Late - Tard (The 348th Most Common French Word)

In French, the word for Late is Tard. It can be used as adverb. This word often comes up when talking about sickness & injuries, time & frequency. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 348th most commonly used word in French. Tap on the speaker icon to listen to their pronunciations, and you can also see example sentences for context below. Download our app to practice this and the other 3000 most common French words with over 60000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types.

Pronunciation

English: late

French: tard

Examples


It's too late anyway.	C'est trop tard, de toutes les façons.
His mother died four years later.	Sa mère est décédée quatre ans plus tard.
We can talk about this later.	Nous pouvons en parler plus tard.
Her father always comes home late.	Son père revient toujours tard à la maison.
I'll ring you later.	Je t'appelle plus tard.
Tell him you love him before it's too late	Dis-lui que tu l'aimes avant qu'il ne soit trop tard.
Well, it's getting late. Let's go now.	Bon, il commence à se faire tard. Allons-y maintenant.
I'm truly sorry for having returned home late.	Je suis vraiment désolé d'être rentré si tard à la maison.

The order came too late.	La commande est arrivée trop tard.
He came home late last night.	Il est rentré tard hier soir.
You'll have to come back a little later: the man who deals with that issue has just gone out.	Il faudra revenir un peu plus tard : l'homme qui s'occupe de ce dossier vient de sortir.
He worked until late at night.	Il était au travail jusque tard la nuit.
I can come back later.	Je peux revenir plus tard.
You are home late.	Vous rentrez tard.
Some people say that eating late at night is bad for your health.	Certaines personnes disent que manger tard le soir est mauvais pour la santé.
Come back later.	Reviens plus tard.
He'll make a good lawyer sooner or later.	Il fera un bon avocat tôt ou tard.
He rang back three minutes later.	Il a rappelé trois minutes plus tard.
We can finish it later.	Nous pouvons le finir plus tard.
I don't want to go, and besides it's too late.	Je ne veux pas y aller, et en plus c'est trop tard.
It's late already, time to go to sleep.	Il est tard maintenant, il est temps d'aller dormir.