TARDO, tardo
Sounds Like: TAR-doh
Translations: delay, hinder, make slow, impede, linger, tarry, be slow, be tardy, slow, tardy, sluggish, dull, late
From the root: TARDO
Part of Speech: Verb, Adjective
Explanation: As a verb, 'tardo' means to delay, hinder, or make slow. It is a first conjugation verb. It can be used transitively to describe the act of slowing something down or impeding its progress, or intransitively to describe the act of lingering or being slow oneself. As an adjective, 'tardo' means slow, tardy, sluggish, or dull, describing a characteristic of a person or thing.
Inflection: Verb: First person singular, present active indicative. Adjective: Nominative or vocative, masculine singular.
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From the same root
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- TARDATIS — you delay, you are delaying, delay!
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