defer

reporter, différer

Prévoir de faire quelque chose à un moment plus tardif.

En anglais simple : To arrange for something to happen at a later time.

• We can defer payment.
• They deferred the decision until next month.
• Can I defer starting the course for a year?

Comment l'utiliser : defer something until something (We deferred the meeting until Friday.); defer doing something (She deferred buying a car until next year.)

Synonymes : postpone, delay, put off

Expressions courantes : defer a decision, defer payment, defer until tomorrow

attendre, temporiser

Attendre un certain temps avant d’agir.

En anglais simple : To wait before acting.

• We must defer a little.
• He deferred until a better opportunity arose.
• The situation was urgent, so they could not defer any longer.

Comment l'utiliser : defer until something (They agreed to defer until the weather improved.)

Synonymes : wait, delay

Expressions courantes : defer until tomorrow, defer a little, defer any longer