🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

atraso

Pronunciation / Transliteration: aˈtɾazu

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Lag/læɡ/
verbnounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Houve um atraso na entrega dos pacotes."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A delay or a period of time by which something is behind or late.

    "There was a noticeable lag in the delivery of the packages."
As verb
  1. 1

    To fall behind in movement, progress, or development.

    "He tends to lag behind during group activities."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Originating from Scandinavian roots, akin to Old Norse 'lǫgr' (water, sea) or dialectal Swedish 'lagg' (the final tier or slow-moving part), entering Middle English in the late 14th century meaning to fall behind or move slowly. Over centuries, the semantic scope expanded from physical slowness and lingering to modern technological contexts dealing with data transmission delays.

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