late in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for late in the English»French Dictionary

I.late [Brit leɪt, Am leɪt] ADJ

1. late (after expected time):

late arrival, rains, publication, implementation

tardif/-ive

in case of late delivery

en cas de retard de livraison

late essays will not be marked

les dissertations rendues en retard ne seront pas corrigées

to have a late lunch

déjeuner plus tard que d'habitude

to make a late start (getting up)

se lever tard

to make a late start (setting off)

partir tard

to get off to a late start meeting, event:

commencer tard

sorry I'm late

désolé d'être en retard

the secretary/her application form was late

la secrétaire/sa demande est arrivée en retard

to be late for work, school, appointment

être en retard pour

to make sb late

retarder qn

to be late leaving

partir en retard

to be late with the rent

payer son loyer avec du retard

dinner will be a bit late

le dîner sera retardé

Easter is late this year

Pâques tombe tard cette année

if the payment is more than three days late

si le paiement a plus de trois jours de retard

2. late (towards end of day, season, life etc):

late hour, supper, date, pregnancy

tardif/-ive

late plant, variety BOT

tardif/-ive

to have a late lecture on Mondays

avoir un cours tard le lundi

to take a late holiday Brit or vacation Am

prendre des vacances tard en saison

to keep late hours

se coucher tard

to have a late night

(aller) se coucher tard

you've had too many late nights this week

tu t'es couché trop tard toute la semaine

to watch the late film on television

regarder le dernier film à la télévision

in later life

plus tard dans la vie

to be in one's late fifties

approcher de la soixantaine

a man in his late thirties

un homme proche de la quarantaine

to be a late starter

commencer tard

at this late stage

à ce stade avancé

in late January

(à la) fin janvier

in the late 50's/18th century

à la fin des années 50/du XVIII e siècle

late Renaissance art

l'art de la fin de la Renaissance

late Victorian architecture etc

de la fin de l'époque victorienne

in the late Middle Ages

au bas moyen âge

it will be late afternoon when I arrive

j'arriverai en fin d'après-midi

the latest appointment is at 4 pm

le dernier rendez-vous est à 16 h

the latest date you can apply

la date limite de dépôt des candidatures

3. late (towards end of series):

in one of her later films

dans un de ses derniers films

Shakespeare's later plays

les dernières pièces de Shakespeare

in later editions of the newspaper

dans les dernières éditions du journal

in a later novel

dans un roman postérieur

later models are fully automatic

les modèles postérieurs sont entièrement automatiques

her later experiments

ses expériences ultérieures

at a later meeting

à une réunion ultérieure

have you a later recording?

avez-vous un enregistrement plus récent?

the latest fashions

la dernière mode

4. late (deceased):

the late President

feu le Président form

the late President

le défunt Président

my late husband

mon pauvre mari

II.late [Brit leɪt, Am leɪt] ADV

1. late (after expected time):

late arrive, leave, start, finish

en retard

to be running late person:

être en retard

to be running late train, bus:

avoir du retard

to start three months late

commencer avec trois mois de retard

2. late (towards end of time period):

late get up, go to bed, open, close, end

tard

it's late, let's go to bed

il est tard, allons nous coucher

late last night/in the evening

tard hier soir/dans la soirée

late last week

à la fin de la semaine dernière

to work late

travailler tard

to work late into the night

travailler tard dans la nuit

as late as that

aussi tard (que cela)

later on

plus tard

it's a bit late in the day to do fig

c'est un peu tard pour faire

too late!

trop tard!

don't leave it too late!

n'attendez pas trop (longtemps)!

as late as possible

aussi tard que possible

to leave no later than 6 am

partir au plus tard à 6 h

to marry late

se marier sur le tard

to learn Italian late in life

apprendre l'italien sur le tard

he left for Italy six months later

il est parti pour l'Italie six mois après

see you later!

à tout à l'heure!

