What does attarder in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word attarder in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use attarder in French.

The word attarder in French means delay, linger, dawdle, loiter, stay behind, lag behind, linger, linger over, linger over. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word attarder

delay

verbe transitif (vieilli (retarder)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il ne faut pas trop les attarder ou ils vont manquer leur train.
They shouldn't delay too much or they'll miss their train.

linger, dawdle, loiter

verbe pronominal (traîner, flâner)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Après la fermeture, les clients du bar s'attardaient encore sur le trottoir.
After closing time, the bar's customers lingered on the sidewalk.

stay behind, lag behind

verbe pronominal (rester en arrière)

Ces coureurs s'attardent en queue de peloton.
These runners are lagging behind the rest of the pack.

linger

verbe pronominal (passer du temps sur [qch])

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
J'avais prévu de passer l'après-midi à visiter le centre-ville mais comme il a plu, finalement, je ne me suis pas attardé.
I'd planned to spend the afternoon visiting the center but since it rained, in the end I didn't linger.

linger over

(passer du temps sur [qch])

Nous nous sommes longuement attardés sur cette peinture de Millet.
We lingered for a long time over this painting by Millet.

linger over

(s'arrêter)

Il ne faut pas s'attarder sur les détails mais se concentrer sur l'essentiel.
You shouldn't linger over the details but concentrate on the essential part.

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