delay

Pronúncia: dɪ'leɪ
    noun
  1. [in general] dilació, retard.
  2. demora.
  3. Commerce & Law pròrroga.
  4. without delay tot seguit, sense demora.
  5. to make no delay in doing something no trigar a fer alguna cosa.
  6. transitive verb
  7. [postpone] ajornar, demorar.
  8. [person] entretenir.
  9. [obstruct] impedir, obstaculitzar.
  10. [make slow, for example train] retardar.
  11. the train was delayed by the snow el tren va arribar amb retard a causa de la neu.
  12. what delayed you? per què has trigat tant?
  13. delayed effect efecte retardat.
  14. intransitive verb
  15. trigar, demorar.
  16. to delay in doing something trigar a fer alguna cosa.
  17. don't delay! [in doing something] com més aviat millor!
  18. (idem) [on the way] no t'entretinguis!