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10 Language-to-English DictionariesAufschub
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈaʊ̯fʃʊp
"Der Aufschub des Treffens gab jedem die Möglichkeit, sich besser vorzubereiten."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The act of delaying or postponing something.
"The deferral of the meeting allowed everyone to prepare more thoroughly." - 2
A formal postponement of a payment or obligation.
"She applied for a deferral on her student loan payments due to financial hardship."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the verb 'defer', which comes from the Latin 'deferre' meaning 'to bring down, carry away, or postpone', combining 'de-' (away, down) and 'ferre' (to bear, carry). The suffix '-al' was added in English to form a noun denoting the action or process of postponing.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Deferral" is said worldwide
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report
Transliteration: rɛ.pɔʁ
"Le report de la réunion a permis à tout le monde de mieux se préparer."
Aufschub
Transliteration: ˈaʊ̯fʃʊp
"Der Aufschub des Treffens gab jedem die Möglichkeit, sich besser vorzubereiten."
rinvio
Transliteration: rinˈvi.o
"Il rinvio della riunione ha permesso a tutti di prepararsi meglio."
aplazamiento
Transliteration: aplaθaˈmjento
"El aplazamiento de la reunión permitió a todos prepararse mejor."
adiamento
Transliteration: adiɐˈmẽtu
"O adiamento da reunião permitiu que todos se preparassem melhor."
स्थगन
Transliteration: sthaagan
"बैठक का स्थगन सभी को बेहतर तैयारी करने की अनुमति देता है।"
延期
Transliteration: yánqī
"会议的延期让每个人都有更多的准备时间。"
연기
Transliteration: yeongi
"회의의 연기가 모든 사람에게 더 나은 준비 시간을 주었습니다."
延期
Transliteration: enki
"会議の延期は、皆がより良く準備する機会を与えました。"
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