dilly in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for dilly in the English»Spanish Dictionary

dilly <pl dillies> [Am ˈdɪli, Brit ˈdɪli] N Am inf

1. dilly (splendid thing, person):

dilly

joya f inf

2. dilly:

dilly (useless thing)

trasto m (inútil)

dilly (useless person)

inútil mf

dilly (useless person)

inservible mf

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!

dilly in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for dilly in the English»Spanish Dictionary

dilly-dally [ˈdɪl·i·dæl·i] VB intr inf

1. dilly-dally (waste time):

dilly-dally

perder el tiempo

2. dilly-dally (be indecisive):

dilly-dally

vacilar

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¡no te entretengas!

don't dilly dally!