobro de sus salarios — they complained about the delay in the payment of their wages

llevo un retraso de seis semanas en mi trabajo — I'm six weeks behind with my work

las obras de la catedral se iniciaron con retraso — the building work at the cathedral started late

el mitin comenzó con una hora de retraso — the rally began an hour late, the rally was delayed (by) an hour

3) [en país, investigación] backwardness

el retraso cultural del país con relación a los países vecinos — the cultural backwardness of the country compared to its neighbours

llevamos años de retraso en la investigación espacial — we are years behind in space investigation

4)

retraso mental — mental deficiency

padece un leve retraso mental — he has mild learning difficulties, he's slightly retarded

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masculino

a) (demora) delay

viene con media hora de retraso — it's (running) half an hour late

llevamos un retraso de dos meses sobre lo previsto — we're two months behind schedule

b) (de país) backwardness

c) (Psic)

niños con retraso mental — mentally retarded o handicapped children

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= deferment, delay, lag, retrogression, backwardness, lag time [lag-time].

Ex. Bureaux can be useful for proving trials, and the deferment of commitments until a suitable size of data base has been accumulated in the computer system.

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.

Ex. If this periodical is normally received about the middle of the month, the lag is about 15 days.

Ex. Some of the proposals brought forth in this connection represent not technological progress but rather ideological retrogression.

Ex. Libraries in developing countries suffer from technological backwardness.

Ex. This article covers ways in which producers of business information on-line have to increase the speed with which searchers can retrieve information, with particular emphasis on increased update frequencies and reduced lag times.

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* con retraso mental = mentally retarded.

* ir con retraso con respecto a = lag + behind.

* retraso del envío = delivery delay.

* retraso mental = mental retardation.

* sin retrasos = in a timely fashion, in a timely manner.

* sufrir un retraso = encounter + delay.

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masculino

a) (demora) delay

viene con media hora de retraso — it's (running) half an hour late

llevamos un retraso de dos meses sobre lo previsto — we're two months behind schedule

b) (de país) backwardness

c) (Psic)

niños con retraso mental — mentally retarded o handicapped children

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= deferment, delay, lag, retrogression, backwardness, lag time [lag-time].

Ex: Bureaux can be useful for proving trials, and the deferment of commitments until a suitable size of data base has been accumulated in the computer system.

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.

Ex: If this periodical is normally received about the middle of the month, the lag is about 15 days.

Ex: Some of the proposals brought forth in this connection represent not technological progress but rather ideological retrogression.

Ex: Libraries in developing countries suffer from technological backwardness.

Ex: This article covers ways in which producers of business information on-line have to increase the speed with which searchers can retrieve information, with particular emphasis on increased update frequencies and reduced lag times.

* con retraso mental = mentally retarded.

* ir con retraso con respecto a = lag + behind.

* retraso del envío = delivery delay.

* retraso mental = mental retardation.

* sin retrasos = in a timely fashion, in a timely manner.

* sufrir un retraso = encounter + delay.

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retraso

masculine

1 (demora) delay

perdona por el retraso I'm sorry about the delay, I'm sorry it's late

viene con media hora de retraso it's (running) half an hour late

llevamos or tenemos un retraso de dos meses sobre el programa previsto we're two months behind schedule

no podemos permitir otro retraso en el proceso we cannot allow another delay to o hold-up in the process

cualquier retraso en el pago/la entrega de los productos any delay in payment/delivery of the products

2 (de un país) backwardness

3 (Psic):

niños con retraso mental children with learning difficulties; (más grave) mentally retarded o handicapped children

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Del verbo retrasar: (conjugate retrasar)

retraso es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

retrasó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
retrasar    
retraso
retrasar (conjugate retrasar) verbo transitivo

a) ‹persona› to make … late;

◊ el tráfico nos retrasó we got held up in the traffic

b) ‹producción/proceso› to delay, hold up;

◊ la niebla retrasó la salida del avión the departure (of the plane) was delayed by fog

c) ‹partida/fecha› to postpone

d) ‹reloj› to put back

retrasarse verbo pronominal

a) (llegar tarde) to be late

b) [producción/trámite] to be delayed, be held up

c) (en trabajo, estudios, pagos) to fall behind;

◊ se retrasó en presentarlo she was late (in) submitting it

d) [reloj] to run slow

retraso sustantivo masculino

a) (demora) delay;

◊ viene con media hora de retraso it's (running) half an hour late;

llevamos un retraso de dos meses sobre lo previsto we're two months behind schedule

b) (de país) backwardness

retrasar
I verbo transitivo
1 (hacer que algo vaya más lento) to slow down: las obras retrasaron el tráfico, the road works held up the traffic
2 (posponer) to delay, postpone: tendremos que retrasar las vacaciones, we will have to put off our holidays ➣ Ver nota en delay 3 (un reloj) to put back: retrasé el reloj una hora al llegar a Dublín, I put my clock back one hour when I arrived in Dublin
retraso sustantivo masculino
1 (en el tiempo) delay: llegó con retraso, he was late
2 (con el trabajo, etc) behind schedule: llevamos dos meses de retraso, we are two months behind
3 (en el desarrollo físico o mental) subnormality
'retraso' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
A
- ida
- retrasarse
- atraso
- compensar
- corriente
- demora
- impacientarse
- llevar
- pequeño
- retrasar
English:
account
- board
- concoct
- delay
- excuse
- experience
- further
- hold up
- hold-up
- late
- retardation
- schedule
- takeoff
- apologize
- behind
- handicap
- hold
- lag
- slow

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retraso nm

1. [demora] delay;

el vuelo ha sufrido un pequeño retraso the flight has been slightly delayed;

perdón por el retraso I'm sorry about the delay;

llegar con (quince minutos de) retraso to be (fifteen minutes) late;

los trenes circulan hoy con (una hora de) retraso trains are running (an hour) late today;

el gobierno anunció el retraso de las elecciones the government announced that the elections were to be put back o postponed

2. [por sobrepasar un límite]

el proyecto lleva dos semanas de retraso the project is two weeks behind schedule;

llevo en mi trabajo un retraso de veinte páginas I'm twenty pages behind with my work

3. [subdesarrollo] backwardness;

llevar (siglos de) retraso to be (centuries) behind

4. retraso mental mental deficiency;

tener un retraso mental to be mentally retarded

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retraso

m delay;

ir con retraso be late;

llegar con retraso arrive late, be late o delayed;

llevar retraso be late o delayed

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retraso nm

1) atraso: delay, lateness

2)

retraso mental : mental retardation

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retraso n delay

un retraso de tres horas a three hour delay

llegó con una hora de retraso he was an hour late

el partido comenzará con retraso the match will start late

llevar retraso to be late