atraso
atráso with stress marks
debt, delinquency
Usage Note
Atraso comes from Spanish atraso meaning delay or backlog, and in Filipino usage most commonly refers to unpaid debts or financial obligations that are overdue. It can also describe a delay or lag in work or schedules and carries a mild connotation of irresponsibility.
Examples
" Malaki ang atraso niya. "
Natural Translation
His debt is big.
Literal Translation
Big the debt his.
" Ayusin mo ang iyong atraso. "
Natural Translation
Fix your debt.
Literal Translation
Fix you the your debt.
" Hindi makakuha ng bagong utang ang magsasaka hangga't hindi niya nababayaran ang dating atraso sa kooperatiba. "
Natural Translation
The farmer cannot get a new loan as long as he hasn't paid off his old debt to the cooperative.
Literal Translation
Not can-get of new loan the farmer as-long-as not he able-to-pay the old debt in cooperative.
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