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tarde.

late (after a specified deadline)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈtaɾde/[ˈt̪aɾ.ð̞e]

  1. late (after a specified deadline)

    Siempre llega tarde.

  2. late in the day

Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish tarde, from Latin tardē. For the term meaning both “evening” and “late”, compare typologically Mongolian орой (oroj), Chinese 晚 (wǎn), Latin sērōtinus. Also compare Italian sera, French soir (< Latin sērus).

noun/ˈtaɾde/[ˈt̪aɾ.ð̞e]

  1. afternoon

    feminine
    por la tarde
    Buenas tardes.

  2. evening (after sunset)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish tarde, from Latin tardē. For the term meaning both “evening” and “late”, compare typologically Mongolian орой (oroj), Chinese 晚 (wǎn), Latin sērōtinus. Also compare Italian sera, French soir (< Latin sērus).

verb/ˈtaɾde/[ˈt̪aɾ.ð̞e]

  1. inflection of tardar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of tardar: third-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · singular · third-person
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