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Concise Oxford Paravia Italian Dictionary © 2009 Pearson Paravia Bruno Mondadori spa e Oxford University Press:
1.delay /dɪˈleɪ/ n.
  1. (of train, plane, post) ritardo m.;
    (in traffic) rallentamento m.
  1. (slowness) without (further) ~ senza ulteriori indugi;
    to apologize for one’s ~ in replying scusarsi per aver risposto in ritardo;
    there’s no time for ~ non c’è tempo da perdere
  1. (time lapse) after a few minutes’ ~ dopo qualche minuto.
 2.delay /dɪˈleɪ/
  1. tr.
    1. (postpone) differire, rinviare, ritardare [decision, publication] (until, to a, fino a);
      to ~ doing tardare a fare
    1. (hold up) causare un ritardo a, fare ritardare [train, arrival, post];
      rallentare [traffic];
      flights were ~ed by up to 12 hours i voli hanno avuto fino a 12 ore di ritardo
  1. intr. tardare, indugiare.


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delay: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

Principal Translations/Traduzioni principali
delayvtr (cause to be late)ritardare⇒ vtr
Sorry, I was delayed by the traffic.
Scusi, sono stato ritardato dal traffico.
delayn (time before done)ritardo nm
His delay cost the company thousands of dollars.
Il suo ritardo costa all'azienda migliaia di dollari.
 
Additional Translations
delayn (time delayed)ritardo nm
The TV programs are on a 15-minute delay.
I programmi TV sono in ritardo di 15 minuti.
delayvi (procrastinate)rimandare⇒, ritardare⇒ vtr
He kept delaying and would never give us the documents.
Continuava a rimandare e non ci dava mai i documenti.
delayvi (dawdle, linger)indugiare⇒, esitare⇒ vi
Stop delaying! We need to get home.
Basta indugiare! Dobbiamo andare a casa.
delayvtr (postpone)rimandare⇒, posticipare⇒, ritardare⇒, differire⇒, procrastinare⇒ vtr
They decided to delay the wedding for a year.
Hanno deciso di rimandare il matrimonio di un anno.
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delay: WordReference English-Italiano Dictionary © 2012

Compound Forms/Forme composte
delay linecircuito ritardante
delay-actionazione ritardata nf
developmental delayn (impaired mental or physical growth)ritardo nello sviluppo
flight delayn (plane's late departure or arrival)volo in ritardo nm
time delayritardo nm
without delaysenza ritardo
without further delaysenza ulteriore ritardo
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After some half-hour's delay
clearance delay
delay in doing something
delay lines
Design delay equals production
I don't know why there is a delay
I sorta delay him
lashing of delay
message of delay
Sorry for delay

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