delaying in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for delaying in the English»French Dictionary

I.delay [Brit dɪˈleɪ, Am dəˈleɪ] N

1. delay:

delay (of train, plane, post)

retard m (of de, to, on sur)

delay (in traffic)

ralentissement m (of de)

delay in taking off

retard au décollage

we apologize for the delay

nous vous prions de nous excuser pour ce retard

2. delay (slowness):

without (further) delay

sans (plus) tarder

to apologize for one's delay in replying

s'excuser d'avoir tardé à répondre

the government's inexcusable delay in publishing the report

le retard inexcusable du gouvernement à publier le rapport

there's no time for delay

il n'y a pas de temps à perdre

3. delay (time lapse):

delay

délai m (of de, between entre)

a few minutes' delay

un délai de quelques minutes

II.delay [Brit dɪˈleɪ, Am dəˈleɪ] VB trans

1. delay (postpone, put off):

delay decision, publication, departure

différer (until, to jusqu'à)

to delay doing

attendre pour faire

2. delay (hold up):

delay train, arrival, post, change, process

retarder

delay traffic

ralentir

bad weather delayed us, we were delayed by bad weather

le mauvais temps nous a retardés

flights were delayed by up to 12 hours

les vols ont eu jusqu'à 12 heures de retard

III.delay [Brit dɪˈleɪ, Am dəˈleɪ] VB intr

delay

s'attarder

don't delay!

fais vite!

IV.delayed ADJ

delayed flight, train

qui a été retardé

delayed passenger

en retard

to have a delayed reaction

réagir après coup (to à)

to have a delayed effect

agir après un certain délai

V.delaying ADJ

delaying action, tactic:

delaying

dilatoire

courtesy delay N MOTOR

courtesy delay

plafonnier m à extinction différée

time delay N

time delay

délai m

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a delaying/scare tactic

une tactique dilatoire/alarmiste

Translations for delaying in the French»English Dictionary

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dilatoire tactique

delaying

retardement

delaying

relais de temporisation

time delay relay

retard irrattrapable

irretrievable delay

chicane (point de détail)

delaying tactics pl

retarder le vieillissement

to delay the ageing process

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Translations for delaying in the English»French Dictionary

delaying ADJ

delaying tactics:

delaying

dilatoire

I.delay [dɪˈleɪ] VB trans

delay

retarder

II.delay [dɪˈleɪ] VB intr

delay

tarder

III.delay [dɪˈleɪ] N

delay

retard m

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cause trouble, delay

causer

Translations for delaying in the French»English Dictionary

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temporisation

delaying

temporiser

to delay

sans tarder

without delay

tarder à faire qc

to delay doing sth

ajourner paiement

to delay

retarder personne, véhicule

to delay

retarder l'arrivée de qn

to delay sb's arrival

sans délai

without delay

rattrapage des heures perdues/du retard

making up for hours lost/the delay

delaying Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

making up for hours lost/the delay

rattrapage des heures perdues/du retard

to delay the revelation of sb's intention

retarder la révélation de l'intention de qn

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

This decision was subsequently appealed against, delaying the release of information.

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The seeds of many plant species are often impervious to water and gases, thus preventing or delaying germination.

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In the environment such as slow and delaying network, this performance tuning will be a faster result for throughputs.

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The result was a rout, and much of the fighting centered on delaying actions to permit the fleeing allied force to escape.

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The outbreak of war, delaying the election, forced the group to reconsider.

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There were three unsuccessful lawsuits filed to prevent delaying the original election date.

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Terns was steadfast in his resolve to quash the unit, delaying the budget approval for quite a while.

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Starting in the 1960s new solid-state devices capable of delaying the transmitter signal in a controlled way were introduced.

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Interestingly, instead of recognizing the vomit as a signal to come help their nest, the parents respond by delaying their return.

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Opponents of the bill argued that these additional procedures might discriminate against mentally-ill patients while delaying treatment.

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