La Palabra del Día: el atraso
**El atraso - slowness, lateness, delay; backwardness
Post your sentences in Spanish and English, then vote for the ones you like. The best answer will be chosen tomorrow on the basis of the greatest number of votes and language correctness.
.
And don't forget to correct your posts as suggested. Do N O T ever use subject pronouns!
Posts which are not corrected as suggested can NOT be "accepted".
Siento que esto hilo llegue con un poco de atraso.
I'm sorry this thread is a little late 
.
13 Answers
¡Estoy de atraso! I'm late!
El atraso tecnológico de nuestra empresa es un gran preocupación.
The technological backwardness of our firm is a big concern.
¡ No era el altraso que causó el retraso pero la altura.!
It was not backwardnes that caused the delay but height.!
Un embotellamiento me atrasó para una cita ayer. El atraso me hizo perder la cita.
A traffic jam made me late for an appointment yesterday. The delay made me miss the appointment.
Una de mis manías es gente llegando con atraso por sus citas.
One of my pet peeves is people arriving late for their appointments.
¡Vamos, rápido! Tu atraso nos dejará en problema
Come on, hurry! Your slowness will get us into trouble
The birthday present is late and the wife is not happy.
El regalo de cumpleanos se atraso y la esposa no es feliz.
El atraso del reloj ya no es una buena excusa para estar tarde.
The delay of the clock is no longer a good excuse for being late.
El médico está pensando ... voy a tener que decirle a la familia - lo siento por el atraso en mirar la radiografía, creo que operaron la pierna equivocada.
The doctor is thinking…I will have to tell the family--Sorry for the delay in looking at the x-ray, I think we operated on the wrong leg.
El atraso may also be used to indicate money which has not yet been paid, for example, towards a loan, or towards a purchased item.
"Le dije al hombre que tenía dos atrasos conmigo"
Los aviones se atraso debido a la tormenta. The planes were delayed due to the storm.
I'm sorry that I arrived a little late, but my car is broken down and I had to take the train.
Siento que llegué con un poco de atraso, pero mi coche está descompuesto y tuve que tomar el tren.
Atrasado de nuevo! Otra noche en el aeropuerto de Barrajas! Genial! Escojo el suelo cerca las cristales
Delayed again! Another night in the Barrajas airport! Great! I pick the floor near the windows!
