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vous retardez

delay, postpone

→ retarder
retard to delay, to postpone + ez you (plural/formal) present or imperative
verb · second plural · present indicative Rare #43,203
delay, postpone Used with “vous”: can mean “you delay” or the command “delay!” (to one person formally or to several people).
FR: Retardez la réunion de quinze minutes, s’il vous plaît.
EN: Please delay the meeting by fifteen minutes.
Conjugation of retarder
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First retarde —
Second — retardez
Third retarde —
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second retarde retardez

Retardez-les.

Delay them.

— Avengers (2012)

Vous retardez tout le monde.

You're holding everyone up.

— Zootopie (2016)

Oui, passez, ne retardez pas le mouvement.

Yes, go ahead, don't delay the movement.

— Le Bras de diamant (1969)

Mais je suis pressée et vous me retardez.

But I'm in a hurry and you're delaying me.

— Psychose (1960)