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2 Stop dilly-dallying around
Общая лексика: Кончай заниматься пустяками (Новый англо-русский словарь современной разговорной лексики. «Русский язык-Медиа», 2003, Глазунов С.А.)Универсальный англо-русский словарь > Stop dilly-dallying around
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идиом.мешкать; лодырничать|| He is again dilly-dallying. — Он уже опять лодырничает.
Англо-русский универсальный дополнительный практический переводческий словарь И. Мостицкого > dilly-dally
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['dælɪ]гл.1) = dilly-dally тратить время впустую, бездельничатьSyn:2) тянуть, задерживать, оттягивать, откладыватьWe dallied so long over whether to buy the house that it was sold to someone else. — Мы так долго думали, купить дом или не купить, что его продали другим.
Syn:3) развлекатьсяSyn:4) ( dally with) кокетничать, флиртовать; волочиться ( за женщиной)He has reportedly been dallying with his "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" co-star. — Говорят, что у него интрижка с партнёршей по фильму "Мистер и Миссис Смит".
Syn:5) ( dally with) несерьёзно относиться (к чему-л.), играть (с чем-л.)to dally with a thought / an idea — играть с мыслью
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