late
[leɪt]adjective
| 1. | [not on time]
to be late [person] zu spät dran sein [train, bus] Verspätung haben to be late for sthg zu etw zu spät kommen |
| 2. | [near end of]
in the late evening/afternoon/morning am späten Abend/Nachmittag/Vormittag he arrived in late December er kam Ende Dezember |
| 3. | [later than normal] spät |
| 4. | [dead] verstorben |
| 5. | [former] vorige |
late
[leɪt]adverb
| 1. | [not on time]
to arrive (20 minutes) late [bus, train] (20 Minuten) Verspätung haben [person] (20 Minuten) zu spät kommen |
| 2. | [later than normal, near end of period]
spät
late in the afternoon am späten Nachmittag late in August Ende August I worked late ich habe lange gearbeitet |
of late
adverb
in letzter Zeit
