Polyglot Dictionary

tardanza

/taɾˈðansa/

la noun C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
las tardanzas

Meaning

  1. delay

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

demora

demora and tardanza are close synonyms for "delay"; tardanza is more specifically about lateness.

dilación

dilación and tardanza are close synonyms for "delay," interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

atraso

atraso is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "delay."

Portuguese

demora

demora is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "delay."

Practice

1 What does tardanza mean?

2 Fill the gap: Perdón por la ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches tardanza?

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