tard
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Aphetic form of retard.
Pronunciation
Audio (General Australian): (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)d
- Homophone: tarred
Noun
tard (plural tards) (slang, derogatory, offensive)
- A person with mental retardation.
- A person who acts stupidly.
Usage notes
- See the usage notes about retard.
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Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Old Catalan tart, from Latin tardē.
Pronunciation
Adverb
tard
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References
- “tard”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “tard” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
Inherited from Old French tard, tart, from Latin tarde.
Pronunciation
- (France) IPA(key): /taʁ/
Audio: (file)
- (Quebec, formal) IPA(key): /tɑːʁ/
- (Quebec, Gaspésie, informal) IPA(key): /tɑɔ̯ʁ̥/
Audio: (file)
Audio (Switzerland (Valais)): (file) Audio (France (Paris)): (file) Audio (France (Vosges)): (file) Audio (France (Lyon)): (file) - Rhymes: -aʁ
Adverb
tard
- late
- Antonym: tôt
- 2018, Zaz, Plume:
- Je ne pense qu'à aujourd'hui. C'est trop tard pour hier.
- I'm thinking only of today. It's too late for yesterday.
Derived terms
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Further reading
- “tard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Maltese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtart/
- Rhymes: -art
Adverb
tard
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Norman
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Old French tard, tart, from Latin tarde.
Adverb
tard
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan tard, from Latin tarde.
Pronunciation
Adverb
tard
- late
- un pau pus tard ― a bit later