No. 14,418 in Russian
отстают
"Отстают" means "lag behind" or "fall behind" in English.
In a sentence
Студенты отстают в выполнении задания.
The students are lagging behind in completing the assignment.
In this context, 'отстают' indicates being behind schedule or progress compared to expectations or peers.
Шестерёнки в механизме отстают друг от друга.
The gears in the mechanism are lagging behind each other.
Here, 'отстают' describes a physical lag or misalignment between moving parts.
Её мысли иногда отстают от разговорной речи.
Her thoughts sometimes lag behind spoken speech.
In this sentence, 'отстают' conveys a notion of delay or slowness in mental processing compared to verbal communication.
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