tarde

=

late

adverb

Learn more about this adverb in the Answers section.

tarde
feminine noun
1. afternoon (hasta las cinco); evening (después de las cinco)
  • por la tarde -> in the afternoon; (hasta las cinco) in the evening (después de las cinco)
  • buenas tardes -> good afternoon; (hasta las cinco) good evening (después de las cinco)
  • de tarde en tarde -> from time to time
  • muy de tarde en tarde -> very occasionally
adverb
2. late
  • (demasiado) tarde -> too late
  • ya es tarde para eso -> it's too late for that now
  • llegar tarde -> to be late
  • se está haciendo tarde -> it's getting late
  • corre, no se te vaya a hacer tarde -> hurry or you'll be late
  • como muy tarde el miércoles -> by Wednesday at the latest
  • tarde o temprano -> sooner or later
  • más vale tarde que nunca -> better late than never

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tarde [tar'-day]
noun
1. Afternoon; the time from noon till night. (f)
2. Evening, the close of the day. (f)
  • A la tarde -> in the evening
  • Por la tarde -> in the afternoon
adverb
3. Late; past the time.
  • De tarde en tarde -> now and then, occasionally: seldom
  • Tarde -> mal y nunca, slow and unpunctual
  • Hacerse tarde -> to grow late
  • Más vale tarde que nunca -> better late than never
  • Para luego es tarde -> by-and-bye is too late; don’t put off
  • Algo tarde -> backward, latish
  • Tarde o temprano -> sooner or later

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