Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin retardāre.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ri.tarˈda.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: ri‧tar‧dà‧re

Verb edit

ritardàre (first-person singular present ritàrdo, first-person singular past historic ritardài, past participle ritardàto, auxiliary avére)

  1. (transitive) to delay, to defer, to hold up
  2. (transitive) to retard, to slow down
  3. (intransitive) to delay
  4. (intransitive) to be late
  5. (intransitive) to be slow (of a clock)

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Further reading edit

  • ritardare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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