late

late
[leɪt] 1.
aggettivo
1) (after expected time) [arrival, rains, publication] tardivo

in case of late delivery — in caso di ritardo della consegna

to have a late lunch — pranzare tardi

sorry I'm late — mi dispiace di essere in ritardo, scusa il ritardo

I'm late (for school, work) — sono in ritardo

to make sb. late — fare ritardare qcn., far fare tardi a qcn.

to be late with the rent — essere in ritardo con (il pagamento del)l'affitto

dinner will be a bit late — la cena è un po' in ritardo, ceneremo con un po' di ritardo

if the payment is more than three days late — se il pagamento avviene con più di tre giorni di ritardo

2) (towards end of day, season etc.) [hour] tardo; [supper] a tarda ora; [pregnancy] tardivo, in tarda età

to take a late holiday — BE o

vacation — AE prendersi una vacanza a fine stagione

to keep late hours — fare tardi, fare le ore piccole

to have a late night — fare tardi, andare a dormire a ora tarda

in later life — più tardi negli anni

to be in one's late fifties — avvicinarsi alla sessantina

to be a late starter — cominciare tardi

at this late stage — a questo stadio avanzato

in late January — a gennaio inoltrato

in the late 50's — alla fine degli anni '50

in the late Middle Ages — nel tardo Medioevo

it will be late afternoon when I arrive — sarà pomeriggio tardi quando arriverò

the latest appointment is at 4 pm — l'ultimo appuntamento è alle sedici

3) (towards end of series)

in one of her later films — in uno dei suoi ultimi film

in a later novel — in un romanzo successivo

her later experiments — i suoi esperimenti successivi

4) (deceased)

the late President — il fu o il defunto Presidente

my late husband — il mio defunto o povero marito

2.
avverbio
1) (after expected time) [arrive, start, finish] in ritardo

to be running late — [person, train, bus] essere in ritardo

to start three months late — cominciare con tre mesi di ritardo

2) (towards end of time period) [get up, open, close] tardi

late last night o in the evening ieri sera tardi o di sera tardi; late last week alla fine della scorsa settimana; to work late into the night lavorare fino a tarda notte; as late as that fino ad allora; later on più tardi; it's a bit late in the day to do fig. è un po' tardi per fare; too late! troppo tardi! don't leave it too late! non aspettare troppo! to leave no later than 6 am partire non più tardi delle sei o alle sei al più tardi; to marry late sposarsi tardi; he left for Italy six months later partì per l'Italia sei mesi più tardi; see you later! — a dopo! ci vediamo! arrivederci!

3) amm. (formerly)

Miss Stewart, late of 48 Temple Rd — Sig.na Stewart, precedentemente domiciliata in 48 Temple Rd

4) of late ultimamente
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[leit] 1. adjective
1) (coming etc after the expected or usual time: The train is late tonight; I try to be punctual but I am always late.) in ritardo
2) (far on in the day or night: late in the day; late at night; It was very late when I got to bed.) tardi
3) (dead, especially recently: the late king.) defunto; compianto
4) (recently, but no longer, holding an office or position: Mr Allan, the late chairman, made a speech.) precedente, ex
2. adverb
1) (after the expected or usual time: He arrived late for his interview.) tardi, in ritardo
2) (far on in the day or night: They always go to bed late.) tardi
- lately
- later on
- of late
* * *
[leɪt] 1.
aggettivo
1) (after expected time) [arrival, rains, publication] tardivo

in case of late delivery — in caso di ritardo della consegna

to have a late lunch — pranzare tardi

sorry I'm late — mi dispiace di essere in ritardo, scusa il ritardo

I'm late (for school, work) — sono in ritardo

to make sb. late — fare ritardare qcn., far fare tardi a qcn.

to be late with the rent — essere in ritardo con (il pagamento del)l'affitto

dinner will be a bit late — la cena è un po' in ritardo, ceneremo con un po' di ritardo

if the payment is more than three days late — se il pagamento avviene con più di tre giorni di ritardo

2) (towards end of day, season etc.) [hour] tardo; [supper] a tarda ora; [pregnancy] tardivo, in tarda età

to take a late holiday — BE o

vacation — AE prendersi una vacanza a fine stagione

to keep late hours — fare tardi, fare le ore piccole

to have a late night — fare tardi, andare a dormire a ora tarda

in later life — più tardi negli anni

to be in one's late fifties — avvicinarsi alla sessantina

to be a late starter — cominciare tardi

at this late stage — a questo stadio avanzato

in late January — a gennaio inoltrato

in the late 50's — alla fine degli anni '50

in the late Middle Ages — nel tardo Medioevo

it will be late afternoon when I arrive — sarà pomeriggio tardi quando arriverò

the latest appointment is at 4 pm — l'ultimo appuntamento è alle sedici

3) (towards end of series)

in one of her later films — in uno dei suoi ultimi film

in a later novel — in un romanzo successivo

her later experiments — i suoi esperimenti successivi

4) (deceased)

the late President — il fu o il defunto Presidente

my late husband — il mio defunto o povero marito

2.
avverbio
1) (after expected time) [arrive, start, finish] in ritardo

to be running late — [person, train, bus] essere in ritardo

to start three months late — cominciare con tre mesi di ritardo

2) (towards end of time period) [get up, open, close] tardi

late last night o in the evening ieri sera tardi o di sera tardi; late last week alla fine della scorsa settimana; to work late into the night lavorare fino a tarda notte; as late as that fino ad allora; later on più tardi; it's a bit late in the day to do fig. è un po' tardi per fare; too late! troppo tardi! don't leave it too late! non aspettare troppo! to leave no later than 6 am partire non più tardi delle sei o alle sei al più tardi; to marry late sposarsi tardi; he left for Italy six months later partì per l'Italia sei mesi più tardi; see you later! — a dopo! ci vediamo! arrivederci!

3) amm. (formerly)

Miss Stewart, late of 48 Temple Rd — Sig.na Stewart, precedentemente domiciliata in 48 Temple Rd

4) of late ultimamente

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