La Palabra Del Dia: "atrasado"
atrasado ( ah-trah-sah'-doh )
adjective ( behind, late, overdue )
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Examples:
1. Me desespero cuando el tren está atrasado.
It infuriates me when the train is late.
2. Le recordé a mi inquilino que cualquier pago del alquiler que llegara después del cinco de cada mes se consideraría atrasado.
I reminded my tenant that any rent payment that might arrive after the fifth of the month would be considered late.
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Mi vuelo fue atrasado , por lo que la conexión se perdió.
My flight was delayed , so the connection was lost.
Por causa del huracán Jude los ferrys llevan mucho retraso y los vuelos han sido cancelados hoy. //
Improved version, with most gracious thanks to Suzy: Los transbordadores se han atrasado mucho a causa del huracán Jude, así como los vuelos de hoy también han sido cancelados. (Please note, I do think that in Spain you can say '' ferry''. )
Because of hurricane Jude the ferries are running very late and the flights have been cancelled today.
Interest will be charged for late payment.
El interés se cobrará por el pago atrasado.
Un hombre que nunca es atrasado es raramente acompañada de una mujer.
A man who is never late is rarely accompanied by a woman.
Fue una situación en la cual la disculpa estuvo mucho atravasado muy atrasada.
Ver el comentario de Susy (¡atravasado! - ¿Qué estaba pensando? jaja)
It was a situation in which the apology was long overdue.
El vuelo salió atrasado pero de todos modos estuve muy contenta porque ví el anochecer anochecería en la ciudad.
The flight left late but I was glad because I could spend nightfall in the city.
Estoy atrasada en mi trabajo de contabilidad. Necesito ponerme al corriente.
I am behind in my accounting. I need to put my work up to date.
Better: "I need to bring my work up to date." Or: "I need to get my work up to date. "
I am not confident about my English sentence. Please help me.
Tu pago de la casa es está atrasada.
Your house payment is overdue.
I got up late, but I am thankful that I got up. Me levanté tarde, pero estoy muy agradecida me levanté.
Mi jefe me gritaba si se me hizo llegaba atrasado para al trabajo.
Ahora estoy jubilado. y no le hecho de menos.
My boss would yell at me if I was late for work.
Now I'm retired , and I don't miss him.
-¿Por qué llegas tarde?-
-Porque mi reloj debe estar atrasado.-
"Why are you late?"
"Because my watch must be slow."
María está muy atrasada. ¿Crees que tendremos suficiente tiempo para llegar al aeropuerto?
Maria is very late. Do you think that we will have enough time to get to the airport?
Siempre llego atrasada a todas mis citas. Tanto así, que mis conocidos dicen que voy a llegar tarde también a mi funeral, si es que me aparezco.
I am always so late for all my appointments that my acquaintances tell me that also at my own funeral I'll arrive late, if I show up at all.
Los libros atrasados pueden ser un problema para gente como yo. Siempre me olvido devolver los libros al bibliotecario pero afortunadamente no he experimentado algo como eso.
Overdue books can be a problem for people like me. I always forget to return the books to the librarian but fortunately I haven't experienced anything like that.
Hace varios años yo representaba a personas que estaban mentalmente retrasadas porque ellos no podían defenderse.
Several years ago I represented people who were mentally challenged because they could not defend themselves.
