No. 10,951 in Spanish
dilatorias
Delays or tactics intended to postpone or hinder.
In a sentence
Las tácticas dilatorias retrasaron el juicio durante meses.
The delaying tactics postponed the trial for months.
Here, 'dilatorias' is used as an adjective describing the tactics that caused delays.
Sus respuestas dilatorias revelaron su falta de interés en resolver el problema.
His delaying responses revealed his lack of interest in solving the issue.
In this example, 'dilatorias' describes the responses, emphasizing their quality of causing delays.
El equipo optó por medidas dilatorias mientras buscaban una estrategia más viable.
The team opted for delay measures while they searched for a more viable strategy.
The word 'dilatorias' here modifies 'medidas,' referring to decisions intentionally made to postpone actions.
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