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Pronunciation / Transliteration: retraso
"El vuelo sufrió un retraso importante."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A period of time by which something is delayed or late.
"There was a twenty-minute delay on the train line."
- 1
Make (someone or something) late or slow.
"The heavy traffic delayed our arrival."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Middle English 'delaien', originating from the Old French 'delier', meaning to defer, detain, or put off. It ultimately traces back to the Latin 'dis-' (apart) and 'latus' (borne, carried), evolving through centuries to denote the act of postponing or causing a time lag.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Delay" is said worldwide
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retard
Transliteration: retard
"Le vol a subi un retard de deux heures."
Verzögerung
Transliteration: Verzögerung
"Es gab eine unvorhergesehene Verzögerung."
ritardo
Transliteration: ritardo
"Il treno ha venti minuti di ritardo."
retraso
Transliteration: retraso
"El vuelo sufrió un retraso importante."
atraso
Transliteration: atraso
"Peço desculpa pelo atraso."
देरी
Transliteration: deri
"ट्रेन में दो घंटे की देरी है।"
延迟
Transliteration: yánchí
"航班因天气原因延迟了。"
지연
Transliteration: jiyeon
"출발이 30분 지연되었습니다."
遅延
Transliteration: chien
"電車が事故のため遅延しています。"
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