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délai

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Le   pays   dispose  d'un  délai   de deux   ans   et   demi   pour   ratifier   ce   changement .

The country has two and a half years to ratify this change.

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  1. (masculine) time limit
  2. (masculine) extension (extra time to complete a task)

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C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/de.lɛ/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle French
delai
Inherited from Old French
delai
Cognate with Old English
latian
Cognate with Old English
lǣfan
In summary

Inherited from Middle French delai, from Old French delai, delaie (“delay”), from delaiier, delayer, deslaier (“to put off, delay, offlet, drain”) (délayer in modern French), from des- + laiier (“to leave”), partly from Frankish *lattjan (“to delay, hinder”), from Proto-Germanic *latjaną (“to delay, hinder, stall”), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₁d- (“to leave, leave behind”), and partly from Frankish *laibijan (“to leave”), from Proto-Germanic *laibijaną (“to leave, cause to stay”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyp- (“to remain, continue”). Akin to Old English latian (“to delay, hesitate”), Old English lǣfan (“to leave”). More at delay.

Related words
délais minimum maximum compter
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semaines procédure livraison

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