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Le vol a beaucoup de retard ce soir.

Le vol a beaucoup de retard ce soir.
The flight has a lot of delay tonight.
From Lesson 35:The verb to come (venir)·French

Questions & Answers about Le vol a beaucoup de retard ce soir.

Why is it beaucoup de and not beaucoup du?
After words that express quantity like beaucoup (a lot), you almost always use just de or d'. It doesn't combine with le to become du, even though retard is a masculine noun.
Why do we use a (has) here instead of saying the flight is late?
In French, transportation like planes and trains have a delay (avoir du retard). If you are talking about a person being late, you use the verb to be: être en retard (to be late).
Can vol mean anything else besides "flight"?
Yes, le vol can also mean "theft" or "robbery". In French, the verb voler means both "to fly" and "to steal". You just have to look at the context of the sentence to know which one makes sense.
Does ce soir mean "this evening" or "tonight"?
It means both! Ce is a word that means "this" or "that", and soir means "evening". French doesn't have a separate single word for "tonight", so ce soir is used for both.

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