Usage examples of "retardés" in French with translation to English

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Translations: all27 delay26 postpone1
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Nous fûmes retardés par la circulation importante. We were delayed by the heavy traffic.
Un accident nous a retardés d'une demie heure. An accident delayed us for half an hour.
Quelques vols furent retardés à cause d'un accident mineur. A couple of flights were delayed on account of a minor accident.
Un épais brouillard a retardé notre vol. A thick fog delayed our flight.
La rencontre sportive a été retardée à cause de la pluie. The athletic meet was postponed due to rain.
J'ai été retardé par un embouteillage. I was delayed by a traffic jam.
J'ai été retardé par un bouchon. I was delayed by a traffic jam.
Le vol 123 a-t-il été retardé ? Has Flight 123 been delayed?
Il a retardé la réponse à cette lettre. He delayed answering the letter.
Le temps va retarder le départ de la course. The weather will delay the start of the race.
Leur voyage a été retardé à cause du train. Their journey was delayed because of the train.
Est-ce que le vol 123 a été retardé ? Has Flight 123 been delayed?
Peut-être le train a-t-il été retardé. Perhaps the train has been delayed.
L'avion a été retardé à cause du mauvais temps. The plane was delayed on account of bad weather.
À cause de la neige, le train a été retardé. Owing to the snow, the train was delayed.
Le pilote nous a expliqué pourquoi l’atterrissage était retardé. The pilot explained to us why the landing was delayed.
Une neige terrible a retardé le train de plusieurs heures. Heavy snow delayed the train for several hours.
Le train a été retardé à cause de la neige. The train was delayed by snow.
Le mauvais temps a retardé l'avion durant deux heures. The bad weather delayed the plane for two hours.
Le train fut retardé à cause des importantes chutes de neige. The train was delayed because of heavy snowfall.
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