tard
See also: t-ard, 'tard, -tard, and tárd
English
Alternative forms
- 'tard
Etymology
Aphetic form of retard.
Pronunciation
Audio (AU) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)d
Noun
tard (plural tards)
- (slang, derogatory, offensive) A person with mental retardation.
- (slang, derogatory, offensive) A person who acts stupidly.
Usage notes
See the usage notes about retard.
Related terms
- celebutard
- flattard
- fucktard
- globetard
- libertard
- libtard
- spamtard
Anagrams
- ADRT, Art.D., DART, DTRA, Dart, dart, drat, trad
Catalan
Etymology
From Old Catalan tart, from Latin tardē.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈtaɾt/
- (Central) IPA(key): /ˈtart/
Adverb
tard
- late
Related terms
- més val tard que no mai
- tarda
- tardà
- tardejar
- tard o d'hora
References
- “tard” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “tard” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French
Etymology
From Old French tard, tart, from Latin tarde.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /taʁ/
- (France) IPA(key): /taʁ/
- (Quebec, formal) IPA(key): [tɑːʁ]
- (Quebec, informal) IPA(key): [tɑɔ̯ʁ̥]
- Rhymes: -aʁ
Adverb
tard
- late
- 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.
- Antonym: tôt
- 2018, Zaz, Plume
Derived terms
- à plus tard
- au plus tard
- couche-tard
- mieux vaut tard que jamais
- sur le tard
- tôt ou tard
Related terms
- attardé
- attarder
- retard
- retarder
- tarder
- tardif
Further reading
- “tard”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Norman
Alternative forms
- trad (Jersey)
Etymology
From Old French tard, tart, from Latin tarde.
Adverb
tard
- (Guernsey) late
Occitan
Etymology
From Old Occitan tard, from Latin tarde.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tart]
Audio (file)
Adverb
tard
- late
- un pau pus tard ― a bit later