footdragging

footdragging
проволочка;
неповоротливость;
(умышленное) затягивание (чего-л.)

Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь. 2001.

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  • footdragging — UK [ˈfʊtˌdræɡɪŋ] US noun [uncountable] a failure to do something immediately or quickly because you do not really want to do it Thesaurus: lack of action or activitysynonym …   Useful english dictionary

  • footdragging — foot|drag|ging [ fut,drægıŋ ] noun uncount a failure to do something immediately or quickly because you do not really want to do it …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • footdragging — UK [ˈfʊtˌdræɡɪŋ] / US noun [uncountable] a failure to do something immediately or quickly because you do not really want to do it …   English dictionary

  • War of the Pacific — This article is about the 19th century war between Bolivia, Chile and Peru. For the Pacific theatre of WW II, see Pacific War. War of the Pacific …   Wikipedia

  • foot-dragging — /foot drag ing/, n. reluctance or failure to proceed or act promptly. Also, footdragging. [1945 50; from the v. phrase drag one s feet] * * * …   Universalium

  • Jambi (Sultanat) — Das Sultanat Jambi, zur Kolonialzeit üblicherweise Djambi geschrieben, bestand bis zur Unabhängigkeit Indonesiens im südlichen Teil der Insel Sumatra. Seit 1957 ist Jambi autonome Provinz. Regierungssitz war und ist die knapp 90 km im Inland …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • stall — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. stable, manger; enclosure, chamber; booth, concession, kiosk; alcove, niche; informal, pretext, evasion. See receptacle, avoidance. v. stick, stand still, bog down; fail, go dead; informal, delay,… …   English dictionary for students

  • delay — v 1. defer, postpone, suspend, table, shelve, Sl. put on the shelf, pigeonhole, prorogue; hold off, hold up, lay over, refrain from further action, hold in abeyance, put in cold storage, put on ice, put on a back burner, hang fire, put in a… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • procrastination — n 1. delay, postponement, deferment, deferral; adjournment, suspension, abeyance, moratorium, prorogation; dilatoriness, prevention, forestallment, forestalling, Law. laches; obstruction, blockage, blocking, avoidance, evasion; temporiza tion,… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • stall — I n 1. crib, booth, cage, cell, bay, carrel, carol; quarters, chamber, room, roomette, apartment, enclosure, Theater. box; compartment, cubicle, pigeonhole, cubbyhole, cubby, niche, nook, alcove, corner; partition, section, part, division; closet …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • foot-dragging — /foot drag ing/, n. reluctance or failure to proceed or act promptly. Also, footdragging. [1945 50; from the v. phrase drag one s feet] …   Useful english dictionary


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