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Learn Spanish (Spain): tarde - late

Spanish (Spain)
/Stem-changing verbs: o to ue
/tarde

tarde

Word

tarde

Meaning

late

Part of speech

adverb

Pronunciation

Course

Spanish (Spain)

Lesson

Stem-changing verbs: o to ue

Usages of tarde

Trabajo mucho y duermo tarde.

I work a lot and sleep late.

Él vuelve al hotel tarde.

He returns to the hotel late.

Hacemos la cena tarde.

We make dinner late.

El niño se levanta tarde.

The boy gets up late.

Me acuesto muy tarde.

I go to bed very late.

Los jueves comemos tarde.

On Thursdays we eat late.

Les gusta dormir tarde.

They like to sleep late.

¿Te levantas tarde?

Do you get up late?

¿Os levantáis tarde?

Do you all get up late?

Vosotros os acostáis muy tarde.

You all go to bed very late.

Siempre me acuesto tarde.

I always go to bed late.

Aparqué el coche y llegué tarde al ayuntamiento.

I parked the car and arrived late to the city hall.

Siento llegar tarde.

I am sorry to arrive late.

Los domingos me despierto tarde.

On Sundays I wake up late.

Ayer llegamos a la pensión muy tarde.

Yesterday we arrived at the guesthouse very late.

Era tarde, así que cogimos un taxi.

It was late, so we took a taxi.

La médica ha llegado tarde hoy por el atasco.

The doctor has arrived late today because of the traffic jam.

No ensayes con la batería tan tarde.

Do not rehearse with the drums so late.

Antes, el ensayo del grupo empezaba tarde.

Before, the group's rehearsal used to start late.

No pudimos hacer el transbordo porque el avión había aterrizado tarde.

We couldn't make the transfer because the plane had landed late.

Ya era tarde, pero las pasajeras todavía no habían embarcado.

It was already late, but the passengers had not boarded yet.

No quiero que mi jefa me obligue a trabajar tarde.

I do not want my boss to force me to work late.

La madrina llamará al cura por si llega tarde.

The groom's sponsor will call the priest in case he arrives late.

Anoche llegué a casa tardísimo.

Last night I got home really late.

Hoy he llegado más tarde que el jefe.

Today I arrived later than the boss.

Mi padre se enfada si llego tarde.

My father gets angry if I arrive late.

Esta noche vamos a acostarnos tarde.

Tonight we are going to go to bed late.

Los españoles cenan muy tarde.

Spaniards have dinner very late.

La tele dice que la mayoría de los trenes llegan tarde hoy.

The TV says that most of the trains are arriving late today.

Ten en cuenta que en España se cena tarde.

Bear in mind that in Spain people have dinner late.

¡Hala, a la cama! Ya es muy tarde.

Come on, off to bed! It's already very late.

Hoy has llegado igual de tarde que ayer.

You arrived just as late today as yesterday.

La van a amonestar por haber llegado tan tarde.

They are going to reprimand her for having arrived so late.

Mira, llego tarde, que me he liado con el correo.

Look, I am arriving late, because I got sidetracked with the email.

Total, que llegamos tarde, resulta que estaba cerrado y, para colmo, empezó a llover.

Long story short, we arrived late, it turns out that it was closed and, to top it off, it started to rain.

Han llegado muy tarde, pero hay doscientos y pico espectadores.

They have arrived very late, but there are two hundred and something spectators.

No llames al administrador tan tarde.

Don't call the property manager so late.

La abogada gubernamental llegó tarde a la reunión ayer.

The governmental lawyer arrived late to the meeting yesterday.

El cartero llegó tarde ayer.

The mail carrier arrived late yesterday.

Este mes la regla me ha venido tarde.

This month my period has come late.

Llegar tarde es de mala educación.

Arriving late is bad manners.

Sin el despertador, el novio habría llegado tarde a la boda.

Without the alarm clock, the groom would have arrived late at the wedding.

Llegamos a nuestro destino muy tarde.

We arrived at our destination very late.

Llega tarde todos los días, y eso me molesta mucho.

He arrives late every day, and that bothers me a lot.

Mi madre me riñó por llegar tarde.

My mother told me off for arriving late.

Carmen, que nunca llega tarde, hoy ha llegado a las diez.

Carmen, who is never late, arrived at ten today.

Quienes lleguen tarde no podrán entrar.

Those who arrive late will not be able to come in.

Llegamos tarde a causa del tráfico.

We arrived late because of the traffic.

Llegó tarde y encima fue muy borde con nosotros.

He arrived late and on top of that he was really nasty to us.

Los españoles tienden a cenar tarde.

Spaniards tend to have dinner late.

Llegó tarde tres veces y, en consecuencia, lo despidieron.

He arrived late three times and, as a result, they fired him.

En fin, ya es tarde y me voy a casa.

Anyway, it's late now and I'm going home.

Llegamos algo tarde a la boda.

We arrived a bit late to the wedding.

Es muy tarde. ¡A dormir!

It's very late. Time for bed!

Mi compañero se llevó una bronca por llegar tarde.

My colleague got a telling-off for arriving late.

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