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1 to dally with
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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 -
3 tarry
adjective (of or like tar; covered with tar.) alquitranado, embreadotr['tærɪ]1 entretenerse, detenerse————————tr['tɑːrɪ]1 (like tar) alquitranado,-a2 (covered with tar) cubierto,-a de alquitrántarry ['tɑri] adj1) : parecido al alquitrán2) : cubierto de alquitránadj.• alquitranado, -a adj.• embreado, -a adj.v.• demorar v.• detenerse v.• quedarse v.• quedarse atrás v.• tardar v.'tæriintransitive verb -ries, -rying, -ried (arch or liter)a) ( remain) permanecer*b) ( delay) detenerse*, demorarse (AmL)
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['tærɪ]VI liter (=stay) quedarse; (=dally) entretenerse, quedarse atrás; (=be late) tardar (en venir), demorarse
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['tɑːrɪ]ADJ [substance] alquitranado, embreado; (=covered with tar) cubierto de alquitrán; (=stained with tar) manchado de alquitrán* * *['tæri]intransitive verb -ries, -rying, -ried (arch or liter)a) ( remain) permanecer*b) ( delay) detenerse*, demorarse (AmL) -
4 loiter
'loitə(to proceed, work etc slowly or to stand doing nothing in particular: They were loitering outside the ship.) rezagarse, entretenerse, perder el tiempotr['lɔɪtəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (be slow) entretenerse; (waste time) perder el tiempo2 (loaf about) holgazanear; (suspiciously) merodear■ 'No loitering' "No merodear", "Prohibido merodear"3 (lag behind) rezagarse\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto loiter with intent to commit a felony merodear con intención de delinquirloiter ['lɔɪt̬ər] vi: vagar, perder el tiempov.• holgazanear v.• mangonear v.• perder el tiempo v.• rezagarse v.• vagar v.• vaguear v.'lɔɪtər, 'lɔɪtə(r)intransitive verb perder* el tiempo, holgazanear['lɔɪtǝ(r)]VI (=idle) perder el tiempo; (=lag behind) rezagarse; (=dally) entretenersedon't loiter on the way! — ¡no te entretengas!
to loiter (with intent) — (Jur) merodear con fines sospechosos or delictivos
* * *['lɔɪtər, 'lɔɪtə(r)]intransitive verb perder* el tiempo, holgazanear -
5 entretener
entretener ( conjugate entretener) verbo transitivo 1 [crucigrama/libro] to keep … amused; [obra/payaso] to entertain; 2◊ no te entretengo más I won't keep o detain you any longerentretenerse verbo pronominal 1 [ niño] she's happy playing with anything 2 ( demorarse) to hang around, dally about
entretener verbo transitivo
1 (divertir) to entertain, amuse
2 (retrasar) to hold up ' entretener' also found in these entries: Spanish: distraer English: amuse - delay - divert - entertain - hold back - keep - stall - distract -
6 entretenido
Del verbo entretener: ( conjugate entretener) \ \
entretenido es: \ \el participioMultiple Entries: entretener entretenido
entretener ( conjugate entretener) verbo transitivo 1 [crucigrama/libro] to keep … amused; [obra/payaso] to entertain; 2◊ no te entretengo más I won't keep o detain you any longerentretenerse verbo pronominal 1 [ niño] she's happy playing with anything 2 ( demorarse) to hang around, dally about
entretenido
◊ -da adjetivo1 [SER] ‹película/conversación› entertaining, enjoyable; ‹ persona› entertaining 2 [estar] ‹ persona› ( ocupado) busy
entretener verbo transitivo
1 (divertir) to entertain, amuse
2 (retrasar) to hold up
entretenido,-a adjetivo amusing, entertaining ' entretenido' also found in these entries: Spanish: distraída - distraído - entretenida - encachado English: enjoyable - entertaining
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dally with — dally [v1] dawdle, delay boondoggle*, drag, fool around, fool with, fritter away, hang about*, horse around*, idle, jerk off*, lag, linger, loiter, lollygag*, play around*, play games with*, procrastinate, put off, putter, tarry, trail, trifle… … New thesaurus
dally with somebody — ˈdally with sb/sth derived (old fashioned) to treat sb/sth in a way that is not serious enough Main entry: ↑dallyderived … Useful english dictionary
dally with something — ˈdally with sb/sth derived (old fashioned) to treat sb/sth in a way that is not serious enough Main entry: ↑dallyderived … Useful english dictionary
dally with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms dally with : present tense I/you/we/they dally with he/she/it dallies with present participle dallying with past tense dallied with past participle dallied with 1) dally with something to consider an idea or… … English dictionary
dally with — have a casual romantic or sexual relationship with. → dally … English new terms dictionary
dally with an idea — v. have fun with an idea; get busy with an idea … English contemporary dictionary
dally with — … Useful english dictionary
dally — [v1] dawdle, delay boondoggle*, drag, fool around, fool with, fritter away, hang about*, horse around*, idle, jerk off*, lag, linger, loiter, lollygag*, play around*, play games with*, procrastinate, put off, putter, tarry, trail, trifle with,… … New thesaurus
dally — ► VERB (dallies, dallied) 1) act or move slowly. 2) (dally with) have a casual sexual liaison with. 3) (dally with) show a casual interest in. DERIVATIVES dalliance noun … English terms dictionary
dally — v. 1) (D; intr.) ( to be slow ) to dally over (to dally over one s work) 2) (d; intr.) ( to play ) to dally with (to dally with smb. s affections) * * * [ dælɪ] (D; intr.) ( to be slow ) to dally over (to dally over one s work) (d; intr.) ( to… … Combinatory dictionary
dally — /ˈdæli / (say dalee) verb (i) (dallied, dallying) 1. to sport or play, especially amorously. 2. to waste time; loiter; delay. –phrase 3. dally away, to let pass in idleness: to dally the hours away. 4. dally with, to play mockingly with; trifle… …