on the shelf

aplazado, en suspenso

Dejar de ocuparse de algo durante un tiempo para retomarlo más adelante.

En inglés sencillo: If something is set aside, people stop dealing with it for a while.

• The plan is on the shelf for now.
• We left the proposal on the shelf until funding improved.
• Will this idea stay on the shelf forever?

Sinónimos: on hold, set aside

Expresiones frecuentes: on the shelf, stay on the shelf, put on the shelf

sin usar, abandonado

Que ya no se usa o en lo que ya nadie trabaja.

En inglés sencillo: If something is unused or abandoned, nobody uses it or works on it anymore.

• His skills are on the shelf now.
• Their old software has been on the shelf for years.
• The invention stayed on the shelf because nobody wanted it.

Sinónimos: unused, abandoned

Antónimos: in use

Expresiones frecuentes: on the shelf, left on the shelf

de baja por lesión, lesionado

Que no puede jugar o trabajar a causa de una lesión.

En inglés sencillo: Unable to play or work because of an injury.

• Our goalkeeper is on the shelf with a broken wrist.
• A knee injury kept her on the shelf for months.
• He is back on the shelf after hurting his ankle.

Sinónimos: sidelined, out injured

Expresiones frecuentes: on the shelf, back on the shelf

quedado para vestir santos, solterón

Expresión antigua y despectiva para alguien que sigue soltero porque se supone que nadie quiere casarse con él.

En inglés sencillo: Used unkindly about someone who remains unmarried because nobody seems to want to marry them.

• Her aunt called her on the shelf.
• Women once feared being left on the shelf.
• He cruelly described his unmarried sister as on the shelf.

Sinónimos: unmarried

Antónimos: married

Expresiones frecuentes: on the shelf, still on the shelf