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Pronunciation / Transliteration: dilaˈtaɾ
"Intentaron dilatar la firma del acuerdo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To perform an activity, process, or task much more slowly than necessary, often deliberately to delay or obstruct an outcome.
"The committee decided to slow-walk the legislation until after the upcoming election cycle."
- 1
A deliberate delaying tactic or a sluggish approach applied to a procedure.
"Critics condemned the bureaucratic slow-walk of the safety reforms."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived by combining the adjective 'slow' (from Old English slāw) and the verb 'walk' (from Old English wealcan, meaning to roll or toss). The compound emerged in late 20th-century political and corporate jargon to metaphorically describe the deliberate retarding or stalling of a process.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Slow-walk" is said worldwide
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ralentir
Transliteration: ralãtiʁ
"L'administration a tendance à ralentir le processus."
verschleppen
Transliteration: fɛɐ̯ˈʃlɛpn̩
"Die Opposition versuchte, die Reformen zu verschleppen."
rallentare
Transliteration: rallenˈtare
"Hanno cercato di rallentare l'approvazione della legge."
dilatar
Transliteration: dilaˈtaɾ
"Intentaron dilatar la firma del acuerdo."
procrastinar
Transliteration: pɾokɾastiˈnaɾ
"Eles decidiram procrastinar a votação."
विलंब करना
Transliteration: vilamb karnā
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"उन्होंने इस प्रक्रिया में जानबूझकर विलंब किया।"
拖延
Transliteration: tuōyán
Script: 中文汉字
"他们试图拖延项目的审批。"
지연시키다
Transliteration: jiyeonsikida
Script: 한국어 한글
"그들은 법안 처리를 지연시키기로 했다."
引き延ばす
Transliteration: hikinobasu
Script: 日本語
"当局はその決定を引き延ばそうとした。"
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