en retard

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en retard

  • \ɑ̃ ʁə.taʁ\
  • [ɑ̃ ʁə.taʁ] Paris
  • [ɑ̃ ʁǝ.taʁ] France (Vosges)

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De retard.

adverb

  1. Après le moment prévu. Aussi, dès qu’il arrive, agace-t-il les demoiselles de comptoir, dont les yeux vifs attirent force chalands ; se gaudit au sein des parures, des fichus, de la mousseline façonnée par ces habiles ouvrières ; ou, plus souvent encore, avant de dîner, il sert une pratique, copie une page du journal ou p

Similar: à la bourre

Thesaurus

adverb

Similar: à la bourre

In English

  • late not arriving until after an expected time
  • tardy later in relation to the proper time
  • overdue Late; especially, past a deadline or too late to fulfill a need
  • belatedly in a belated manner
  • behind time arriving late

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"en retard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/fr/en%20retard. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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en retard. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/fr/en%20retard

Chicago

"en retard." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/fr/en%20retard.

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@misc{en_retard_2026,
  title = {en retard},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/fr/en%20retard},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}