Atrasado in english
Late
pronunciation: leɪt part of speech: adjective, adverb
pronunciation: leɪt part of speech: adjective, adverb
In gestures
atrasado1 = backward ; backwater ; backwards.
Example: There are no entries under the terms backward, Deficient, Handicapped, Mental deficiency, Mentally deficient despite the fact that Class JGJ is devoted to the teaching of Deficient, Handicapped, etc.Example: When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.Example: Besides, basing our future course on 'observations in our present-day libraries' is a little backwards.more:
» lugar atrasado = backwater .
Example: As Singapore celebrates 51 years of independence this week, we chart its epic transformation from a colonial backwater into a rich, high-tech city state.» muy atrasado = in the backwoods .
Example: Nigeria, like the rest of Africa, is still in the backwoods as far as the conservation of library materials is concerned, many materials having reached advanced stages of deterioration.» número atrasado = back copy .
Example: Back copies of newspapers and periodicals are held for a specified period usually ranging from one to five years according to the lasting value of their contents.» región atrasada = backward region .
Example: The article 'Libraries in late Ottoman Palestine between the Orient and the Occident' reveals historically Palestine's transformation from a backward region of the Ottoman Empire to a focus for international.» sociedad atrasada = backward society .
Example: For us not to be monickered as a backward society we should go with the flow -- in this age of globalization it is proper to communicate in the language understood by most.atrasado2 = belated ; behind schedule.
Example: References to Bulgarian authors abroad are limited and belated.Example: Three years after deadline, the project remains behind schedule.more:
» el reloj estar atrasado = the clock + be slow .
Example: My heart jumped a little when I realised that the clock was slow!.» el reloj ir atrasado = the clock + be slow .
Example: My heart jumped a little when I realised that the clock was slow!.» estar atrasado en el pago = be in arrears .
Example: All Members who are not in arrears are eligible to nominate for these positions and to vote in the subsequent elections.» estar muy atrasado = be way behind .
Example: She was way behind academically but her teacher has been an essential part in the difficult task of putting her up to speed with the rest of her classmates.» ir muy atrasado = be way behind schedule .
Example: 'That new project he's been busting himself and everyone else over is way behind schedule and Peterson is getting fed up'.atrasar = delay ; hold up ; hold + Nombre + back ; retard.
Example: It would be wise to delay reading these until you have had some experience in using the scheme.Example: Unfortunately, goods of Community origin can also be held up by the surveillance system, often for several weeks.Example: Despite the improvements in the 17th edition, the scheme has been held back for years by the old policy of 'integrity of numbers' referred to above, the effects of which are not likely to be quickly mitigated.Example: Without the floppy disk, data processing on microcomputers would have been severely retarded.more:
» atrasar el reloj = put + the clock back(ward) .
Example: For Rosselli and his friends it was not enough to be anti-fascist or to put the clock back to 1922.» atrasarse = run + late ; be late (for) .
Example: Unfortunately, no one has ever done a study on just how much we Indonesians lose by consistently running late and performing inefficiently. Example: Dexter Rundle went on: 'As I said I'm late for an appointment and have to go, but tell Ms. Lachaise that I'll be in touch with her'.» en la primavera los relojes se adelantan y en el otoño se atrasan = spring forward and fall backwards .
Example: Many people may be familiar with hearing 'spring forward and fall backwards,' so that in the Spring, clocks move forward one hour and in the Fall, clocks move back one hour.» los relojes + atrasarse = clocks + go backward(s) .
Example: This Sunday the clocks go backwards, so don't forget you have an extra hour in bed.