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procrastination

Spanish translation: dejar las cosas para más tarde//postergar//demorar//posponer

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English term or phrase:procrastination
Spanish translation:dejar las cosas para más tarde//postergar//demorar//posponer
Entered by: José Luis Villanueva-Senchuk (X)

18:08 Mar 22, 2002
English to Spanish translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Philosophy / philosophy
English term or phrase: procrastination
procrastination
isabel avila
dejar las cosas para más tarde
Explanation:
Suerte.
JL



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Note added at 2002-03-22 18:11:36 (GMT)
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\"his procrastination cost him the deal...
perdió el ocntrato por no actuar de inmediato or por su falta de decisión\"
Oxford SuperLex


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Note added at 2002-03-22 18:13:16 (GMT)
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Oops: contrato

Postergar, demorar, posponer...
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José Luis Villanueva-Senchuk (X)
Argentina
Local time: 12:45
Grading comment
Mil gracias por su pronta respuesta, ha sido de much utilidad. Isabel-México
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5postergar
Andrea Bullrich
4dejar las cosas para más tarde
José Luis Villanueva-Senchuk (X)
4dilación...
Rick Henry


  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
dejar las cosas para más tarde


Explanation:
Suerte.
JL



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Note added at 2002-03-22 18:11:36 (GMT)
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\"his procrastination cost him the deal...
perdió el ocntrato por no actuar de inmediato or por su falta de decisión\"
Oxford SuperLex


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Note added at 2002-03-22 18:13:16 (GMT)
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Oops: contrato

Postergar, demorar, posponer...

José Luis Villanueva-Senchuk (X)
Argentina
Local time: 12:45
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
Grading comment
Mil gracias por su pronta respuesta, ha sido de much utilidad. Isabel-México
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
postergar


Explanation:
Postergar (lo que uno debe hacer ahora).

HTH
Andrea

Andrea Bullrich
Local time: 12:45
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dilación...


Explanation:
or demora is what the word literally means. But José Luiz gives an accurate description :-)

HTH

Rick

Rick Henry
United States
Local time: 10:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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