🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

Arrivée retardée

Pronunciation / Transliteration: aʁive ʁətʁade

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Delayed Arrival/dɪˈleɪd əˈraɪ.vəl/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"L'arrivée retardée du train a causé des désagréments."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of arriving later than expected or scheduled.

    "The delayed arrival of the train caused many passengers to miss their connections."
  2. 2

    A situation in which something or someone arrives later than planned.

    "Due to bad weather, the delayed arrival of the flight was announced at the airport."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'delayed' originates from the Middle English 'delayed', which is derived from the Old French 'delaier', meaning to postpone. 'Arrival' comes from the Latin 'advenire', meaning to come to, which evolved through Old French into its current form in English.

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