Retards (en. Delays)

[ʁə.taʁ]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Delay in an expected event.

Train delays are common during winter.

Les retards de train sont fréquents durant l'hiver.

Delay in the execution of work or a task.

There were delays in the delivery of goods.

Il y a eu des retards dans la livraison des marchandises.

Moment when something does not happen as planned.

The project experienced numerous delays due to technical problems.

Le projet a subi de nombreux retards à cause de problèmes techniques.

From the verb 'retarder' which comes from the Latin 'retardare'.

delay in the schedule

Delay compared to the established timeline.

retard sur le planning

payment delay

Delay in the settlement of a debt.

retard de paiement

late

Arriving after the expected time.

en retard

to delay

Action of putting something on hold.

retarder

latecomer

A person who arrives late.

retardataire

to postpone

To defer a date or an event.

reporter

A person who is always late.

He is so late that we can never count on him.

Il est tellement retardeux qu'on ne peut jamais compter sur lui.

An event that never happens on time.

This project has become a real express delay.

Ce projet est devenu un vrai retard express.