Polyglot Dictionary

protelar

/pɾoteˈlaɾ/

verb B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
protelo
preterite (eu)
protelei
past participle
protelado

Meaning

  1. to delay

    • Protelaram a decisão.

      They put off the decision.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

atrasar

atrasar is the everyday word, to be late or delay; protelar means to procrastinate, to put off doing something.

Similar in other languages

German

verzögern

verzögern is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to delay."

Spanish

atrasar

atrasar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to delay."

Spanish

demorar

demorar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to delay."

Practice

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