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atraso (masculine noun (el)) — slowness, delay, time lag, lateness. Look up atraso in the dictionary

Llegué con 40 minutos de atraso pero nadie me dijo nada.
I arrived 40 minutes late but nobody seemed to care.
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Old October 24, 2009, 12:06 PM
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Is that the common usage for this term? With "de"? Or could I say something like: "Tu nota en la papel está baja debido a tu atraso." ???
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Old October 24, 2009, 12:06 PM
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In the last phrase seemed to care.

What does it means?

I don't can match the phrase with the Spanish's one..
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Old October 24, 2009, 12:09 PM
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Well, in English, "no one cares" means that maybe no one noticed, or no one said anything, but basically that it was not important to anyone that the person was 40 minutes late. It implies a bit of hurt feelings.
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In the last phrase seemed to care.

What does it means?

I don't can match the phrase with the Spanish's one..
No parecía importarle a nadie.
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Old October 24, 2009, 12:11 PM
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@ Crotalito: llegué 40 minutos tarde, pero a nadie pareció importarle

I'd say "llegué con 40 minutos de retraso", but I think there is a thread about it

I'd say "atraso" in other contexts:

Esto es un atraso: nos han quitado las calculadoras y nos han dado lápiz y papel para hacer las cuentas
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Old October 24, 2009, 12:12 PM
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Thanks Irma - I LOVE your example.
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Thanks Irma - I LOVE your example.

Ya me imagino por qué (estos teachers... )
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Old October 24, 2009, 12:21 PM
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Yo enseño algebra en el colegio. Siempre usamos las calculadores. No me gusta cómputo con la papel y la lápiz ... ni para mi, ni para mis estudiantes.
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Old October 24, 2009, 12:26 PM
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Ah, pensaba lo contrario. Normalmente los profesores de matemáticas prefieren que los alumnos aprendan bien a hacer las cuentas Pero asignaturas como álgebra ya son palabras mayores
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Sí! No me gusta matar el tiempo con las cuentas. Las matemáticas más altas son más importantes.
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Old October 24, 2009, 01:50 PM
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Is that the common usage for this term? With "de"? Or could I say something like: "Tu nota en el papel está baja debido a tu atraso." ???

paper in this case is translated as "trabajo" so this would be

Tu nota en el trabajo está baja debido a tu atraso.
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Old October 24, 2009, 01:54 PM
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Now to be on context and this might be funny to some and not to others. For the latter I apologize in advance.

Más asustada que monja con atraso

I will be waiting...
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Help! That frightened nun with backwards?
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Old October 24, 2009, 11:49 PM
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In this case, we also say "retraso":

Mi hermana cree que está embarazada, tiene un retraso de un mes (o tiene una falta)

Surely this sentence will answer your question about the nun, Lou Ann
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Old October 25, 2009, 05:45 AM
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Help! That frightened nun with backwards?
More frightened than a nun ...
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Old October 25, 2009, 12:22 PM
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Nope, I still don't get it. I have so far to go................
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More frightened than a nun whose period is late.
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Old October 25, 2009, 05:42 PM
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OHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (I'm such a dummy........)
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OHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (I'm such a dummy........)
No you're not. What happens is that I am so much of an irreverent.

But I guess I help all the same...
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