No. 10,822 in Catalan
retardaven
The Catalan word "retardaven" means "they were delaying" or "they used to delay" in English.
In a sentence
Els trens retardaven molt durant la tempesta.
The trains were delayed a lot during the storm.
Describes the action of being delayed, in a past imperfect tense.
Les obres de la carretera es retardaven constantment per la pluja.
The roadworks were constantly delayed due to the rain.
Refers to the delays caused by external conditions in a repetitive past action.
Retardaven l'inici de la reunió perquè esperaven més assistents.
They were delaying the start of the meeting as they were waiting for more attendees.
Indicates an intentional action of delaying something in the past.
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