dilación
/dilaˈsjon/
la
noun
C1
el (masc.) la (fem.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- plural
- dilaciones
Meaning
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delay
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Sin dilación, actuó.
Without delay, he acted.
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Similar words
dilación is more formal or literary for "delay, procrastination," often in legal or bureaucratic contexts, as in "sin dilación"; demora is more general.
Similar in other languages
Practice
1 What does dilación mean?
delay
2 Fill the gap: Sin ___, actuó.
Full sentence: Sin dilación, actuó. (Without delay, he acted.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches dilación?
dilación: neutral register, academic frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
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