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long à la détente — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • tardy adj Arriving or happening later than expected; late.

Senses

long à la détente is used for these senses in English:

  • slow on the uptake (colloquial, idiom) Of a person, slow to comprehend or process intellectually.
  • tardy Ineffectual; slow-witted, slow to act, or dull.

tardy — full definition

  1. adj Arriving or happening later than expected; late.
  2. noun (US schools) A mark or slip recording that a student arrived late to class.

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