3. late ADMIN (formerly):

Miss Stewart, late of 48 Temple Rd

Mlle Stewart, autrefois domiciliée au 48 Temple Rd

III.of late ADV

of late

dernièrement, ces jours-ci

late Latin N

late Latin

bas latin m

late developer N

to be a late developer child:

être lent

to be a late developer adult: hum

être un peu en retard

late riser N

late riser

lève-tard mf inv

late Greek N

late Greek

grec m du Moyen Âge

late-night ADJ

late-night film

dernier/-ière

late-night attr session

en nocturne

it's late-night shopping on Thursdays

les magasins restent ouverts tard le jeudi

Translations for late in the French»English Dictionary

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feu (feue)

late

feu la reine, la feue reine

the late queen

arrière-saison

late autumn Brit

arrière-saison

late fall Am

tardif (tardive) repas, heure, floraison, grossesse

late

à une heure tardive

at a late hour

à un âge trop tardif

too late in life

lève-tard

late riser

late in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for late in the English»French Dictionary

I.late [leɪt] ADJ

1. late (after appointed time):

late

en retard

late arrival, frost

tardif(-ive)

to be one hour late

avoir une heure de retard

2. late (delayed):

late

retardé(e)

3. late (advanced time):

late

tard

it's getting late

il se fait tard

late nineteenth-century

la fin du dix-neuvième siècle

late summer

la fin de l'été

to be in one's late twenties

avoir la vingtaine bien tassée

to keep late hours

se coucher tard

4. late (deceased):

late

feu

my late father

feu mon père

5. late (recent):

late

récent(e)

II.late [leɪt] ADV

1. late (after usual time):

late

en retard

too little, too late

trop peu, trop tard

2. late (at an advanced time):

late in the day/at night

vers la fin du jour/tard dans la nuit

late in life

sur le tard

3. late (recently):

late

pas plus tard que

of late

récemment

Phrases:

it's rather late in the day to +infin

c'est un peu tard pour +infin

late night show N TV

late night show

programme m de fin de soirée

Translations for late in the French»English Dictionary

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tardivement

late

tardif (-ive) fruits, fleurs

late

lève-tard

late riser

dépanneur

late-night store

arrière-saison

late autumn

en nocturne

late-night

attardé(e)

late

tard

late

le plus tard possible

as late as possible

mieux vaut tard que jamais prov

better late than never

sur le tard

late in the day

late Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to work late into the night

travailler tard dans la nuit

to be in one's late twenties

avoir la vingtaine bien tassée

late in the day/at night

vers la fin du jour/tard dans la nuit

it's rather late in the day to +infin

c'est un peu tard pour +infin

to stay out late/past midnight

rentrer tard/après minuit

he is late although he left early

il est en retard bien qu'il soit parti à temps

to make a late/early start

commencer tard/de bonne heure

you won't be late, will you?

tu ne seras pas en retard, n'est-ce pas?

it must be getting late, mustn't it?

il doit se faire tard, non?

arriving late, that's him all over!

arriver en retard, c'est bien dans son style!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

It also closes midweek and some weekends during the late fall, winter, and early spring.

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Every year since then unofficial races have been organised during the late spring bank holiday by local enthusiasts.

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The festival helped promote many new hard rock and heavy metal acts of the late 1990s and early 2000s.

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The 4 squadron operated these aircraft until late 1942, when the survivors, worn out, were used as training aircraft.

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Cancer of the esophagus is often detected late inasmuch as there are typically no early symptoms.

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He played the vibraphone, flute, piano, synthesizers and occasional drums, and he was with the band from late 1969 until late 1972.

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When the reclamation land for the project was done in the late 1990s.

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The myxomatosis virus was also released in the late 1990s to combat rabbits, but failed to wipe them out so rabbit hunters were brought in.

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She took a break for maternity leave in late 2004, returning in early 2005.

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There's too much faulty wiring in this low-caliber actioner and any emotional payoff comes far too late.

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