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retard
le retard
A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., l’homme, le soleil).
b. delay
Nous vous prions de nous excuser pour le retard de ce train.We apologize for this train's delay.
c. late arrival
Paul n'a pas voulu expliquer la raison de son retard.Paul didn't want to explain the reason for his late arrival.
d. failure to arrive on time
Le retard d'Émilie a perturbé le début de la réunion.Émilie's failure to arrive on time disrupted the start of the meeting.
e. no direct translation
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
Je vous prie de m’excuser pour mon retard.Please excuse me for being late.
Le train avait beaucoup de retard ce matin.The train was very late this morning.
a. gap
Le retard du peloton sur l'échappée se creuse.The gap between the peloton and the breakaway is widening.
b. learning disability
L'enseignant soupçonne un léger retard chez cet élève.The teacher suspects that this student may have a slight learning disability.
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