- defer, a, decision, to
- reporter une décision
English-French legislative terms. 2015.
defer, a, decision, to
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defer — de‧fer [dɪˈfɜː ǁ ˈfɜːr] verb deferred PTandPPX deferring PRESPARTX [transitive] to delay something until a later time or date: • The president may defer decisions on future defense spending cuts. • Further discussion on the proposal will be… … Financial and business terms
defer — verb deferred, deferring (T) to delay something until a later date: Let s defer the decision for a few weeks. defer to sb/sth phrasal verb (T) formal to agree to accept someone s opinion or decision because you have respect for that person … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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defer — I (put off) verb adjourn, arrest, be dilatory, bide, delay, detain, differre, discontinue, extend, file, forbear, forestall, gain time, hesitate, hinder, hold back, hold in abeyance, hold off, hold up, impede, interfere, interrupt, intervene,… … Law dictionary
defer to — de ˈfer to [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they defer to he/she/it defers to present participle deferring to past tense deferred to … Useful english dictionary
defer — defer1 deferrer, n. /di ferr /, v., deferred, deferring. v.t. 1. to put off (action, consideration, etc.) to a future time: The decision has been deferred by the board until next week. 2. to exempt temporarily from induction into military service … Universalium
defer — de|fer [dıˈfə: US ˈfə:r] v past tense and past participle deferred present participle deferring [T] [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: différer, from Latin differre to delay, be different . defer to 1400 1500 French déférer, from Late Latin… … Dictionary of contemporary English
defer, delay, postpone — Each of these words implies keeping or preventing something from happening until a later time: I recommend that we defer (or delay or postpone) this action to our next meeting. To defer is to make a decision to do something later: I shall defer… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
defer — verb ADVERB ▪ indefinitely ▪ The decision has been deferred indefinitely. ▪ endlessly VERB + DEFER ▪ agree to, decide to … Collocations dictionary
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