adjective/ˈtaɾde/
late
“demasiado poco, demasiado tarde” — too little, too late
Synonyms: tardío
Antonyms: temprano
Related: atardecer, como muy tarde, de tarde a tarde, de tarde en tarde, hacerse tarde, llegar tarde, más tarde o más temprano, más vale tarde que nunca, nunca es tarde si la dicha es buena, para luego es tarde
Inherited from Old Spanish tarde, from Latin tardē.
For the term meaning both “evening” and “late”, compare typologically Mongolian орой (oroj), Chinese 晚 (wǎn), Latin sērōtinus. Also compare Italian sera, French soir (< Latin sērus).
adverb/ˈtaɾde/
late
“Siempre llega tarde.” — He/she always arrives late.
Inherited from Old Spanish tarde, from Latin tardē.
For the term meaning both “evening” and “late”, compare typologically Mongolian орой (oroj), Chinese 晚 (wǎn), Latin sērōtinus. Also compare Italian sera, French soir (< Latin sērus).
noun, feminine/ˈtaɾde/plural: tardes
tarde is feminine in Spanish.
afternoon; evening (after sunset)
“por la tarde” — in the afternoon
Inherited from Old Spanish tarde, from Latin tardē.
For the term meaning both “evening” and “late”, compare typologically Mongolian орой (oroj), Chinese 晚 (wǎn), Latin sērōtinus. Also compare Italian sera, French soir (< Latin sērus).