buenas tardes

[BWE-nas TAR-des]

noun/interjectionfeminine

boa tarde

1. A greeting used in Spanish-speaking countries during the late afternoon and early evening hours (typically from noon or early afternoon until sunset)

Good afternoon! How are you doing today?

Boa tarde! Como você está hoje?

2. The time period of late afternoon, generally from 12:00 PM to sunset

We will meet in the late afternoon.

Nos encontraremos à boa tarde.

Synonyms

buenas noches (evening)buenos días (morning)boa tarde

Antonyms

buenos días buenas noches

Regional Variations

General Brazilian Portuguese

boa tarde

Standard greeting used throughout Brazil during afternoon hours

Rio de Janeiro

boa tarde

Common greeting with warm, friendly tone typical of the region

São Paulo

boa tarde

Standard usage in business and formal contexts

Portugal

boa tarde

Formal greeting used in afternoon hours, more reserved than Brazilian usage

Related Idioms & Phrases

¡Buenas tardes a todos! (Good afternoon to everyone!)

pasar la tarde (to spend the afternoon)

por la tarde (in the afternoon)

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