come+mai+hai+tardato+tanto+

1. v/t delay

2. v/i be late

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tardare v. intr. to be late, to be long, to delay: l'aeroplano tardò due ore a causa della nebbia, the plane was two hours late (o was delayed two hours) because of the fog; non tardò a rendersi conto che aveva fatto un errore, he soon realized that he had made a mistake; tardò per il pranzo, he was late for dinner; tardai a risponderti perché pensavo che sarei venuto di persona, I was late in (o I put off) answering you because I expected to come in person; non tardare, vieni subito, don't be long (o don't delay), come at once; non capisco perché tardino tanto, I can't understand why they are so late; tardare nei pagamenti, to be late in (o to delay) paying

◆ v.tr. to delay, to defer, to put* off: tardare un pagamento, to delay (o to defer o to put off) a payment; tardare la consegna della merce, to delay the delivery of the goods.

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1. vi

(aus avere) to be late

2. vt

(consegna) to delay

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verbo intransitivo (aus. avere)

1) (metterci tempo) to be* late, to be* long

2) (essere in ritardo)

verbo transitivo to delay

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tardare

/tar'dare/ [1]

I verbo intransitivo

 (aus. avere)

 1 (metterci tempo) to be* late, to be* long; tardare a fare qcs. to delay doing sth.; non tarderà a rendersene conto he will soon realize it; tardare a rispondere to be late answering, to be slow to answer; tardare ad arrivare [stagione, reazione] to be late; non tarderanno ad arrivare they will soon be here; ormai non dovrebbe tardare he won't be long now

 2 (essere in ritardo) tardare a un appuntamento to be late for an appointment

II verbo transitivo

 to delay.

1. vi

(aus avere) to be late

2. vt

(consegna) to delay