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Meanings of shelve in inglês

português
adiar
espanhol
aplazar

Hold back to a later time.

adiar
Usage of shelve in inglês
1
She will presumably permanently shelve recently announced plans to expand in Europe.
The Guardian
2
For now it may be best to shelve someone else's negative feedback!
The South African
3
It's a duty, dear, and we can't shelve duties in this life.
A College Girl
4
Mrs. Taine, Louise, and Jim tried to shelve me-butI fooled 'em.
The Eyes of the World
5
We won't bother about it now, but we won't shelve it altogether.
The Masquerader
6
Don't give up something you know will work: just shelve it for now!
The South African
7
Ignoring Encinia's order to shelve her agency appears to have set him off.
Ebony
8
After a long search, NBC executives opted to shelve the project until June.
Reuters
9
But she has resisted calls to permanently shelve the law or step down.
News.com.au
10
I'd better shelve my lesser concerns and concentrate on this wedding.
Surrender to the will of the night
11
I decided to shelve this line of inquiry for a while.
Altered carbon
12
The affair of the pay isn't pressing; we'll shelve it to another night.
The Masquerader
13
What if you shelve the book for now and write about something else?
Legacy: a novel
14
They thought to shelve me until the row fizzles out, then drop me.
Together
15
All I ask is that you shelve some of your cock-sureness.
Parrot & Co.
16
We'll shelve that part of the information bureau and work on other lines.
A Patriotic Schoolgirl
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Translations for shelve
espanhol
aplazar
Shelve through the time
Shelve across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common