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Usages of tard
Tu te lèves tard le week-end.
You get up late on weekends.
Aujourd'hui, il est déjà tard, alors je vais rester à la maison.
Today, it is already late, so I am going to stay at home.
Paul travaille un peu tard.
Paul works a little late.
Le dimanche, je me lève tard.
On Sundays, I get up late.
En vacances, j'adore la liberté de me lever tard.
On vacation, I love the freedom of getting up late.
Je baisse la lumière parce qu'il est tard.
I lower the light because it is late.
Si Paul se lève trop tard, son humeur est aussi mauvaise que quand il manque sa correspondance.
If Paul gets up too late, his mood is as bad as when he misses his connection.
Nous gardons aussi du pain surgelé dans le congélateur au cas où des amis arriveraient tard.
We also keep frozen bread in the freezer in case friends arrive late.
Si nous partons trop tard, nous risquons de manquer le train.
If we leave too late, we risk missing the train.
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Every French noun is either masculine or feminine, and this affects the articles and adjectives used with it. "Le" is used with masculine nouns and "la" with feminine ones. Adjectives also change form to match — for example, "petit" (masc.) becomes "petite" (fem.).
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