atraso

Definitions of atraso
  1. noun
    lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
    synonyms: modestia, retraso, rezagamiento, tercermundismo, timidez
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    types:
    retraso
    retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence
    bobería, ceporrez, estupidez, gilipollez, guajería, idiocia, idiotez, imbecilidad
    extreme mental retardation
    type of:
    estupidez, idiotez
    a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
  2. noun
    time during which some action is awaited
    synonyms: demora, espera, retraso
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    types:
    prórroga
    a mutually agreed delay in the date set for the completion of a job or payment of a debt
    moratoria
    a legally authorized postponement before some obligation must be discharged
    type of:
    interrupción, pausa
    a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
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