Polyglot Dictionary

procrastinación

/pɾokɾastinaˈsjon/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Meaning

  1. procrastination

    • La procrastinación le costó mucho tiempo.

      Procrastination cost him a lot of time.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

Préstamo culto del latín, de registro formal/académico.

Practice

1 What does procrastinación mean?

2 Fill the gap: La ___ le costó mucho tiempo.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches procrastinación?

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