retard

/ʁə.taʁ/

le noun A2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
les retards

Meaning

  1. delay, lateness

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

attente

Close synonyms for "delay/lateness, wait/waiting."

Similar in other languages

German

Verschiebung

Verschiebung is the German word for the same thing — both mean "delay."

English

wait and see

Close, figuratively — a delay relates to "wait and see."

Practice

1 What does retard mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le train a vingt minutes de ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches retard?

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