retard — [ r(ə)tar ] n. m. • 1677 sens 2; de retarder; a remplacé retardement 1 ♦ Le fait d arriver trop tard, de se manifester, de se produire après le moment fixé, attendu. Le retard d une personne à un rendez vous. Le retard d un train. ♢ EN RETARD.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
retard — RETÁRD, retarde, adj. (Despre medicamente) A cărui acţiune este prelungită prin adăugarea unor substanţe care se resorb lent în organism. – Din fr. rétard. Trimis de LauraGellner, 08.07.2004. Sursa: DEX 98 retárd s. n. Trimis de siveco,… … Dicționar Român
Retard — Re*tard , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Retarded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Retarding}.] [L. retardare, retardatum; pref. re re + tardare to make slow, to delay, fr. tardus slow: cf. F. retarder. See {Tardy}.] 1. To keep delaying; to continue to hinder; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Retard — Re*tard , n. 1. Retardation; delay. [1913 Webster] 2. A mentally retarded person. [Colloq. and disparaging] [PJC] 3. a person who is stupid or inept, especially in social situations. [Colloq. and disparaging] [PJC] {Retard of the tide}, or {Age… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
retard — m. retard … Diccionari Personau e Evolutiu
Retard — Re*tard , v. i. To stay back. [Obs.] Sir. T. Browne. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Retard — (franz., spr. rötār, »Verzögerung«), s. Avance … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Retard — (frz., spr. ahr), s. Avance … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
retard — I (delay) verb check, countercheck, defer, detain, ease off, hamper, hinder, hold up, impede, inhibit, interfere, procrastinate, stall, stem II (obstruct) verb arrest, bar, block, check, clog, condemn, constrict, control, cramp, curb, debar,… … Law dictionary
retard — (v.) late 15c., from Fr. retarder (13c.), from L. retardare (see RETARDATION (Cf. retardation)). The noun is recorded from 1788 in the sense retardation, delay; from 1970 in offensive meaning retarded person, originally Amer.Eng., with accent on… … Etymology dictionary
retard — *delay, slow, slacken, detain Analogous words: reduce, lessen, *decrease: *arrest, check, interrupt: clog, fetter, *hamper: balk, baffle (see FRUSTRATE) Antonyms: accelerate: advance, further … New Dictionary of Synonyms
