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ritardare — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • hinder verb To make something more difficult or slow to accomplish; to get in the way of.
  • procrastinate verb To keep putting off something you should be doing, usually because it feels difficult or unpleasant, and to do something easier instead.

Senses

ritardare is used for these senses in English:

  • hinder (ambitransitive) To delay or impede; to keep back, to prevent.
  • hold off (idiomatic, transitive) To delay (someone or something) temporarily; to keep at bay.
  • hold up (intransitive, informal) To wait or delay.
  • procrastinate (transitive) To put off; to delay (something).

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