retarder

English

Etymology

retard +‎ -er

Noun

retarder (plural retarders)

  1. Something which retards or slows.
    Synonyms: bottleneck, inhibitor, retardant, limiter
    Antonyms: accelerant, promoter, quickener
    The substance acted as a retarder to the chemical reaction because it radically changed the pH.
  2. (mechanical engineering) A device for slowing down large trucks, lorries, buses.
  3. (baking) A refrigerator used to slow down proofing of yeast when making dough.

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French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʁə.taʁ.de/
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Verb

retarder

  1. to retard, to slow down
    Sa bêtise nous a énormément retardé.
    His stupidity greatly slowed us down.
  2. to postpone, to put back

Conjugation
Conjugation of retarder (see also Appendix:French verbs)
present participle retardant
/ʁə.taʁ.dɑ̃/
past participle retardé
/ʁə.taʁ.de/
infinitive
simple retarder
compound avoir + past participle
gerund1
simple retardant
/ʁə.taʁ.dɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present retarde
/ʁə.taʁd/		 retardes
/ʁə.taʁd/		 retarde
/ʁə.taʁd/		 retardons
/ʁə.taʁ.dɔ̃/		 retardez
/ʁə.taʁ.de/		 retardent
/ʁə.taʁd/
imperfect retardais
/ʁə.taʁ.dɛ/		 retardais
/ʁə.taʁ.dɛ/		 retardait
/ʁə.taʁ.dɛ/		 retardions
/ʁə.taʁ.djɔ̃/		 retardiez
/ʁə.taʁ.dje/		 retardaient
/ʁə.taʁ.dɛ/
past historic2 retardai
/ʁə.taʁ.de/		 retardas
/ʁə.taʁ.da/		 retarda
/ʁə.taʁ.da/		 retardâmes
/ʁə.taʁ.dam/		 retardâtes
/ʁə.taʁ.dat/		 retardèrent
/ʁə.taʁ.dɛʁ/
future retarderai
/ʁə.taʁ.də.ʁe/		 retarderas
/ʁə.taʁ.də.ʁa/		 retardera
/ʁə.taʁ.də.ʁa/		 retarderons
/ʁə.taʁ.də.ʁɔ̃/		 retarderez
/ʁə.taʁ.də.ʁe/		 retarderont
/ʁə.taʁ.də.ʁɔ̃/
conditional retarderais
/ʁə.taʁ.də.ʁɛ/		 retarderais
/ʁə.taʁ.də.ʁɛ/		 retarderait
/ʁə.taʁ.də.ʁɛ/		 retarderions
/ʁə.taʁ.də.ʁjɔ̃/		 retarderiez
/ʁə.taʁ.də.ʁje/		 retarderaient
/ʁə.taʁ.də.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present retarde
/ʁə.taʁd/		 retardes
/ʁə.taʁd/		 retarde
/ʁə.taʁd/		 retardions
/ʁə.taʁ.djɔ̃/		 retardiez
/ʁə.taʁ.dje/		 retardent
/ʁə.taʁd/
imperfect2 retardasse
/ʁə.taʁ.das/		 retardasses
/ʁə.taʁ.das/		 retardât
/ʁə.taʁ.da/		 retardassions
/ʁə.taʁ.da.sjɔ̃/		 retardassiez
/ʁə.taʁ.da.sje/		 retardassent
/ʁə.taʁ.das/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — retarde
/ʁə.taʁd/		 — retardons
/ʁə.taʁ.dɔ̃/		 retardez
/ʁə.taʁ.de/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 Only usable with preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, the past historic, past anterior, imperfect subjunctive and pluperfect subjunctive tenses may be found to have been replaced with the indicative present perfect, indicative pluperfect, present subjunctive and past subjunctive tenses respectively (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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Latin

Verb

retarder

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of retardō

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin retardō.

Verb

retarder

  1. (transitive) to retard; to delay; to make late
    • li qel paiement par la dite encheson ad esté uncore retardez, Bretigny 28.18
      The aforementioned payment by the same occasion has again been delayed

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-d, *-ds, *-dt are modified to t, z, t. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of retarder (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive retarder avoir retardé
gerund en retardant Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle retardant
past participle retardé
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present retart retardes retarde retardons retardez retardent
imperfect retardoie, retardeie, retardoe, retardeve retardoies, retardeies, retardoes, retardeves retardoit, retardeit, retardot, retardeve retardiiens, retardiens retardiiez, retardiez retardoient, retardeient, retardoent, retardevent
preterite retardai retardas retarda retardames retardastes retarderent
future retarderai retarderas retardera retarderons retarderoiz, retardereiz, retarderez retarderont
conditional retarderoie, retardereie retarderoies, retardereies retarderoit, retardereit retarderiiens, retarderiens retarderiiez, retarderiez retarderoient, retardereient
compound
tenses		 present perfect Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
past anterior Use the preterite tense of avoir followed by the past participle
future perfect Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
conditional perfect Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present retart retarz retart retardons retardez retardent
imperfect retardasse retardasses retardast retardissons, retardissiens retardissoiz, retardissez, retardissiez retardassent
compound
tenses		 past Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
pluperfect Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— retarde — retardons retardez —

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