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DELAY

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delay I. verb A. tranzitiv

1. a opri, a reţine, a deţine.

2. a întârzia, a amâna, a tărăgăna, a tergiversa;

to not delay coming nu amâna venirea;

all is not lost that is delayed nu s-a uitat ce ş-a amânat.

3. a împiedica, a pune piedici (cu dat.), a pune beţe în roate (cu dat.).

4. (tehn.) a recoace, a tempera (oţelul).

delay I. verb B. intranzitiv

a întârzia, a se mişca încet.

delay II. substantiv

1. piedică, obstacol, reţinere.

2. întârziere, amânare, tergiversare, tărăgănare; prelungire (a termenului), prorogare; încetinire, domolire;

without delay fără întârziere, neîntârziat, urgent;

not to hear / to look delay a nu suferi nici o întârziere;

with as little delay as possible cât se poate mai curând;

(prov.) delays are dangerous (aprox.) nu lăsa pe mâine ce poţi face azi.

 Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze: 

The measured delay between optical and X-ray light explains this.

(NuSTAR Probes Black Hole Jet Mystery, NASA)

Another hour, still no one came, and anxious fears of delay in the storm, or accidents by the way, or, worst of all, a great grief at Washington, haunted the girls.

(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)

This second instance of his anxiety to delay what she so much wished for struck Catherine as very remarkable.

(Northanger Abbey, de Jane Austen)

Having to do with preventing or delaying the development of cancer.

(Anticarcinogenic, NCI Dictionary)

Might I beg you, as time may prove to be of importance, to furnish me with the facts of your case without further delay?

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

If you will come with me to Chiswick to-night, Lestrade, I’ll promise to go to the Italian Quarter with you to-morrow, and no harm will be done by the delay.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

As you see, despite a few delays this month, you have so much going for you, dear Aries!

(AstrologyZone.com, de Susan Miller)

I delayed this morning that so we might be sure.

(Dracula, de Bram Stoker)

I must wire to the King without delay.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Something has happened to delay her; some visitors perhaps.

(Emma, de Jane Austen)

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