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English
Noun
retardo (plural retardos)
- (slang, derogatory, offensive) retard
Catalan
Verb
retardo
- 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
- to hinder, delay, detain, impede or retard
- Synonyms: tardō, dētineō, cūnctor, moror, prōtrahō, trahō, dubitō, differō
- Antonyms: ruō, accurrō, currō, festīnō, prōvolō, properō, corripiō, mātūrō
Conjugation
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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.
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
- first-person singular present indicative of retardar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /reˈtaɾdo/
- Rhymes: -aɾdo
- Syllabification: re‧tar‧do
Etymology 1
Deverbal from retardar.
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
- first-person singular present indicative of retardar
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