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Meanings of retard in English

Portuguese
idiota
Catalan
tanoca

A person of subnormal intelligence.

      idiota
      Portuguese
      reduzir
      Catalan
      alentir

      Lose velocity; move more slowly.

          reduzir
          Portuguese
          atrasar
          Catalan
          refrenar
          Spanish
          contener

          Slow the growth or development of.

                atrasar

                Pejorative slur for one with a mental disability.

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                      Usage of retard in English
                      1
                      However, it remains unclear whether circadian enhancement can retard aging in mammals.
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                      2
                      Nothing can retard the growth of America in material wealth and glory.
                      Beacon Lights of History, Volume 3 part 2: Renaissance and Refor...
                      3
                      On the other hand, there are conditions which retard the natural arrest.
                      Manual of Surgery Volume First: General Surgery. Sixth Edition.
                      4
                      On you it devolves to retard the day of the last dozen.
                      The Egoist: A Comedy in Narrative
                      5
                      The plants have been kept too cool in order to retard them.
                      More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 / A Record of His Work...
                      6
                      If we don't change the metrics, we're going to retard our journey.
                      The Guardian
                      7
                      It has always worried me that drugs retard the development of ideas.
                      The Guardian
                      8
                      The Irish character contributes something to retard the improvements of that country.
                      Peter Plymley's Letters, and Selected Essays
                      9
                      Other accidental circumstances have combined to retard the progress of the colony.
                      The Bushman — Life in a New Country
                      10
                      Fireproof roofings and projecting party walls also retard the spreading of conflagrations.
                      Scientific American Supplement, No. 460, October 25, 1884
                      11
                      They may hasten or retard my movements a little, but not much.
                      Memoirs of Aaron Burr, Volume 2.
                      12
                      Low temperatures, certain preservatives, and drying destroy microorganisms or retard their growth.
                      School and Home Cooking
                      13
                      Can we hope for anything more than thus to retard the leakage?
                      The Faith of the Millions (2nd series)
                      14
                      However, it is uncertain whether increased TGF-beta1 expression would retard atherosclerosis.
                      Pubmed
                      15
                      The first effect of the whip is to retard the sled.
                      Schwatka's Search: Sledging in the Arctic in Quest of the Frankl...
                      16
                      The possession of one may even hinder and retard the acquisition of another.
                      The Century Vocabulary Builder
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                      Translations for retard
                      Spanish
                      contener
                      Retard through the time
                      Retard across language varieties
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