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'liŋɡə1) (to remain, last or continue for a long time or after the expected time: The smell of the bad fish lingered for days.) quedarse2) (to proceed slowly or delay: We lingered in the hall, looking at the pictures.) persistir, perdurar, quedarsetr['lɪŋgəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (stay) quedarse2 (persist) persistir, perdurar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto linger over doing something tardar en hacer algoto linger over something tardar con algolinger ['lɪŋgər] vi1) tarry: quedarse, entretenerse, rezagarse2) persist: persistir, sobrevivirv.• demorar v.• demorarse v.• entretener v.(§pres: -tengo, -tienes...-tenemos) pret: -tuv-fut/c: -tendr-•)• estarse v.• persistir v.• quedarse v.• tardar v.• tardar en marcharse v.'lɪŋgər, 'lɪŋgə(r)a) ( delay leaving) quedarse or entretenerse* (un rato)b) linger (on) ( remain) \<\<aftertaste/smell\>\> persistir; \<\<tradition\>\> perdurar, sobrevivirhis memory lingers on — aún se lo recuerda, su recuerdo sigue vivo
c) lingering pres p <doubts/memory> persistente, que no desaparece; <embrace/look/illness> prolongadod) ( take one's time)to linger ON/OVER something: to linger on a subject extenderse* largamente sobre un tema; her eyes lingered on the child se quedó largo rato mirando al niño; they lingered over their coffee — se entretuvieron tomando el café; ( after meal) alargaron la sobremesa
['lɪŋɡǝ(r)]VI1) (=be unwilling to go) rezagarse, tardar en marcharse2) (also: linger on) (in dying) tardar en morirse; [pain] persistir, durar; [doubts] persistir, quedar; [smell] persistir, tardar en desaparecer; [tradition] sobrevivir; [memory] pervivir, seguir vivo3) (=take one's time)to linger over doing sth — tardar or no darse prisa en hacer algo
* * *['lɪŋgər, 'lɪŋgə(r)]a) ( delay leaving) quedarse or entretenerse* (un rato)b) linger (on) ( remain) \<\<aftertaste/smell\>\> persistir; \<\<tradition\>\> perdurar, sobrevivirhis memory lingers on — aún se lo recuerda, su recuerdo sigue vivo
c) lingering pres p <doubts/memory> persistente, que no desaparece; <embrace/look/illness> prolongadod) ( take one's time)to linger ON/OVER something: to linger on a subject extenderse* largamente sobre un tema; her eyes lingered on the child se quedó largo rato mirando al niño; they lingered over their coffee — se entretuvieron tomando el café; ( after meal) alargaron la sobremesa
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