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задержка

delay

Meaning of задержка

late start

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Russian[zɐˈdʲerʐkə]
Russianдилей
delay
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задержка with German translation

задержка usage examples

🇩🇪German🇷🇺Russian

Die Verspätung war nur zehn Minuten.

Задержка была всего десять минут.

🇩🇪German🇷🇺Russian

Wegen einer Verspätung kamen wir später an.

Из-за задержки мы приехали позже.

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задержка belongs to the topic "Adverbs of Frequency, Calls and Meetings, Customer Communication". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

задержкаVerspätung
гостьGast
приветствиеBegrüßung
видAussicht
инструментWerkzeug
ценаPreis
помогатьhelfen

задержка synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between задержка / опоздание / заминка / отставание

О
🇷🇺Russian
опоздание

a person or transport arriving later than scheduled

B1Very Often
З
🇷🇺Russian
заминка

a brief hiccup, technical or conversational pause

B1Often
О
🇷🇺Russian
отставание

falling behind physically or relatively — being behind schedule or others

B1Often

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How to pronounce задержка and what this word means

задержка means delay. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce задержка

[zɐˈdʲerʐkə]

задержка translation

delay

задержка examples

Die Verspätung war nur zehn Minuten.

задержка transcription

[zɐˈdʲerʐkə], дилей

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задержка meaning: what does it mean?

Отсрочка старта или возникновение позднего начала дела

задержка pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

задержка is pronounced as [zɐˈdʲerʐkə]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

задержка definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Die Verspätung war nur zehn Minuten. Translation: Задержка была всего десять минут.

Is задержка part of Customer Communication vocabulary?

Yes, задержка (delay) can be learned in the Customer Communication topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is задержка part of Calls and Meetings vocabulary?

Yes, задержка (delay) can be learned in the Calls and Meetings topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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