🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

ritardato

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ritardato

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Belated/bɪˈleɪtɪd/
adjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #8500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Accetta i miei auguri di buon compleanno in ritardo."

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1 sense
As adjective
  1. 1

    Coming or happening later than should have been the case.

    "Please accept my belated congratulations on your promotion."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

From be- (intensive prefix) + belated, past participle of late, influenced by obsolete 'belate' meaning to make late.

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