🇫🇷French Source WordCode: FR

Arrivée tardive

Pronunciation / Transliteration: aʁive taʁdiv

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Late Arrival/leɪt əˈraɪ.vəl/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇫🇷 Example Sentence in French:

"Son arrivée tardive a causé des problèmes."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The act of arriving after the expected or scheduled time.

    "Due to traffic, her late arrival caused her to miss the beginning of the meeting."
  2. 2

    An instance of someone or something arriving later than planned.

    "The late arrival of the train disrupted the entire schedule."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'late' originates from the Old English 'læt', meaning 'slow' or 'delayed', while 'arrival' comes from the Latin 'advenire', meaning 'to come to'. The combination reflects the concept of reaching a destination after the expected time.

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