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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesposta ritardata
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈposta ritarˈdata
"La posta ritardata è arrivata con due giorni di ritardo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Postal correspondence or packages that have experienced postponement, postponement in sorting, or extended transit times beyond the standard delivery window.
"The sorting facility reported a significant backlog of delayed-mail due to severe winter weather." - 2
In digital communication contexts, electronic messages held in a queue or scheduled for future delivery.
"He checked his outbox to verify the status of his delayed-mail queue."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound formed from 'delayed', originating from the Middle English 'delaien' (from Old French 'delier', meaning to defer or postpone), and 'mail', derived from the Old French 'male' or bag for carrying letters. It emerged in postal terminology during the industrial expansion of postal networks in the 19th century to designate correspondence that failed to meet standard transit schedules.
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courrier retardé
Transliteration: kuʁje ʁətaʁde
"Le bureau de poste a traité le courrier retardé ce matin."
verspätete Post
Transliteration: fɛɐ̯ˈʃpɛːtətə pɔst
"Die verspätete Post wurde gestern zugestellt."
posta ritardata
Transliteration: ˈposta ritarˈdata
"La posta ritardata è arrivata con due giorni di ritardo."
correo retrasado
Transliteration: koˈreo retraˈsado
"El cartero entregó el correo retrasado por la tarde."
correio atrasado
Transliteration: koˈʁejw a.tɾaˈzadu
"O correio atrasado acumulou-se durante o fim de semana."
विलंबित डाक
Transliteration: vilambit dak
"खराब मौसम के कारण विलंबित डाक आज वितरित की जाएगी।"
延误邮件
Transliteration: yánwù yóujiàn
"邮局正在处理积压的延误邮件。"
지연된 우편물
Transliteration: jiyeondoen upyeonmul
"폭설로 인해 지연된 우편물이 오늘 배달될 예정입니다."
遅配郵便
Transliteration: chi-hai yūbin
"遅配郵便の整理に時間がかかっています。"
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