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La Palabra del Día : atrasarse

10
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atrasarse - (pronominal verb) to be late; to fall behind; to lose time; to be delayed

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Mi vuelo se atrasó cinco horas la semana pasada debido a una amenaza terrorista.

My flight got delayed by 5 hours last week due to terrorist threat.

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updated Sep 17, 2010
edited by Vaanz
posted by Vaanz
Please correct my Spanish and English - Vaanz, Sep 12, 2010
Thank you Vaanz , an interesting verb, - ray76, Sep 12, 2010
mejor: una amenaza - 00494d19, Sep 12, 2010

12 Answers

5
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Easter. The race has started. Hurry! You are late.

Pascua. La carrera ha comenzado. ¡Apúrate! Te estás atrasando.

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updated Sep 17, 2010
edited by Brynleigh
posted by Brynleigh
hehe very nice - Dua_Cairo, Sep 12, 2010
Te estás atrasando - 00494d19, Sep 12, 2010
Gracias, Heidita :) - Brynleigh, Sep 13, 2010
Gracias, Vaanz y todas. :)) - Brynleigh, Sep 17, 2010
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No se puede retrasarEl nacímiento de un bebé, para decirio más atrasanlo en el tiempo , que llegará cuando esté listo.

You cannot delay the birth of a baby, to put it back in time, it will arrive when it is ready.

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updated Sep 12, 2010
edited by ray76
posted by ray76
What a beautiful baby... - Dua_Cairo, Sep 12, 2010
EL nacimiento de un bebé, atrasarlo en el tiempo, - 00494d19, Sep 12, 2010
Gracias, chica, bajo el agua. - ray76, Sep 12, 2010
4
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Esta mes, he atrasado el pago de la luz.

This month I was late payng the light bill!

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updated Sep 17, 2010
edited by 002262dd
posted by 002262dd
very creative! - Lucrecia, Sep 12, 2010
Este mes, he atrasado el pago de la luz. - 00494d19, Sep 12, 2010
3
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The trip was delayed due to the bad weather. El viaje se retrasó debido al mal tiempo.

updated Sep 13, 2010
edited by jennyo45
posted by jennyo45
retrasó debido al - 00494d19, Sep 12, 2010
Thank you ,the more mistakes I make the more I learn.Gracias,el i errores mas hacen,mas aprendo.sorry about the missing tildas - jennyo45, Sep 13, 2010
oops ... tildes. - jennyo45, Sep 13, 2010
3
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Cuando le pidió matrimonio, ella no se atrasó con la respuesta. wink

When he proposed her, she didn't delay the answer.

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updated Sep 12, 2010
posted by luz_72
3
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Debido a la mala economía en los últimos dos años, los Estados Unidos se ha atrasado en la ciencia y la tecnología.


Because of the bad economy during the past two years, the United States has fallen behind in science and technology.

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updated Sep 12, 2010
posted by Rolest
:) - 00494d19, Sep 12, 2010
3
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My watch is ten minutes slow, which means that I always arrive late. You'd think that I'd fix it, right?

mi reloj atrasa diez minutos, lo que significa es siempre llego tarde. Pensarías que arreglaría, ¿no?

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updated Sep 12, 2010
posted by --Mariana--
*que* siempre llego tarde :) - kattya, Sep 12, 2010
lo que significa que siempre llego tarde. Pensarías que lo arreglaría, ¿no? - 00494d19, Sep 12, 2010
2
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Por favor, esperame que estoy atrasada.

I'm running late, please wait for me.

Edited but I left the first try, see mine and Heidi's comments!

Second attempt -

Por favor, esperame porque me atraso.

updated Sep 13, 2010
edited by galsally
posted by galsally
in sapin this sounds like: wait , I am retarded - 00494d19, Sep 12, 2010
Haha, it was written by an Argentinian, he wondered if it took the same meaning in other countries!!!! - galsally, Sep 13, 2010
I'll try again! - galsally, Sep 13, 2010
correct - 00494d19, Sep 13, 2010
2
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Mi hijo acude a un instituto de Formación Profesional que insiste en puntualidad . Una persona se queda fuera con la puerta cerrado , automáticamente , si se atrasa más de cinco minutos, porque el aula tiene un cierre electrónico.

My son attends a college that insists on punctuality. A person is locked out,automatically, if they are more than five minutes late, as the classroom has an electronic lock .

updated Sep 12, 2010
edited by pintor
posted by pintor
Corregid mi español ,por favor ;) - pintor, Sep 12, 2010
Una persona se queda fuera ..cierre electrónico - 00494d19, Sep 12, 2010
Gracias Heidita - pintor, Sep 12, 2010
2
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En la universidad cerca de mí, si el estudiante se atrasa a la clase más de tres veces, su nota final se deja caer por una carta.

In the university near me, if a student is late to class more than three times, his final grade is dropped by one letter.

updated Sep 12, 2010
posted by sanlee
Please correct my Spanish. Thanks! - sanlee, Sep 12, 2010
2
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Estamos siempre atrasarse por choque en la autopista.

We are always delayed by a car crash on the highway.

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updated Sep 12, 2010
posted by bandit51jd
...I think "siempre atrasados"... - luz_72, Sep 12, 2010
1
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Atrasarse el tiempo debido a la necesidad frecuente de mi compañero para parar de fumar.

We lost vacation time due to my companion's frequent need to stop for a smoke.

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updated Sep 12, 2010
posted by wansell