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1 dilly-dally
dili'dæli(to waste time especially by stopping often: She's always dilly-dallying on the way to school.) entretenersev.• vacilar v.'dɪli'dæliintransitive verb -dallies, -dallying, -dallied (colloq) perder* el tiempo['dɪlɪdælɪ]VI1) (=loiter) entretenerse, demorarse2) (=hesitate) andarse con titubeos* * *['dɪli'dæli]intransitive verb -dallies, -dallying, -dallied (colloq) perder* el tiempo -
2 dally
'dæli(to go etc slowly: Don't dally - do hurry up!) tardartr['dælɪ]1) trifle: juguetear2) dawdle: entretenerse, perder tiempov.• bobear v.• coquetear v.• jugar v.• tardar v.'dæliintransitive verb -lies, -lying, -lied perder* el tiempo['dælɪ]VI1) (=dawdle) tardardilly-dally2) (=amuse o.s.) divertirseto dally with — [+ lover] coquetear con, tener escarceos amorosos con; [+ idea] entretenerse con
* * *['dæli]intransitive verb -lies, -lying, -lied perder* el tiempo
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