'Mentei' is mispelled but I'll assume whoever wrote that meant 'menti', which fits the context.
It translates to "I didn't lie, I was tired and I returned late."
Good afternoon, my darling.
"In/during the afternoon" in the afternoon/in the evening In the afternoon. Example: Me gusta esquiar por la tarde. Translated: I like to ski in the afternoon.
'and an afternoon at home.'
It's 1:14 pm.
It is one in the afternoon. (Or: It is 1:00 P.M. as we would normally say.)
Afternoon or evening "Tarde" is also the adjective for "late", related to the English word "tardy."
It's late.
"Evening" in English means tarde in Spanish.
When we arrive late
te hablaré más tarde
Good afternoon, my darling.
he or she is already late
"In/during the afternoon" in the afternoon/in the evening In the afternoon. Example: Me gusta esquiar por la tarde. Translated: I like to ski in the afternoon.
"(The) afternoon" or "(the)evening" serve as literally English equivalents of the Spanish phrase la tarde although other translations such as "in the evening" are possible depending upon context.Specifically, the feminine singular article la is "the". The feminine noun tarde means "afternoon, evening". The pronunciation will be "lah TAHR-day".
Tard is the French, while tardy is the English - meaning "late".
'and an afternoon at home.'
The english translation means 7 pm.