tarde
Portuguese, noun/ˈtaʁ.d͡ʒi/
tarde is spelled T-A-R-D-E (5 letters) and appears 331 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 276th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tarde is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “afternoon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first/third-person singular present subjunctive of tardar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “período do dia entre o meio-dia e o pôr-do-sol”.
What does tarde mean in English?
adverb
- 1
late (near the end of a period of time)
Maria acordou tarde no fim de semana.
- 2
late (specifically, near the end of the day)
- 3
late (not arriving until after an expected time)
O aluno chegou tarde e não pôde entrar na escola.
noun
- 1
feminineafternoon
verb
- 1
first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- 2
third-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. tardiamente, atrasado
noun: 1. período do dia entre o meio-dia e o pôr-do-sol
verb: 1. terceira pessoa do singular do presente do conjuntivo/subjuntivo do verbo tardar 2. terceira pessoa do singular do imperativo afirmativo do verbo tardar 3. terceira pessoa do singular do imperativo negativo do verbo tardar
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of tarde
- tardes plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce tarde?
- Brazil /ˈtaʁ.d͡ʒi/
- Brazil [ˈtaɦ.d͡ʒi]
- /ˈtaɾ.d͡ʒi/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to tarde
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is tarde in Portuguese?
tarde appears 331 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).