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los atrasos(
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trah
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sohs
)A plural noun indicates that there is more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
a. arrears
Tuve que escribir a la empresa para que me pagaran los atrasos que me deben.I had to write to the company so that they would pay me the arrears it owes me.
el atraso
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
2. (lateness) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. delay
La alumna argumentó que su atraso se debió a un atasco de tráfico.The student argued that her delay was due to a traffic jam.
b. slowness (of a clock)
El atraso del reloj se produjo porque se le murió la batería.The clock's slowness was due to its battery dying.
a. backwardness
Es un atraso que a las mujeres no se les permita conducir en Arabia Saudí.Women not being allowed to drive in Saudi Arabia is backwardness.
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