verb/retɾaˈsaɾ/
to delay, to set back, to slow down, to postpone, to retard, to hold up, to put back
Synonyms: dilatar, demorar
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Spanish re- Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Latin trāns Old Spanish tras Spanish tras Spanish -ar Spanish retrasar From re- (“re-”) + tras (“after, behind”) + -ar (“verbalizer suffix”). by surface analysis, retraso (“delay”) + -ar.