Usage examples of "llegué tarde" in Spanish with translation to English

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Me fui tarde a la cama y llegué tarde para el primer tren. I went to bed late and was late for the first train.
Llegué tarde por culpa del atasco. I was late because of the traffic.
Llegué tarde porque el atasco de la hora punta me retraso dos horas. A rush-hour traffic jam delayed my arrival by two hours.
Llegué tarde a casa. I came back home late.
Llegué tarde porque estaba seguro de que las lecciones comenzaban mas tarde. I was late because I was sure that the lessons started later.
Me quedé dormido y llegué tarde al colegio. I overslept and was late for school.
Anoche llegué tarde. Last night I arrived late.
Es por eso que llegué tarde a la escuela. This is why I was late for school.
Llegué tarde por culpa del tráfico. I was late because of heavy traffic.
Esta mañana llegué tarde a la escuela. I was late for school this morning.
Déjeme explicar por qué llegué tarde. Let me explain why I arrived late.
Llegué tarde a causa de la lluvia. I was late because of the rain.
Llegué tarde a la escuela. I was late to school.
Mi reloj despertador no funcionó. Es por eso que llegué tarde. My alarm clock didn't work. That's why I was late.
Llegué demasiado tarde para escuchar su discurso. I arrived too late to hear his speech.
Llegué diez minutos tarde a la escuela. I was ten minutes late for school.
Ella llegó tarde una vez más. She was late once again.
Cuando llegué ahí, la casa estaba en llamas. When I got there, the house was on fire.
¿Qué haces por la tarde? What do you do in the afternoon?
Llegué a la conclusión de que algo estuvo mal. I came to the conclusion that something was wrong.
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