lag

lag
[læg]
sustantivo
1intervalo (m) lapso (m) (gap)
2(familiar) (prisoner)
  • old lag -> presidiario (m) (británico)
verbo transitivo (pt & pp lagged)
3revestir con un aislante (pipes, boiler)
verbo intransitivo
también:
  • to lag (behind) -> quedarse atrás

lag [læg][lag]
adjetivo
1Trasero, postrero, zaguero, último; posterior, lo que está o viene detrás.
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Remolonear, roncear, tardar en hacer lo que se debe, rezagarse; moverse lentamente. (n)
2Quedarse atrás, detenerse, tardar. (n)
sustantivo
3Retardación de movimiento por cualquier causa y la medida de esa retardación. (Mecánica)
4Listón de madera; parte de una capa de cascajo.

lag [læɡ]
noun
(also time lag) (delay) retraso; (m) (interval) lapso de tiempo; (m) intervalo; (m)
the time-lag between theoretical research and practical applications could be prodigiously shortened, if people were prepared to pay the price in men, money and logistics
verb:intransitive
(also lag behind) (not progress) quedarse atrás; (in pace) rezagarse; quedarse atrás
we lag behind in space exploration nos hemos quedado atrás en la exploración del espacio; English students are lagging behind their European counterparts los alumnos ingleses se están quedando atrás con respecto a sus homólogos europeos; los alumnos ingleses van a la zaga de sus homólogos europeos
Ruritania lags behind Slobodia
lag [læɡ]
noun
especially (Britain)
old lag (old prisoner) (presoapresa ) veteranoaveterana;a presa (m) (f)a veterana (m) (f) (ex-prisoner) ex-presidiarioaex-presidiaria;a ex-presidiaria (m) (f)
lag [læɡ]
verb:transitive
[+boiler, pipes] revestir;with de;

Verb Conjugation for "lag"

Imperative
  • lag
  • you lag
  • he/she lags
  • we lag
  • you lag
  • they lag
Preterite
  • I lagged
  • you lagged
  • he/she lagged
  • we lagged
  • you lagged
  • they lagged
Present Continuous
  • I am lagging
  • you are lagging
  • he/she is lagging
  • we are lagging
  • you are lagging
  • they are lagging
Present Perfect
  • I have lagged
  • you have lagged
  • he/she has lagged
  • we have lagged
  • you have lagged
  • they have lagged
Past Continuous
  • I was lagging
  • you were lagging
  • he/she was lagging
  • we were lagging
  • you were lagging
  • they were lagging
Past Perfect
  • I had lagged
  • you had lagged
  • he/she had lagged
  • we had lagged
  • you had lagged
  • they had lagged
Future
  • I will lag
  • you will lag
  • he/she will lag
  • we will lag
  • you will lag
  • they will lag
Future Perfect
  • I will have lagged
  • you will have lagged
  • he/she will have lagged
  • we will have lagged
  • you will have lagged
  • they will have lagged
Future Continuous
  • I will be lagging
  • you will be lagging
  • he/she will be lagging
  • we will be lagging
  • you will be lagging
  • they will be lagging
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been lagging
  • you have been lagging
  • he/she has been lagging
  • we have been lagging
  • you have been lagging
  • they have been lagging
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been lagging
  • you will have been lagging
  • he/she will have been lagging
  • we will have been lagging
  • you will have been lagging
  • they will have been lagging
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been lagging
  • you had been lagging
  • he/she had been lagging
  • we had been lagging
  • you had been lagging
  • they had been lagging
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