lingered in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for lingered in the English»Spanish Dictionary

linger [Am ˈlɪŋɡər, Brit ˈlɪŋɡə] VB intr

1. linger (delay leaving):

linger

quedarse (un rato)

linger

entretenerse (un rato)

he lingered in the corridor

se quedó or se entretuvo un rato en el pasillo

2. linger (remain):

linger aftertaste/smell:

persistir

linger tradition:

perdurar

linger tradition:

sobrevivir

she lingered in a coma for months

su coma se prolongó durante varios meses

3. linger <lingering, pres part >:

linger doubts/memory

persistente

linger doubts/memory

que no desaparece

linger embrace/look

prolongado

linger illness

largo

linger illness

prolongado

4. linger (take one's time):

to linger on/over sth to linger on a subject

detenerse largo rato en un tema

to linger on/over sth to linger on a subject

extenderse largamente sobre un tema

he lingered on the phrase

pronunció la frase muy lentamente

her eyes lingered on the child

no apartaba la vista del niño

her eyes lingered on the child

se quedó largo rato mirando al niño

they lingered over their coffee

se entretuvieron tomando el café

they lingered over their coffee (after meal)

alargaron la sobremesa

I.linger on VB [Am ˈlɪŋɡər -, Brit ˈlɪŋɡə -] (v + adv) (remain)

linger on aftertaste/smell:

persistir

linger on tradition:

perdurar

linger on tradition:

sobrevivir

his memory lingers on

aún se lo recuerda

his memory lingers on

su recuerdo sigue vivo

she lingered on in a coma for months

su coma se prolongó durante varios meses

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he knew he should leave but instead he lingered

sabía que debía irse; sin embargo, permanecía allí

lingered in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for lingered in the English»Spanish Dictionary

linger [ˈlɪŋgəʳ, Am -gɚ] VB intr

linger

entretenerse

linger film

hacerse largo

to linger in the memory

perdurar en la memoria

to linger on

permanecer

to linger on

perdurar

to linger on sb/sth

entretenerse con alguien/algo

to linger over sth

tomarse tiempo para (hacer) algo

Translations for lingered in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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humear

to linger on

lingered Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to linger in the memory

perdurar en la memoria

to linger on

permanecer

to linger on

perdurar

to linger on sb/sth

entretenerse con alguien/algo

to linger over sth

tomarse tiempo para (hacer) algo

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

After each hit, investigators knew she was the suspect because her perfume still lingered in the air.

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This new name was not favoured by the fans and talk of a name change lingered for a few years before eventually falling away.

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However, having found it much changed, they lingered for a few months and decided to venture on to the valley.

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Foy lingered with the troupe for two seasons and then returned to the road.

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Behind the storm, very cold and gusty weather lingered.

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Though the image remained only two hours before the police suspended the intervention as a public nuisance it lingered in public awareness much longer.

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The hounskull lingered in use for some time after that, although it was decidedly out of fashion after the second decade of the fifteenth century.

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However, the event lingered on in the fading and recreative memories of some of those involved.

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These sheds lingered on at the park for a number of years after the war.

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Hostesses in pink uniforms delivered the food and lingered to help my hosts operate a large karaoke machine on the opposite side of the room.

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