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Portuguese
Etymology
From retardo + -ado.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: re‧tar‧da‧do
Adjective
retardado (feminine retardada, masculine plural retardados, feminine plural retardadas, comparable, comparative mais retardado, superlative o mais retardado or retardadíssimo)
- retarded
- delayed in development
- Synonyms: tardio, demorado, lento, devagar
- having mental retardation
- (derogatory) lacking intelligence; stupid, dumb, irrational
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota
Noun
retardado m (plural retardados, feminine retardada, feminine plural retardadas)
- a retarded person, a retard
- a person affected by mental retardation
- (derogatory) fool, idiot
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota
Participle
retardado (feminine retardada, masculine plural retardados, feminine plural retardadas)
- past participle of retardar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /retaɾˈdado/
- Rhymes: -ado
- Syllabification: re‧tar‧da‧do
Adjective
retardado (feminine retardada, masculine plural retardados, feminine plural retardadas)
- (often derogatory) retarded
Derived terms
Noun
retardado m (plural retardados, feminine retardada, feminine plural retardadas)
- (often derogatory) retard
Participle
retardado (feminine retardada, masculine plural retardados, feminine plural retardadas)
- past participle of retardar
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