retrasar — meaning in English

English meaning

• lag verb To fall behind or fail to keep pace with something else.
• stall noun A small stand or booth where goods are sold, as in a market.

Senses

retrasar is used for these senses in English:

• hold off (idiomatic, transitive) To delay (someone or something) temporarily; to keep at bay.
• hold up (idiomatic) To withstand; to stand up to; to survive.
• lag To fail to keep up (the pace), to fall behind.
• lag (computing, informal, video games) To respond slowly.
• stall (transitive) To cause to stop making progress; to hinder; to slow down; to delay or forestall.

lag — full definition

1. verb To fall behind or fail to keep pace with something else.
2. noun A delay between one event and another, especially in a signal, response, or process.

stall — full definition

1. noun A small stand or booth where goods are sold, as in a market.
2. noun A compartment for one animal in a stable or barn.
3. verb To stop making progress, often unintentionally; to come to a standstill.
4. verb To use delaying tactics to put something off.
5. noun The loss of lift in an aircraft when its angle of attack becomes too steep for the airspeed.

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