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Pronunciation / Transliteration: re.tɾaˈsaɾ
"La fuerte lluvia va a retrasar la construcción."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
To make late; to cause to be delayed or tardy.
"Unforeseen mechanical troubles began to belate their journey across the desert."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix be- (meaning 'make' or 'thoroughly') combined with the Old English 'læt' meaning late or slow. It entered Middle English as a verb meaning to make late or delay, though it is now largely archaic outside of its past participle form 'belated'.
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retarder
Transliteration: ʁə.ta.ʁe
"Un incident technique a pu retarder notre départ."
verspäten
Transliteration: fɛɐ̯ˈʃpɛːtn̩
"Der dichte Nebel wird die Ankunft des Zuges verspäten."
ritardare
Transliteration: ri.tarˈda.re
"Il maltempo ha potuto ritardare il volo."
retrasar
Transliteration: re.tɾaˈsaɾ
"La fuerte lluvia va a retrasar la construcción."
atrasar
Transliteration: a.tɾaˈzaɾ
"O trânsito intenso acabou por atrasar a nossa chegada."
विलंबित करना
Transliteration: vilambit karna
"खराब मौसम ने उड़ान को विलंबित कर दिया।"
使延误
Transliteration: shǐ yánwù
"交通堵塞使他们的行程延误了。"
지연시키다
Transliteration: jiyeon sikida
"예기치 않은 사고가 일정을 지연시켰습니다."
遅らせる
Transliteration: okuraseru
"悪天候が列車の運行を遅らせた。"
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