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retardo
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See also: retardó
English
Noun
retardo (plural retardos)
Catalan
Verb
retardo
Latin
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [rɛˈtar.doː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [reˈt̪ar.d̪o]
Verb
retardō (present infinitive retardāre, perfect active retardāvī, supine retardātum); first conjugation
- 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
- ...tamen impetus hostium repressos esse intellegunt ac retardatos.
Conjugation
Derived terms
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)
- retard, retardation (the state of being tardy)
- mental retardation
- (slang, derogatory) behavior perceived as stupid, nonsensical or childish
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
retardo
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Spanish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
retardo m (plural retardos)
- delay
- 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
Further reading
- “retardo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024
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