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Italian

dilazionare

/dilattsjoˈnare/verbB2
Extended vocabulary · Vocabulary rank 39,709

Meaning

spread out; defer

  • to divide a payment into installments over time
  • to postpone or delay something

In a sentence

Il negozio può dilazionare il pagamento in tre rate.

The shop can spread the payment over three installments.

Possiamo dilazionare questa spesa fino a giugno?

Can we spread this expense out until June?

Non voglio dilazionare ancora la decisione finale.

I don't want to postpone the final decision any longer.

Word forms (48)
WordWord forms
dilazionareinfinitive
dilazionoindicative · present · singular · 1st person
dilazioniindicative · present · singular · 2nd person
dilazionaindicative · present · singular · 3rd person
dilazioniamoindicative · present · plural · 1st person
dilazionateindicative · present · plural · 2nd person
dilazionanoindicative · present · plural · 3rd person
dilazionavoindicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person
dilazionaviindicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
dilazionavaindicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
dilazionavamoindicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person
dilazionavateindicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
dilazionavanoindicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
dilazionaiindicative · past · singular · 1st person
dilazionastiindicative · past · singular · 2nd person
dilazionòindicative · past · singular · 3rd person
dilazionammoindicative · past · plural · 1st person
dilazionasteindicative · past · plural · 2nd person
dilazionaronoindicative · past · plural · 3rd person
dilazioneròindicative · future · singular · 1st person
dilazioneraiindicative · future · singular · 2nd person
dilazioneràindicative · future · singular · 3rd person
dilazioneremoindicative · future · plural · 1st person
dilazionereteindicative · future · plural · 2nd person
dilazionerannoindicative · future · plural · 3rd person
dilazionisubjunctive · present · singular · 1st person
dilazionisubjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person
dilazionisubjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person
dilazioniamosubjunctive · present · plural · 1st person
dilazioniatesubjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person
dilazioninosubjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person
dilazionassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person
dilazionassisubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person
dilazionassesubjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person
dilazionassimosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person
dilazionastesubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person
dilazionasserosubjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person
dilazionereiconditional · present · singular · 1st person
dilazioneresticonditional · present · singular · 2nd person
dilazionerebbeconditional · present · singular · 3rd person
dilazioneremmoconditional · present · plural · 1st person
dilazioneresteconditional · present · plural · 2nd person
dilazionerebberoconditional · present · plural · 3rd person
dilazionaimperative · singular · 2nd person
dilazioniamoimperative · plural · 1st person
dilazionateimperative · plural · 2nd person
dilazionandogerund
dilazionatopast · participle

Usage notes

  • Often used with pagamento, spesa, debito.
  • Common pattern: dilazionare in rate.
  • Mostly transitive: you dilazionare something.

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