Usage examples of "delays" in English with translation to French

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Many roads are flooded. As a result there are long delays. Beaucoup de routes sont inondées. Il en découle de nombreux retards.
He was impatient of any delays. Il n'avait pas de patience pour le moindre délai.
Has Flight 123 been delayed? Est-ce que le vol 123 a été retardé ?
She apologized for her delay. Elle s'excusa pour son retard.
I apologize for the delay in sending the agenda. Je vous prie de m'excuser pour le délai dans l'envoi de l'ordre du jour.
He delayed answering the letter. Il a retardé la réponse à cette lettre.
Because of the delay, I will go home. À cause du retard, j'irai à la maison.
The train was delayed by snow. Le train a été retardé à cause de la neige.
I'm sorry for the delay in responding. Je suis désolé du retard de cette réponse.
A thick fog delayed our flight. Un épais brouillard a retardé notre vol.
The Red Cross gets help to disaster victims without delay. La Croix Rouge apporte de l'aide aux victimes de désastres sans retard.
Perhaps the train has been delayed. Peut-être le train a-t-il été retardé.
I attributed the delay in delivery to a traffic jam. J'attribuais le retard de livraison aux embouteillages.
We were delayed by the heavy traffic. Nous fûmes retardés par la circulation importante.
In case the shipment is delayed, we have special delay insurance. En cas de retard de la cargaison, nous avons une assurance retard spéciale.
I was delayed by a traffic jam. J'ai été retardé par un embouteillage.
His delay of coming here on time is due to a traffic accident. Son retard est dû à un accident de la route.
An accident delayed us for half an hour. Un accident nous a retardés d'une demie heure.
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.
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