What does ritardo in Italian mean?

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

The word ritardo in Italian means delay, delay, suspension, be late, be delayed, delay, set back, arrive late, be late, days delayed, the train is delayed by, the train is running [ ] minutes behind schedule, late, delayed, make up for lateness, make up for delay, mental retardation. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word ritardo

delay

sostantivo maschile (violazione di limite di tempo)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il capo non perdonerà un altro ritardo nelle consegne.
The boss won't forgive another delay in delivery.

delay

sostantivo maschile (rallentamento, indugio)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Il motore sovralimentato presenta un ritardo del turbo.
The supercharged engine has a delayed turbo.

suspension

sostantivo maschile (musica (prolungamento di una nota) (music)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'insegnante di musica le suggerì di applicare la tecnica del ritardo.
The music teacher suggested applying the suspension technique.

be late, be delayed

verbo intransitivo (essere in ritardo)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Vi chiamo per informarvi che ritarderò di una mezz'ora a causa di un incidente.
I'm calling to let you know that I'll be half an hour late due to an accident.

delay, set back

verbo transitivo o transitivo pronominale (prorogare)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Le lungaggini burocratiche hanno ritardato l'inizio dei lavori.
Red tape slowness has delayed the works.

arrive late

be late

days delayed

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

the train is delayed by, the train is running [ ] minutes behind schedule

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

late, delayed

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
In Italia un treno in ritardo di meno di cinque minuti non viene nemmeno annunciato.
In Italy, a train that is less than five minutes late isn't even announced.

make up for lateness, make up for delay

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")

mental retardation

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