Usage examples of "tardas" in Spanish with translation to English

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Translations: all54 take52 late1 delay1
¿Por qué tardas tanto en comer? Why do you take so long to eat?
¿Cuánto se tarda a pie? How long does it take on foot?
Él a menudo llega tarda al colegio. He is often late for school.
Llegué tarde porque el atasco de la hora punta me retraso dos horas. A rush-hour traffic jam delayed my arrival by two hours.
¿Cuánto se tarda en coche? How long does it take by car?
¿Por qué estás tardando tanto? What's taking you so long?
¿Cuánto tiempo va a tardar? How long will this take?
Me pregunto cuánto tiempo tardará. I wonder how long it's going to take.
¿Cuánto tiempo tardará en arreglarlo? How long will it take to fix it?
El vuelo tardó diez horas. The flight took us ten hours.
Ella siempre tarda horas en arreglarse. She always takes hours to get ready.
Mañana me tomaré la tarde libre. I'm taking tomorrow afternoon off.
¿Más o menos cuánto tiempo tardará? About how long will it take?
No puedo decirte exactamente cuanto tardará. I can't tell you exactly how long it will take.
¿Cuánto tiempo tarda en llegar la carta? How long will it take for the letter to arrive?
¿Cuánto tarda llegar de aquí hasta allá? How long does it take to get there from here?
¿Cuánto se tarda en ir a Madrid? How long does it take to go to Madrid?
Tardé mucho en superar mi última relación. It took me a long time to get over my last relationship.
Tardé dos horas en terminar la redacción. It took me 2 hours to finish the essay.
Tardé tres horas en acabar los deberes. It took me three hours to finish my homework.
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