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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesritardatorio
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ri.tar.daˈtɔ.rjo
"Questo provvedimento avrà un carattere ritardatorio."
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Causing delay, retardation, or slowing down in progress, action, or development.
"The committee warned that the new bureaucratic regulations would have a retardatory effect on the infrastructure project."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Late Latin 'retardator', an agent noun from 'retardare' (to delay, retard), combining the prefix 're-' (back, behind) and 'tardus' (slow). It entered the English lexicon in the 17th century as a formal adjective to describe processes, measures, or forces that cause delay or deceleration.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Retardatory" is said worldwide
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retardateur
Transliteration: ʁə.taʁ.da.tœʁ
"Cette mesure aura un effet retardateur sur l'économie."
verzögernd
Transliteration: fɛɐ̯ˈtsøːɡɐnt
"Die neuen Vorschriften haben eine verzögernde Wirkung."
ritardatorio
Transliteration: ri.tar.daˈtɔ.rjo
"Questo provvedimento avrà un carattere ritardatorio."
retardatorio
Transliteration: re.tar.daˈto.ɾjo
"El proyecto sufrió un impacto retardatorio debido a la burocracia."
retardatório
Transliteration: ʁe.taʁ.daˈtɔ.ɾju
"A lei teve um efeito retardatório no processo."
विलंबकारी
Transliteration: vilambkari
"इस नीति का विकास पर विलंबकारी प्रभाव पड़ेगा।"
延缓的
Transliteration: yánhuǎn de
"这项政策对经济增长产生了延缓的作用。"
지연시키는
Transliteration: jiyeonsikineun
"그 규제는 산업 성장에 지연시키는 효과가 있다."
遅延させる
Transliteration: chien saseru
"その政策は開発に対して遅延させる効果を持つ。"
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