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tarde.

late (near the end of a period of time)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈtaʁ.d͡ʒi/Brazil[ˈtaɦ.d͡ʒi]Brazil/ˈtaɾ.d͡ʒi/São-Paulo/ˈtaʁ.d͡ʒi/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. late (near the end of a period of time)

    Maria acordou tarde no fim de semana.
  2. late (specifically, near the end of the day)

  3. late (not arriving until after an expected time)

    O aluno chegou tarde e não pôde entrar na escola.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese tarde, from Latin tardē (“tardily; late”, adverb), from tardus (“late”, adjective). Compare French tard, Spanish tarde and related to English tardy.

noun/ˈtaʁ.d͡ʒi/Brazil[ˈtaɦ.d͡ʒi]Brazil/ˈtaɾ.d͡ʒi/São-Paulo/ˈtaʁ.d͡ʒi/Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. afternoon

    feminine
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese tarde, from Latin tardē (“tardily; late”, adverb), from tardus (“late”, adjective). Compare French tard, Spanish tarde and related to English tardy.

verb/ˈtaʁ.d͡ʒi/Brazil[ˈtaɦ.d͡ʒi]Brazil/ˈtaɾ.d͡ʒi/São-Paulo/ˈtaʁ.d͡ʒi/Rio-de-Janeiro
  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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