lag

lag
læɡ
1. past tense, past participle - lagged; verb
((often with behind) to move too slowly and become left behind: We waited for the smaller children, who were lagging behind the rest.) retrasarse, quedarse atrás

2. noun
(an act of lagging or the amount by which one thing is later than another: There is sometimes a time-lag of several seconds between our seeing the lightning and our hearing the thunder.) retraso
lag
tr[læg]
noun
1 retraso
2 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL slang preso
transitive verb (pt & pp lagged, ger lagging)
1 SMALLTECHNICAL/SMALL revestir
\
SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to lag behind rezagarse, quedarse atrás
old lag familiar reincidente nombre masculino
time lag retraso, demora
lag ['læg] vi, lagged ; lagging : quedarse atrás, retrasarse, rezagarse
lag n
1) delay: retraso m, demora f
2) interval: lapso m, intervalo m
lag
n.
• retraso s.m.
v.
• atrasarse v.
• retrasarse v.
• revestir v.
• rezagarse v.
læg
I
noun
1) (interval) lapso m, intervalo m; (delay) retraso m, demora f
2) (BrE colloq)

an old lag — un veterano de la cárcel


II
1.
-gg- intransitive verb

to lag (behind) — quedarse atrás, rezagarse*

to lag behind somebody/something — ir* a la zaga de alguien/algo


2.
vt \<\<pipes/cylinder\>\> revestir* con aislantes

I [læɡ]
1.
N (also: time lag) (=delay) retraso m ; (=interval) lapso m de tiempo, intervalo m
2.
VI (also: lag behind) (=not progress) quedarse atrás; (in pace) rezagarse, quedarse atrás

we lag behind in space exploration — nos hemos quedado atrás en la exploración del espacio

English students are lagging behind their European counterparts — los alumnos ingleses se están quedando atrás con respecto a sus homólogos europeos, los alumnos ingleses van a la zaga de sus homólogos europeos


II
[læɡ]
VT [+ boiler, pipes] revestir (with de)
III
[læɡ]
N (esp Brit)

old lag — (=old prisoner) (preso(-a) m / f ) veterano(-a) m / f ; (=ex-prisoner) ex-presidiario(-a) m / f

* * *
[læg]
I
noun
1) (interval) lapso m, intervalo m; (delay) retraso m, demora f
2) (BrE colloq)

an old lag — un veterano de la cárcel


II
1.
-gg- intransitive verb

to lag (behind) — quedarse atrás, rezagarse*

to lag behind somebody/something — ir* a la zaga de alguien/algo


2.
vt \<\<pipes/cylinder\>\> revestir* con aislantes

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