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back-burner

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
back-burner [sth]⇒ vtr	US, informal (give low priority to, delay)	aplazar⇒ vtr
		aparcar⇒ vtr
		relegar⇒ vtr
		postergar⇒ vtr

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Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
keep [sth] on the back burner v expr	figurative (maintain as low priority)	mantener algo en segundo plano loc verb
on the back burner adv	figurative (low priority)	a segundo plano loc adv
	That project's on the back burner for now, while I attend to more urgent matters.
	Ese proyecto está en segundo plano, mientras atiendo otros temas urgentes.
put [sth] on the back burner v expr	figurative (make a low priority)	dejar en suspenso loc verb
	When he heard the news, everything else was put on the back burner.

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