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zwlekac

English translation: put off

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Polish term or phrase:zwlekac
English translation:put off
Entered by: Erna E.

09:47 Mar 19, 2011
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general)
Polish term or phrase: zwlekac
Ale im dłużej ZWLEKAMY z przelaniem pieniędzy, tym większe prawdopodobieństwo, że bank zacznie się interesować naszym przypadkiem


dziekuje za pomoc !:)
Erna E.
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:12
put off
Explanation:
np. tak

PWN Oxford

they kept putting off signing the contract - zwlekali z podpisaniem umowy
Selected response from:

Karol Kawczyński
Poland
Local time: 17:12
Grading comment
dziekuje ! :)
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +1put off
Karol Kawczyński
5postpone /delay
skoczylas (X)
2 +2delay / postpone
geopiet
4wait
Peter Nicholson (X)
4linger/procrastinate
k_e_siedlecka


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +2
delay / postpone


Explanation:


geopiet
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 202

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lena Nemeth: I agree with "delay."
1 hr
  -> thank you
agree  Ewa Dabrowska: delay
2 hrs
  -> dziękuję
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
zwlekać
put off


Explanation:
np. tak

PWN Oxford

they kept putting off signing the contract - zwlekali z podpisaniem umowy

Karol Kawczyński
Poland
Local time: 17:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 204
Grading comment
dziekuje ! :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Polangmar
14 hrs
  -> Dziękuję :)
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
wait


Explanation:

the longer we wait before sending (transferring) the money


Peter Nicholson (X)
Poland
Local time: 17:12
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 107
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
postpone /delay


Explanation:
postpone procceding/ money transfer

skoczylas (X)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Karol Kawczyński: zdaje się, że taka odpowiedź już padła
1 hr
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1 day 8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
linger/procrastinate


Explanation:
verb
[no object]
stay in a place longer than necessary because of a reluctance to leave:
she lingered in the yard , enjoying the warm sunshine
figurative
she let her eyes linger on him suggestively

To be tardy in acting; procrastinate.


    Reference: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/linger
    Reference: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/linger
k_e_siedlecka
Local time: 08:12
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Polish
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