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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesenrolar
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ẽ.ɾoˈlaɾ/
"Ele gosta de enrolar em vez de fazer o trabalho."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To waste time through aimless wandering, hesitation, or trifling behavior.
"Stop dilly-dallying in the hallway and get your coat on right now."
- 1
The act of wasting time or delaying action through indecision.
"After much dilly-dally, they finally reached a decision on the project."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the earlier English verb 'dally', meaning to waste time or amuse oneself, through reduplication and playful alteration of the vowel sound. First appearing in the late 18th century, the reduplicative form emphasizes continuous hesitation, dawdling, or indecisiveness.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Dilly-dally" is said worldwide
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lambiner
Transliteration: /lɑ̃.bi.ne/
"Il ne faut pas lambiner si nous voulons arriver à l'heure."
trödeln
Transliteration: /ˈtrøːdl̩n/
"Hör auf zu trödeln, sonst verpassen wir den Zug."
ciondolare
Transliteration: /tʃon.doˈla.re/
"Non perdere tempo a ciondolare in giro."
remolonear
Transliteration: /re.mo.lo.neˈaɾ/
"Deja de remolonear y ponte a estudiar."
enrolar
Transliteration: /ẽ.ɾoˈlaɾ/
"Ele gosta de enrolar em vez de fazer o trabalho."
देर लगाना
Transliteration: der lagana
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"काम में इतनी देर लगाना ठीक नहीं है।"
磨蹭
Transliteration: móceng
Script: 中文汉字
"快点走，别在这里磨蹭了。"
꾸물거리다
Transliteration: kkumulgeorida
Script: 한국어 한글
"시간을 꾸물거리며 낭비하지 마세요."
ぐずぐずする
Transliteration: guzuguzusuru
Script: 日本語
"ぐずぐずしているとバスに乗り遅れますよ。"
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