To be late is "être en retard" in French.
The french for "late" is "en retard". For example, to say "I am late", one would say "Je suis en retard."
Late= Tard Early= Tôt
Late = Retard I'm late = Je suis en retard
je suis tard
J'étais en retard.
je me couche tard
In French, "a little too late" can be translated as "un peu trop tard."
pourquoi êtes-vous si tard??
Nous nous sommes réveillés tard
late is 'tard' in French (as in late at night) or 'en retard' (as in the train is running late)
Retard = late from french to English
J'étais en retard pour le travail.