retard

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈriːtɑːrd/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/rɪˈtɑrd for 1; ˈritɑrd for Slang, 2/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ri tärd, for 13, 5; tärd for 4)


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retard n pejorative, offensive!!, informal, mainly US (insult: unintelligent person) (ofensivo)subnormal n común
  (ofensivo)retrasado, retrasada nm, nf
  (coloquial)tarado, tarada nm, nf
  (coloquial)imbécil n común
 Oh my God! You think the sun moves around the earth? You are such a retard!
 ¡Dios mío! ¿Crees que el Sol gira en torno a la Tierra? ¡Eres un subnormal!
retard n pejorative, offensive!!!, informal, US (person with learning difficulties) (ofensivo)retrasado, retrasada nm, nf
  (ofensivo)subnormal n común
  (anticuado, ofensivo)tarado, tarada nm, nf
  (anticuado, ofensivo)imbécil n común
 Frank was given detention for calling the kid with learning difficulties a retard.
 Castigaron a Frank por decirle retrasado a un niño con dificultades de aprendizaje.
retard [sth] vtr (delay, slow down)retrasar vtr
  demorar vtr
 The financial problems retarded the project.
 Los problemas financieros retrasaron el proyecto.
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'retard' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Collocations: automotive: a retard in the [distributor, combustion] settings, slang, offensive: I'm not a retard!, slang, offensive: what are you doing, retard?, more...

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