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To delay in Portuguese 🇧🇷


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to delay atrasar
How to say “to delay” in Portuguese? “Atrasar”. Here you will learn how to pronounce “atrasar” correctly and in the comments below you will be able to get all sorts of advice on to delay in Portuguese like tips & tricks to remember it, questions, explanations and more.

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Tips to remember:
• Think of “atrasar” as having “a” + “traseiro” (back), reminding you that something is falling behind or is delayed.
• Associate “atrasado” with being late, which is a common state when events are delayed.

Explanations:
• “Atrasar” means to delay, to cause something to happen later than planned, or to be behind schedule.
• It can refer to postponing an action, arriving later than expected, or causing something to start later.

Other words with similar meaning:
• Demorar
• Postergar
• Retardar
• Enrolar (informal, in the sense of delaying)

Conjugations:

Indicative Present:
 eu atraso
 tu atrasas
 ele/ela atrasa
 nós atrasamos
 vós atrasais
 eles/elas atrasam

Preterite Perfect:
 eu atrasei
 tu atrasaste
 ele/ela atrasou
 nós atrasamos
 vós atrasastes
 eles/elas atrasaram

Imperfect:
 eu atrasava
 tu atrasavas
 ele/ela atrasava
 nós atrasávamos
 vós atrasáveis
 eles/elas atrasavam

Future:
 eu atrasarei
 tu atrasarás
 ele/ela atrasará
 nós atrasaremos
 vós atrasareis
 eles/elas atrasarão

Conditional:
 eu atrasaria
 tu atrasarias
 ele/ela atrasaria
 nós atrasaríamos
 vós atrasaríeis
 eles/elas atrasariam

Examples of sentences:
1. Ele atrasou o início da reunião.
 Translation: He delayed the start of the meeting.
2. Se você atrasar demais, pode perder o ônibus.
 Translation: If you delay too much, you might miss the bus.
3. A empresa atrasou o pagamento dos funcionários.
 Translation: The company delayed the payment of the employees.
4. O trem atrasou devido a problemas técnicos.
 Translation: The train was delayed due to technical problems.

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