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zu spät

too late

Meaning of zu spät

happening after the right time

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German/tsuː ʃpɛːt/
Russian transcription[ˈslʲiʂkəm ˈpozdnə]
too late
zu spät - too late
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zu spät with Russian translation

zu spät usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇩🇪German

Теперь уже слишком поздно.

Jetzt ist es zu spät.

🇷🇺Russian🇩🇪German

Поторопись, иначе будет слишком поздно.

Komm schnell, sonst ist es zu spät.

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zu spät belongs to the topic "Top 5000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

zu spätслишком поздно
Fragen beantwortenотвечать на вопросы
Fragen stellenзадавать вопросы
zusammenarbeitenработать вместе
Hausaufgaben machenделать домашнее задание
warm bleibenсохранять тепло
kalt seinбыть холодным

zu spät synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between zu spät / verspätet / zu spät dran / spät / später / nachträglich

V
🇩🇪German
verspätet

More formal; means someone or something arrived or happened later than scheduled.

A2Very Often
Z
🇩🇪German
zu spät dran

Colloquial; emphasizes that a person is running late or already not on time.

A2Very Often
S
🇩🇪German
spät

General word meaning late in time; not always specifically about being too late.

A2Very Often
S
🇩🇪German
später

Comparative form meaning 'later' in time, not 'too late'.

A2Very Often
N
🇩🇪German
nachträglich

Means 'after the fact' or 'retroactively'; less about being late and more about doing something afterwards.

A2Often
R
🇩🇪German
rechtzeitig

Antonym; means 'in time' or 'before the deadline', so not too late.

A2Very Often
P
🇩🇪German
pünktlich

Antonym; means 'on time' or exactly at the scheduled time, often with a sense of reliability.

A2Very Often

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How to pronounce zu spät and what this word means

zu spät means too late. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce zu spät

/tsuː ʃpɛːt/

zu spät translation

too late

zu spät examples

Теперь уже слишком поздно.

zu spät transcription

/tsuː ʃpɛːt/

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zu spät meaning: what does it mean?

nach dem richtigen Zeitpunkt

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zu spät is pronounced as /tsuː ʃpɛːt/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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Теперь уже слишком поздно. Translation: Jetzt ist es zu spät.

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