defer

defer
I di'fə: past tense, past participle - deferred; verb
(to put off to another time: They can defer their departure.) posponer, diferir

II di'fə past tense, past participle - deferred; verb
((with to) to act according to the wishes or opinions of another or the orders of authority: I defer to your greater knowledge of the matter.)
- in deference to
- deferment
- deferral
defer
tr[dɪ'fɜːSMALLr/SMALL]
intransitive verb (pt & pp deferred, ger deferring)
1 (submit to) deferir (to, a)
■ I defer to your judgement defiero a tu juicio
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defer
tr[dɪ'fɜːSMALLr/SMALL]
transitive verb (pt & pp deferred, ger deferring)
1 (postpone) aplazar, posponer, retrasar
■ we deferred our departure aplazamos nuestra partida
■ the judge deferred sentence el juez aplazó la sentencia
defer [di'fər] v, -ferred ; -ferring vt
postpone: diferir, aplazar, posponer
defer vi
to defer to : deferir a
defer
v.
• aplazar v.
• deferir v.
• diferir v.
• dilatar v.
• prorrogar v.
• retrasar v.
dɪ'fɜːr, dɪ'fɜː(r)
-rr- transitive verb
a) (postpone) (frml) diferir* (frml), aplazar*, postergar* (esp AmL)
b) deferred past p <charges/taxation> (Fin) diferido; <shares> (Fin) de dividendo diferido; <sentence> (Law) aplazado
c) (AmE Mil)

he was deferred on medical grounds — le concedieron una prórroga por razones médicas

Phrasal Verbs:

I
[dɪ'fɜː(r)]
VT
1) (=postpone) [+ meeting, business] posponer, diferir; [+ payment] aplazar, diferir, postergar (LAm)
2) (Mil) [+ conscript] dar una prórroga a

his military service was deferred — le concedieron una prórroga militar


II
[dɪ'fɜː(r)]
VI (=submit)

to defer to sth — deferir a algo frm

in this I defer to you — a este respecto defiero a su opinión frm, a este respecto me adhiero a su opinión

to defer to sb's (greater) knowledge — deferir a los (mayores) conocimientos de algn frm

* * *
[dɪ'fɜːr, dɪ'fɜː(r)]
-rr- transitive verb
a) (postpone) (frml) diferir* (frml), aplazar*, postergar* (esp AmL)
b) deferred past p <charges/taxation> (Fin) diferido; <shares> (Fin) de dividendo diferido; <sentence> (Law) aplazado
c) (AmE Mil)

he was deferred on medical grounds — le concedieron una prórroga por razones médicas

Phrasal Verbs:

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