Usage examples of "delayed riposte" in English with translation to French

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An accident delayed us for half an hour. Un accident nous a retardés d'une demie heure.
We were delayed by the heavy traffic. Nous fûmes retardés par la circulation importante.
The train was delayed because of heavy snowfall. Le train fut retardé à cause des importantes chutes de neige.
Their journey was delayed because of the train. Leur voyage a été retardé à cause du train.
The bus just had to be delayed when I'm in a hurry. Le bus devait justement avoir du retard tandis que j'étais en retard.
The train was delayed by snow. Le train a été retardé à cause de la neige.
The train was delayed on account of snow. Le train était en retard à cause de la neige.
A thick fog delayed our flight. Un épais brouillard a retardé notre vol.
The plane was delayed for two hours on account of the bad weather. L'avion fut retardé de deux heures en raison du mauvais temps.
Why have you delayed seeing the dentist? Pourquoi as-tu attendu avant d'aller voir le dentiste?
Has Flight 123 been delayed? Est-ce que le vol 123 a été retardé ?
The plane was delayed on account of bad weather. L'avion a été retardé à cause du mauvais temps.
Owing to the snow, the train was delayed. À cause de la neige, le train a été retardé.
A rush-hour traffic jam delayed my arrival by two hours. Un embouteillage durant les heures de pointe a retardé mon arrivée de deux heures.
We were delayed by traffic congestion, so we had to hurry. Nous avons été coincés dans les embouteillages, il nous a donc fallu nous dépêcher.
The bad weather delayed the plane for two hours. Le mauvais temps a retardé l'avion durant deux heures.
Due to the worsening weather, the departure was delayed. En raison de la dégradation des conditions météorologiques, le départ fut retardé.
The bad weather delayed the plane's departure by two hours. Le mauvais temps a retardé le départ de l'avion de deux heures.
I explained to the host that I had been delayed by a traffic jam. J'ai expliqué à l'hôte que j'ai été retardé par un embouteillage.
A Airlines flight 112 bound for Tokyo will be delayed 30 minutes. Le vol 112 de A Airlines à destination de Tokyo sera retardé de 30 minutes.
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