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Pronunciation
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:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪ|-eɪ

Noun
en-noun

1. previously unexpected period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying.

Translations
trans-top|previously unexpected period of time
Czech: zpožd�ní n
Finnish: viivästys
French: délai m, retard m
German: Verzögerung f
Icelandic: töf f
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Japanese: �� (okure)
Kurdish: KUchar|د�اخست�, KUchar|پاشخست�
Russian: t|ru|заде�жка|f|tr=zadéržka
Spanish: retraso
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Verb
en-verb

1. To put off until a later time; to distract.

Usage notes
This is a catenative verb that takes the gerund (-ing). See Appendix:English catenative verbs

Translations

Dutch: uitstellen
Finnish: t|fi|viivyttää, t|fi|viivästyttää, t|fi|siirtää
French: retarder
German: (sich) verspäten, (etwas) verschieben
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Kurdish: KUchar|د�ا� ئ��خات
Russian: t|ru|о�клад�ва��|trotkládyvat' impf, t|ru|о�ложи��|trotložít' pf
Spanish: retrasar
Swedish: skjuta upp
Turkish: ertelemek, rötar

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