Reporta (en. Report)

/ʁə.pɔʁ.ta/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench
verb
To reschedule an event for a later date.
The teacher postponed the exam to next week.
Le professeur a reporté l'examen à la semaine prochaine.
To defer a decision or announcement.
The company postponed the announcement of the financial results.
L'entreprise a reporté l'annonce des résultats financiers.
To transfer a responsibility or task to a future time.
We had to postpone the meeting due to scheduling conflicts.
Nous avons dû reporter la réunion à cause de conflits d'agenda.

Etymology

Derived from the French verb 'reporter', which comes from the Latin 'reportare'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

to postpone a decision
To defer the decision-making to a later time.
reporter une décision
to postpone a meeting
To change the date or time of a meeting.
reporter une réunion
to postpone an event
To have the event take place at a later date.
reporter un événement

Related Words

to postpone
A verb meaning to put something off until later.
reporter
to adjourn
To defer the realization of something.
ajourner
to neglect
To not execute something on time.
délaisser

Slang Meanings

To postpone until tomorrow.
I have so much homework, I'm going to procrastinate all of it until tomorrow.
J'ai tellement de devoirs, je vais encore reporter tout ça au lendemain.
To procrastinate.
Stop postponing, do it now!
Arrête de reporter, fais-le maintenant!