leeway

leeway
noun
1) (the drifting of a ship etc away from its true course, or the amount of this.) deriva
2) (lost time: He has a lot of leeway to make up at school after being away ill.) atraso
3) (extra space, time etc allowed: Book the later flight so as to allow yourself some leeway in case you're delayed.) margen de libertad
leeway
tr['liːweɪ]
noun
1 (freedom) libertad nombre femenino
■ from now on I'll have a certain amount of leeway a partir de ahora tendré cierto margen de libertad
2 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (backlog) tiempo perdido
■ he's got a lot of leeway to make up tiene que recuperar mucho tiempo perdido
3 SMALLMARITIME/SMALL deriva
leeway ['li:.weɪ] n
: libertad f, margen m
leeway
n.
• deriva s.f.
'liːweɪ
mass noun (margin of freedom)

I am given a lot of leeway — me dan mucha libertad de acción

there isn't much leeway in the budget — el presupuesto tiene poco margen de flexibilidad

['liːweɪ]
N (Naut) deriva f ; (fig) (=scope) libertad f de acción

that doesn't give me much leeway — (=scope) eso no me deja mucha libertad de acción; (=time to spare) eso no me deja mucho margen de tiempo

* * *
['liːweɪ]
mass noun (margin of freedom)

I am given a lot of leeway — me dan mucha libertad de acción

there isn't much leeway in the budget — el presupuesto tiene poco margen de flexibilidad


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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