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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries戯れ
Pronunciation / Transliteration: taware
"それは夏の間のちょっとした戯れにすぎなかった。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A casual romantic or sexual relationship; a brief liaison.
"Their summer dalliance ended when autumn arrived and they returned to their respective cities." - 2
A trifling away of time; dawdling or playful wasting of time.
"He indulged in a brief dalliance with painting before returning to his serious academic pursuits."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old French verb 'dallier', meaning to chat, trifle, or dally, with roots extending into Germanic and Latin influences. Over centuries, the term evolved from general idle play or gossip into a more specific reference to romantic flirting or a brief romantic relationship.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dalliance" is said worldwide
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idylle
Transliteration: i.dil
Script: idyll
"Cette brève idylle n'a pas duré longtemps."
Techtelmechtel
Transliteration: ˈtɛç.təlˌmɛç.təl
"Es war nur ein kurzes Techtelmechtel im Sommer."
avventura
Transliteration: av.venˈtu.ra
"La loro è stata solo una breve avventura estiva."
idilio
Transliteration: iˈdi.ljo
"El romance fue solo un efímero idilio de verano."
idílio
Transliteration: iˈdi.lu
"O caso deles foi apenas um idílio passageiro."
प्रेम प्रसंग
Transliteration: prem prasaṅg
"उनकी गर्मियों की प्रेम प्रसंग अल्पकालिक थी।"
短暂恋情
Transliteration: duàn zhǎn liàn qíng
"这只是一场夏日的短暂恋情。"
풋사랑
Transliteration: putsarang
"그것은 단지 짧은 여름철의 풋사랑이었다."
戯れ
Transliteration: taware
"それは夏の間のちょっとした戯れにすぎなかった。"
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