滞

Meanings

stagnate, be delayed, overdue, arrears

ES: retraso, atraso, estancarse, retrasarse

Common words

• 渋滞じゅうたい(traffic) congestion, traffic jam, gridlock
• 滞在たいざいstay, sojourn
• 滞納たいのうfalling behind (with a payment), being in arrears, non-payment, default, delinquency
• 停滞ていたいstagnation, tie-up, standstill, congestion, delay, accumulation, falling into arrears
• 延滞えんたいarrears, (being) overdue, delay (e.g. in payment), procrastination
• 遅滞ちたいdelay, procrastination
• 沈滞ちんたいstagnation, inactivity
• 滞在中たいざいちゅうduring a stay

Example sentences

• ご滞在の目的は。

  What's the purpose of your visit?

  ¿Cuál es el propósito de su visita?

  Tatoeba #217073(opens in a new tab)

• 滞在目的は何ですか？

  What is the purpose of your visit?

  ¿Cuál es el propósito de su visita?

  Tatoeba #137894(opens in a new tab)

• 高速道路が渋滞している。

  The motorway is snarled up.

  Hay un taco en la autopista.

  Tatoeba #173193(opens in a new tab)

• 渋滞だったので、会議に遅れた。

  I was late to the meeting because of a traffic jam.

  El tráfico estaba tan congestionado que me retrasé para la reunión.

  Tatoeba #988132(opens in a new tab)