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откладывать

postpone

Meaning of откладывать

delay

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Russian[ɐtkɫɐˈdɨvatʲ]
postpone
откладывать - postpone
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откладывать usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Let's postpone the training until next month.

Давайте отложим обучение до следующего месяца.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

They had to postpone the review because the manager was ill.

Они были вынуждены отложить проверку из‑за болезни менеджера.

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откладывать belongs to the topic "In the Office, Calls and Meetings". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

откладыватьpostpone
ребёнокchild
гостьguest
приветствиеgreeting
студентstudent
экзаменexam
домашняя работаhomework

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What's the difference between откладывать / перенести / отсрочить / сдвинуть / задержать / приостановить

🇷🇺Russian
откладывать

general verb for moving something to a later time

B2Very Often

We are postponing the meeting until next week.

Мы откладываем встречу до следующей недели.

П
🇷🇺Russian
перенести

to move an appointment/date/event to another time

B2Very Often

We need to move the meeting to Monday.

Нужно перенести совещание на понедельник.

О
🇷🇺Russian
отсрочить

to defer performance to a later date, often in a formal or legal context

B2Rarely

The court deferred execution of the decision for a month.

Суд отсрочил исполнение решения на месяц.

С
🇷🇺Russian
сдвинуть

to shift the time or date slightly

B2Often

Can we shift the meeting by an hour?

Можно сдвинуть встречу на час?

З
🇷🇺Russian
задержать

to cause a delay; can also mean to detain or hold someone back

B2Often

The delivery was delayed due to bad weather.

Доставка была задержана из‑за плохой погоды.

П
🇷🇺Russian
приостановить

to temporarily stop a process or activity

B2Often

The company suspended work on the project.

Компания приостановила работу над проектом.

О
🇷🇺Russian
оттянуть

to drag out or put off doing something, often intentionally

B2Rarely

He kept putting off starting the renovation.

Он постоянно оттягивал начало ремонта.

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откладывать translation: postpone. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce откладывать

[ɐtkɫɐˈdɨvatʲ]

откладывать translation

postpone

откладывать examples

Let's postpone the training until next month.

откладывать transcription

[ɐtkɫɐˈdɨvatʲ]

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откладывать meaning: what does it mean?

переносить событие на более поздний срок

откладывать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

Let's postpone the training until next month. Translation: Давайте отложим обучение до следующего месяца.

Is откладывать part of Calls and Meetings vocabulary?

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Is откладывать part of In the Office vocabulary?

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