noun🔗ShareRetards, délais, atermoiementsA period of time before an event occurs; the act of delaying; procrastination; lingering inactivity."the delay before the echo of a sound"Le délai avant l'écho d'un son.timeeventactionbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareDélai, effet de retardAn audio effects unit that introduces a controlled delay."The guitarist experimented with different delays to create an echo effect on his solo. "Le guitariste a expérimenté différents délais pour créer un effet d'écho sur son solo.musictechnologyelectronicssounddeviceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRetarder, différerTo put off until a later time; to defer."The heavy rain delays the school bus by 30 minutes. "La forte pluie retarde le bus scolaire de 30 minutes.timeactioneventprocessplanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareRetarder, différerTo retard; to stop, detain, or hinder, for a time."The mail is delayed by a heavy fall of snow."Le courrier est retardé par une forte chute de neige.timeactionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAtténuer, modérerTo allay; to temper."To help her toddler overcome his fear of the loud vacuum cleaner, the mother delays the noise by starting it in another room. "Pour aider son tout-petit à surmonter sa peur de l'aspirateur bruyant, la mère atténue le bruit en le démarrant dans une autre pièce.actionemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareDiluer, tempérerTo dilute, temper."She delays the bitterness of her morning coffee with a splash of milk. "Elle dilue l'amertume de son café du matin avec un peu de lait.actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareApaiser, calmer, atténuerTo assuage, quench, allay."The teacher's engaging lesson delayed the students' anxieties about the upcoming test. "La leçon captivante du professeur a apaisé les angoisses des élèves concernant le test à venir.actionprocesstimeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
