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back burner

/ˈbæk ˈbɜːrnər/

Traduction: Mettre de côté ou reporter une décision, souvent une tâche ou un projet, en le rendant moins prioritaire pour le moment.

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/ˈbæk ˈbɜːrnər/B2informal
  • frMettre de côté ou reporter une décision, souvent une tâche ou un projet, en le rendant moins prioritaire pour le moment.

To postpone or delay dealing with something, often a task or project, making it a lower priority for the time being.

  1. Low priorityB2informal

    To postpone or delay dealing with something, often because it is less urgent or important.

    frmise en veille

    • We put the new project on the back burner until we finish the current one.
    • His vacation plans were placed on the back burner due to work commitments.
    • The committee decided to keep the proposal on the back burner for now.