B1 — Intermedio⏳ Tiempo y vida
Prendere tempo
To buy time
Traducción literal
"To take time"
Qué significa
Used when someone deliberately delays giving an answer or making a decision.
Ejemplo en contexto
"Non rispondeva subito — stava prendendo tempo per pensarci."
"He didn't answer right away — he was buying time to think it over."
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