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retardo

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See also: retardó

English

Noun

retardo (plural retardos)

  1. (slang, derogatory, offensive) retard

Catalan

Verb

retardo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of retardar

Latin

Etymology

From re- + tardus (slow).

Pronunciation

Verb

retardō (present infinitive retardāre, perfect active retardāvī, supine retardātum); first conjugation

  1. to hinder, delay, detain, impede or retard
    Synonyms: tardō, dētineō, cū̆nctor, moror, prōtrahō, trahō, dubitō, differō
    Antonyms: ruō, accurrō, currō, festīnō, prōvolō, properō, corripiō, mātūrō
    • 69 BCE, Cicero, De Imperio Cn. Pompei 5, 13:
      ...tamen impetus hostium repressos esse intellegunt ac retardatos.
      ...nevertheless, they understand the enemies' attacks were hindered and restrained

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Descendants

References

  • retardo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • retardo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • retardo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

Etymology 1

Noun

retardo m (plural retardos)

  1. retard, retardation (the state of being tardy)
    1. mental retardation
    2. (slang, derogatory) behavior perceived as stupid, nonsensical or childish
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

retardo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of retardar
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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reˈtaɾdo/ [reˈt̪aɾ.ð̞o]
  • Rhymes: -aɾdo
  • Syllabification: re‧tar‧do

Etymology 1

Deverbal from retardar.

Noun

retardo m (plural retardos)

  1. delay
    Synonyms: demora, retraso
    • 2015 July 30, “El número de pobres energéticos en Cataluña sube el 77% en un año”, in El País:
      El porcentaje de personas que sufren retardos en el pago de gastos relacionados con el hogar roza el 10%.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Etymology 2

Verb

retardo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of retardar

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