retraso

Definitions of retraso
  1. noun
    quality of coming late or later in time
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    antonyms:
    precocidad
    quality of coming early or earlier in time
  2. noun
    the quality or habit of not adhering to a correct or usual or expected time
    synonyms: tardanza
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    antonyms:
    exactitud, puntualidad
    the quality or habit of adhering to an appointed time
  3. noun
    lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
    synonyms: atraso, modestia, rezagamiento, tercermundismo, timidez
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    types:
    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
  4. noun
    retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence
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    type of:
    atraso, modestia, rezagamiento, tercermundismo, timidez
    lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
  5. noun
    the state of being less than normal (especially with respect to intelligence)
    synonyms: anormalidad, subnormalidad
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    type of:
    anomalía
    an abnormal physical condition resulting from defective genes or developmental deficiencies
  6. noun
    time during which some action is awaited
    synonyms: atraso, demora, espera
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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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