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51lag — English has three distinct words lag. The verb ‘fall behind’ [16] is perhaps of Scandinavian origin (Norwegian has lagga ‘go slowly’), although a link has been suggested with the lag of fog, seg, lag, a dialect expression used in children’s games …
52lag — I n. 1) a cultural; time lag 2) jet lag II v. (D; intr.) to lag behind; in (she lagged behind the others) * * * [læg] time lag in (she lagged behind the others) (D; intr.) to lag behind a cultural jet lag …
53lag — [[t]læ̱g[/t]] lags, lagging, lagged 1) VERB If one thing or person lags behind another thing or person, their progress is slower than that of the other thing or person. [V behind n] Britain still lags behind most of Europe in its provisions for… …
54lağ — is. <fars.> Rişxənd, istehza, ələ salma, masqara. Bu sual <kişiyə> yersiz, bir az da lağ kimi gəldi. M. C.. Lağ etmək (eləmək) – ələ salmaq, istehza etmək, araya qoymaq, masqaraya qoymaq, gülmək. Camalından mələk xəcalət çəkər; Hüsnün …
55lag — 1. adjective /laɡ,læɡ/ late Some tardy cripple bore the countermand, / That came too lag to see him buried. 2. noun /laɡ,læɡ/ a) A gap, a delay; an interval created by something not keeping up; a latency. During the Second Wo …
56lag — 01. I was able to keep up at the start of the race, but began to [lag] behind after a mile or so. 02. The movie [lagged] a bit at the beginning, but then the action started, and it was great. 03. The young boy [lagged] behind after school,… …
57lag — lag1 [læg] v past tense and past participle lagged present participle lagging [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: Probably from a Scandinavian language] 1.) [I and T] to move or develop more slowly than others lag behind ▪ She stopped to wait for Ian who… …
58lag — 1) n a. a convict or former convict or recidivist. In non criminal circles the word is usually heard only in the phrase old lag. b. a term of imprisonment. At different times in different areas the term has denoted specific periods. Lagging is… …
59lag — I. /læg / (say lag) verb (i) (lagged, lagging) 1. to decrease, wane, or flag: his interest in the project is lagging. 2. Marbles a. → phernudge. b. US to throw one s shooting marble towards a line on the ground in order to decide on the order of… …
60Lag — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Lag », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Un Lag est un anglicisme désignant un délai dans… …
