WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Principal Translations |
delay [sb]⇒ vtr | (cause to be late) | retrasar a vtr + prep |
| | demorar a vtr + prep |
| Sorry, I was delayed by the traffic. |
| Perdón, me retrasó el tráfico. |
delay n | (action of deferral) | retraso nm |
| | demora nf |
| His delay cost the company thousands of dollars. |
| Su retraso costó miles de dólares a la compañía. |
Additional Translations |
delay n | (time delayed) | retraso nm |
| The TV programs are on a 15-minute delay. |
| Los programas de televisión se transmiten con 15 minutos de retraso. |
delay⇒ vi | (procrastinate) | dilatar⇒ vtr |
| (España) | dar largas loc verb |
| (con excusas, requisitos) | entretener⇒ vtr |
| He kept delaying and would never give us the documents. |
| Siguió dilatando el asunto y nunca nos daba los documentos. |
delay vi | (dawdle, linger) | entretenerse⇒ v prnl |
| Stop delaying! We need to get home. |
| ¡Deja de entretenerte! Necesitamos ir a casa. |
delay [sth]⇒ vtr | (postpone) | aplazar⇒ vtr |
| | postergar⇒ vtr |
| They decided to delay the wedding for a year. |
| Decidieron aplazar la boda por un año. |
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