retardo

See also: retardó

English

Noun

retardo (plural retardos)

  1. (slang, derogatory, offensive) retard

Catalan

Verb

retardo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of retardar

Latin

Etymology

    From re- +‎ tardus (slow).

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    retardō (present infinitive retardāre, perfect active retardāvī, supine retardātum); first conjugation

    1. to hinder, delay, detain, impede or retard
      Synonyms: tardō, dētineō, cū̆nctor, moror, prōtrahō, trahō, dubitō, differō
      Antonyms: ruō, accurrō, currō, festīnō, prōvolō, properō, corripiō, mātūrō
      • 69 BCE, Cicero, De Imperio Cn. Pompei 5, 13:
        ...tamen impetus hostium repressos esse intellegunt ac retardatos.
        ...nevertheless, they understand the enemies' attacks were hindered and restrained

    Conjugation

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Catalan: retardar
    • English: retard
    • French: retarder
    • Galician: retardar
    • Italian: ritardare
    • Portuguese: retardar
    • Romanian: retarda
    • Spanish: retardar

    References

    • retardo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • retardo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • retardo”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

    Portuguese

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈtaʁ.du/ [heˈtaɦ.du]
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨˈtaɾ.du/ [ʁɨˈtaɾ.ðu]

    Etymology 1

    Noun

    retardo m (plural retardos)

    1. retard, retardation (the state of being tardy)
      1. mental retardation
      2. (slang, derogatory) behavior perceived as stupid, nonsensical or childish
    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    Verb

    retardo

    1. first-person singular present indicative of retardar

    Further reading

    Spanish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /reˈtaɾdo/ [reˈt̪aɾ.ð̞o]
    • Rhymes: -aɾdo
    • Syllabification: re‧tar‧do

    Etymology 1

    Deverbal from retardar.

    Noun

    retardo m (plural retardos)

    1. delay
      Synonyms: demora, retraso
      • 2015 July 30, “El número de pobres energéticos en Cataluña sube el 77% en un año”, in El País[1]:
        El porcentaje de personas que sufren retardos en el pago de gastos relacionados con el hogar roza el 10%.
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    Etymology 2

    Verb

    retardo

    1. first-person singular present indicative of retardar

    Further reading