definition of the word retarder

by the Wiktionnary

Singular
retarder

Plural
retarders

retarder (plural retarders)

Something which retards or slows.

The substance acted as a retarder to the chemical reaction because it radically changed the pH.

retarder

to retard, to slow down

Sa bêtise nous a énormément retardé. — His stupidity greatly slowed us down.

Conjugation of retarder

		simple			compound
infinitive		retarder			avoir retardé
gerund		en retardant			Use the gerund of avoir followed by the past participle
present participle		retardant
past participle		retardé
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	retarde	retardes	retarde	retardons	retardez	retardent
	imperfect	retardais	retardais	retardait	retardions	retardiez	retardaient
	past historic	retardai	retardas	retarda	retardâmes	retardâtes	retardèrent
	future	retarderai	retarderas	retardera	retarderons	retarderez	retarderont
	conditional	retarderais	retarderais	retarderait	retarderions	retarderiez	retarderaient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior	Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il	que nous	que vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	retarde	retardes	retarde	retardions	retardiez	retardent
simple tenses	imperfect	retardasse	retardasses	retardât	retardassions	retardassiez	retardassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
compound tenses	pluperfect	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
imperative		—	retarde	—	retardons	retardez	—