late
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The meaning (definition) of the word late
after the usual or expected time
The word late used in a sentence
“We were late because the bus broke down.”
How the word late is said around the world
| French | en retard (ahn ruh-TAHR) |
| Spanish | tarde (TAHR-thay) |
| Mandarin | 迟到 (chee dow) |
| Hindi | देर (dayr) |
| Arabic | متأخر (moo-TAH-kh-kheer) |
| Russian | поздно (POHZ-nu) |
| Portuguese (EU) | atrasado (uht-ruh-ZAH-duu) |
| Portuguese (BR) | atrasado (aht-rah-ZAH-duu) |
| Japanese | 遅い (oh-SOHEE) |
| German | spät (shpairt) |
| Urdu | دیر سے (dayr say) |
| Punjabi | ਦੇਰ ਨਾਲ (dayr nahl) |
| Korean | 늦은 (nu-JUN) |
| Hebrew | מְאוּחָר (MAYOO-khahr) |
| Greek | αργά (ahr-GHAH) |
| Dutch | laat (laht) |
| Tagalog | huli (HOO-lee) |
| Vietnamese | muộn (MOO-uhn) |
| Turkish | geç (gyech) |
| Persian | دیر (deer) |
| Polish | późno (POOZH-naw) |
| Ukrainian | пізно (PEEZ-noh) |
| Bengali | দেরি (DAY-ree) |
| Swedish | sen (sayn) |
| Italian | in ritardo (een ree-TAHR-doh) |
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