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Pronunciation / Transliteration: tardi
"Siamo arrivati tardi all'appuntamento."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Happening or arriving after the expected, proper, or usual time.
"He was late for the important morning meeting because of traffic." - 2
Doing something or occurring near the end of a period of time, day, or season.
"They enjoyed a walk in the late afternoon sun."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'læt', meaning sluggish, slow, or tardy, which has Germanic roots common with Old Saxon 'lāt' and Old High German 'lāzi'. Over time, the semantic scope shifted from 'slow' to specifically referring to the latter part of a period, day, or time, as well as happening after the expected or usual time.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Late" is said worldwide
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tard
Transliteration: tar
"Il est arrivé tard à la fête."
spät
Transliteration: shpait
"Er kam heute spät nach Hause."
tardi
Transliteration: tardi
"Siamo arrivati tardi all'appuntamento."
tarde
Transliteration: tarde
"Llegó tarde al trabajo esta mañana."
tarde
Transliteration: tardee
"Eles chegaram tarde para a reunião."
देर
Transliteration: der
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"वह आज कार्यालय में देर से पहुँचा।"
迟到
Transliteration: chídào
Script: 中文汉字
"他今天上班迟到了。"
늦은
Transliteration: neujeun
Script: 한국어 한글
"그는 약속에 늦었습니다."
遅い
Transliteration: osoi
Script: 日本語
"彼は会議に遅れました。"
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