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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesperder el tiempo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈpeɾðeɾ el ˈtjempo
"Pasó la tarde perdiendo el tiempo en lugar de trabajar."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
To waste time or engage in aimless or ineffective activity.
"He spent the afternoon futzing around instead of working on his project."
- 1
An act of futzing; aimless or ineffective activity.
"Her futz with the old car ended up taking all weekend."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'futz' is believed to have originated in the early 20th century, possibly derived from Yiddish 'futzn', meaning to waste time or to fiddle. Its usage has evolved in American English to imply a sense of aimless activity or messing around.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Futz" is said worldwide
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traîner
Transliteration: trɛ̃ne
"Il a passé l'après-midi à traîner au lieu de travailler."
herumtrödeln
Transliteration: hɛˈʁʊmˌtʁøːdl̩n
"Er hat den Nachmittag mit Herumtrödeln verbracht, anstatt zu arbeiten."
perdere tempo
Transliteration: ˈpɛrdere ˈtɛmpo
"Ha passato il pomeriggio a perdere tempo invece di lavorare."
perder el tiempo
Transliteration: ˈpeɾðeɾ el ˈtjempo
"Pasó la tarde perdiendo el tiempo en lugar de trabajar."
perder tempo
Transliteration: ˈpeʁdeʁ ˈtẽpu
"Ele passou a tarde perdendo tempo em vez de trabalhar."
समय बर्बाद करना
Transliteration: samay barbaad karna
"उसने अपने प्रोजेक्ट पर काम करने के बजाय समय बर्बाद किया।"
浪费时间
Transliteration: làng fèi shí jiān
"他花了一下午浪费时间，而不是工作。"
시간 낭비하다
Transliteration: sigān nangbihada
"그는 프로젝트를 하는 대신 오후 내내 시간 낭비를 했다."
時間を無駄にする
Transliteration: jikan o muda ni suru
"彼はプロジェクトに取り組む代わりに、午後を無駄にした。"
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