Tarde (en. Late)

/taʁd/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adverb

Designates a moment later than the one planned.

He arrived late to the meeting.

Il est arrivé tard à la réunion.

Indicates an advanced time of day.

We had dinner late in the evening.

Nous avons dîné tard dans la soirée.

Can evoke a delay in relation to a scheduled event.

She is often late to her appointments.

Elle est souvent en retard à ses rendez-vous.

From Latin 'tardus' meaning 'slow' or 'late'.

late at night

means late at night.

tard dans la nuit

it is late

indicates that the hour is advanced.

il est tard

to arrive late

means to arrive after the scheduled time.

arriver en retard

late or never

means it is better to do something late than not to do it at all.

tard ou jamais

delay

The action of arriving after the scheduled time.

retard

latecomer

A person who is late.

retardataire

late

In a late manner.

tardivement

To be in 'late' mode

After the party, they were all in late mode and tired.

Après la fête, ils étaient tous en mode tarde et fatigués.

To take one's time

We don't care, just take your time, be late.

On s'en fout, prends juste ton temps, sois tarde.