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To stay longer than necessary in a place or with someone, often out of hesitation or enjoyment.
Il s'attarde au café pour discuter avec des amis.
He lingers at the café to chat with friends.
Ne t'attarde pas ici, nous devons partir.
Don't linger here, we have to leave.
Often used to describe someone who is slow to leave a place or situation.
Use 's'attarder' when describing someone who is taking their time to leave a place or situation.
'S'attarder' is a reflexive verb, so it always requires the reflexive pronoun 'se'.
From Old French 'attarder', meaning to delay or linger, from 'a-' (to) + 'tarder' (to be late).
Can be used both positively (enjoying a moment) and negatively (hesitating unnecessarily).