retardado

Portuguese

Etymology

From retardo +‎ -ado.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.taʁˈda.du/ [he.taɦˈda.du]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʁe.taɾˈda.du/ [he.taɾˈda.du]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁe.taʁˈda.du/ [χe.taʁˈda.du]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.taɻˈda.do/ [he.taɻˈda.do]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.tɐɾˈda.du/ [ʁɨ.tɐɾˈða.ðu]

  • Hyphenation: re‧tar‧da‧do

Adjective

retardado (feminine retardada, masculine plural retardados, feminine plural retardadas, comparable, comparative mais retardado, superlative o mais retardado or retardadíssimo)

  1. retarded
    1. delayed in development
      Synonyms: tardio, demorado, lento, devagar
    2. having mental retardation
    3. (derogatory) lacking intelligence; stupid, dumb, irrational
      Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota

Noun

retardado m (plural retardados, feminine retardada, feminine plural retardadas)

  1. a retarded person, a retard
    1. a person affected by mental retardation
    2. (derogatory) fool, idiot
      Synonyms: see Thesaurus:idiota

Participle

retardado (feminine retardada, masculine plural retardados, feminine plural retardadas)

  1. past participle of retardar

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /retaɾˈdado/ [re.t̪aɾˈð̞a.ð̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ado
  • Syllabification: re‧tar‧da‧do

Adjective

retardado (feminine retardada, masculine plural retardados, feminine plural retardadas)

  1. (often derogatory) retarded

Derived terms

Noun

retardado m (plural retardados, feminine retardada, feminine plural retardadas)

  1. (often derogatory) retard

Participle

retardado (feminine retardada, masculine plural retardados, feminine plural retardadas)

  1. past participle of retardar

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