dillydally in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for dillydally in the English»Spanish Dictionary

dilly-dally <dilly-dallies dilly-dallying dilly-dallied> [Am ˈdɪliˌdæli, Brit ˈdɪlɪdali] VB intr inf

1. dilly-dally (dawdle):

dilly-dally

perder el tiempo

he dilly-dallied over his work for hours

estuvo horas perdiendo el tiempo sin hacer nada de trabajo

don't dilly-dally on the way

no te entretengas

2. dilly-dally (vacillate):

dilly-dally

titubear

I wish he'd stop dilly-dallying!

¡ojalá tomara una decisión de una vez por todas!

dillydally in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dillydally in the English»Spanish Dictionary

dillydally [ˈdɪlɪdæli] VB intr

1. dillydally inf (dawdle):

dillydally

perder el tiempo

2. dillydally inf (vacillate):

dillydally

vacilar

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

They did not dillydally on the way to the departure gate.

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