The slang retard refers to mental retardation. Mental retardation is translated as "retard mental".
A similarly offensive word in French is abruti.
Retard = late from french to English
retarde (pronounced retarday)
Tardif (feminine tardive) or en retard
Mentally challenged or mentally handicapped
"Retard" is a form of the French word "tard" which means "late". "Elle est toujours en retard" translates to "she is always late". "Retard" is more commonly used when one would mean in English, "not on time". "Tard" would be used to describe most other things, such as the time of day. "C'est tard, n'est-ce pas?" means, "It's late, isn't it?".
The french for "late" is "en retard". For example, to say "I am late", one would say "Je suis en retard."
To be late is "être en retard" in French.
Late = Retard I'm late = Je suis en retard
J'étais en retard.
J'étais en retard pour le travail.
late is 'tard' in French (as in late at night) or 'en retard' (as in the train is running late)
nous sommes arrivé(e)s trois jours en retard / avec trois jours de retard.
Retard = late from french to English
You talk french.. retard
je m'excuse d'arriver en retard / excusez mon retard
"Désolé du retard" means "Sorry for the lateness". It's in french.
êtes-vous en retard means 'are you late' in French.