dally

[US]/ˈdæli/
[UK]/ˈdæli/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vi. at lege rundt; at vandre omkring; at behandle noget letfærdigt
vt. at spilde tid
Word Forms
Present Participledallying
Third Person Singulardallies
Past Participledallied
Past Tensedallied
Pluraldallies

Phrases & Collocations

dally with

lege med

dally around

lege rundt

dally in

lege i

dally on

lege på

dally about

lege omkring

dally at

lege ved

dally away

lege væk

Example Sentences

don't dilly-dally for too long.

lad være med at sløse for meget tid.

he should stop dallying with film stars.

han burde stoppe med at sløse tid med filmstjerner.

They’ve been dallying with the idea for years.

De har sløset med ideen i årevis.

Don’t dally: we must move on.

Sløs ikke: vi må komme videre.

the company has been dallying with the idea of opening a new office.

virksomheden har sløset med ideen om at åbne et nyt kontor.

Potato net is so called " port principle " the paronomasia that just take off a blame for oneself actually and dallies with just.

Kartoflernet kaldes såkaldt "portprincippet", en ordspil, der blot tager skylden fra en selv og sløser med bare.

Real-world Examples

Anyway, it's very common for young women to dally or try things.

Source: G G Gyypsy

Now, we mustn't dilly or dally.

Source: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory

You know that we work in the dally business, right? As in, today?

Source: Go blank axis version

Experience in other Latin American countries suggests that Mr Pena's people risk dallying with a monster.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

So, a parent could warn a child, " Don't dally at the playground after school. Come straight home" !

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

It seems only logical that to restore balance to the relationship, you should find another man and dally with him.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 9

I'm hungry; please don't dally in the galley.

Source: Accompany you to sleep.

And by dally, I mean some hardcore mouth-on-mouth action.

Source: The Big Bang Theory (Video Version) Season 9

They dallied at department stores and stayed a while at Tally Weijl.

Source: Gossip Girl Season 4

Billy dallying or pondering, after all, who duck out on using their web feet to collect that bill.

Source: The World From A to Z

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