demoré in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for demoré in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.demorar VB trans

1. demorar esp. LatAm (tardar):

demorar tiempo

to take

demoró tres horas en terminar la prueba

he took o it took him three hours to complete the test

2. demorar LatAm (retrasar):

demorar viaje/decisión

to delay

3. demorar RioPl (encarcelar):

demorar

to detain

II.demorar VB intr esp. LatAm

¡no demores!

don't be long!

demorar en + infinit.

to take time to do sth

no me esperes que voy a demorar en terminar

don't wait for me because I won't be finished for a while inf

demoró en hacer efecto

it took some time to take effect

III.demorarse VB vpr

1. demorarse LatAm (tardar cierto tiempo):

¿ya lo terminaste? ¡qué poco te demoraste!

have you finished already? you didn't take very long o that didn't take you very long

(demorarse en + infinit.) ¿cuánto te demoras en llegar hasta allá?

how long does it take you to get there?

2. demorarse LatAm (tardar demasiado):

demorarse

to be too long

demorarse

to take too long

demorarse en + infinit.

to take a long time to  +  infinit.

perdón por demorarme en contestar tu carta

I'm sorry I've taken o it's taken me so long to reply to your letter

se demoró en decidirse y perdió la oportunidad

she took too long to make her mind up and missed her chance

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

pregúntale cuánto va a demorar

ask her how long she'll be

Translations for demoré in the English»Spanish Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

I was detained by a customer

me demoré con un cliente

delay

demorar esp LatAm

I was delayed by the traffic

me demoré por el tráfico LatAm

delay departure/decision/payment

demorar LatAm

delay

demorar esp LatAm

don't delay, order now!

no demore: haga hoy mismo su pedido LatAm

take person:

demorar(se) LatAm

demoré in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for demoré in the Spanish»English Dictionary

I.demorar VB trans

demorar

to delay

II.demorar VB refl demorarse

1. demorar (retrasarse):

demorarse en hacer algo

to delay in doing sth

2. demorar (detenerse):

demorarse

to be held up