What does atrasar in Portuguese mean?
What is the meaning of the word atrasar in Portuguese? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use atrasar in Portuguese.
The word atrasar in Portuguese means delay, , delay, put back, be late, atrasar-se, vadiar, atrasar, atrasar, impedir, atrasar, retardar, adiar, atrasar, atrasar, voltar, atrasar, atrasar, atrasar-se, voltar as horas, atrasar o relógio. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word atrasar
delayverbo transitivo (tempo) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") |
verbo transitivo |
delay(impedir desenvolvimento) (hinder progress) (transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.") |
put back(relógio) (clocks) (phrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game.") |
be lateverbo pronominal/reflexivo (chegar tarde) |
atrasar-seintransitive verb (rate, production: slow down) (verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.) O projeto começou bem, mas então encontrou dificuldades e começou a atrasar-se. The project started well, but then ran into difficulties and began to lag. |
vadiar, atrasarintransitive verb (informal (delay, dawdle) |
atrasartransitive verb (cause to be late) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) ⓘEsta frase não é uma tradução da frase em inglês A greve dos correios atrasou o envio das encomendas. Sorry, I was delayed by the traffic. |
impedirtransitive verb (slow progress of sthg) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) O mesquinho colega de trabalho de Irene tentou ao máximo impedir o progresso dela no projeto. Irene's petty coworker tried his best to hamper progress on her project. |
atrasartransitive verb (figurative (delay [sth]'s progress) (progresso) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) |
retardartransitive verb (delay, slow down) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) The financial problems retarded the project. |
adiar, atrasarphrasal verb, transitive, separable (informal (keep waiting) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) Aren't you ready yet? You're holding us all up! |
atrasar(US (fail to make payment) (não fazer pagamento) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) Unfortunately, you have passed on the last five payments and are heavily in debt. |
voltarphrasal verb, intransitive (clock: move back an hour) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) No Reino Unido, os relógios voltam um hora no fim do Horário de Verão Britânico. In the UK, the clocks go back by one hour at the end of British Summer Time. |
atrasarphrasal verb, transitive, separable (informal (delay) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) A hailstorm held up the start of the football match. |
atrasarintransitive verb (US, figurative (delay, equivocate) (verbo transitivo: Verbos que possuem complemento, direto ou indireto. Ex. "oferecer ajuda", "gostar de música", etc.) |
atrasar-setransitive verb (clock: be slow by) (verbo pronominal/reflexivo: Verbos que precisam do pronome "se". Ex. "ferir-se", "queixar-se", etc.) É um lindo relógio antigo, mas se atrasa em uns dez minutos por semana. It's a lovely antique clock, but it loses about ten minutes per week. |
voltar as horas, atrasar o relógioverbal expression (figurative (revert) (figurado: reverter) (expressão: Para as expressões idiomáticas, ditados populares, expressões em geral. Ex. "gato escaldado tem medo de água fria"; "cara de pau".) The restore function in my computer turns back the clock to reset the software. |
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