See dally in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"ref": "c. 1589–1590 (date written), Christopher Marlo[we], edited by Tho[mas] Heywood, The Famous Tragedy of the Rich Iew of Malta. […], London: […] I[ohn] B[eale] for Nicholas Vavasour, […], published 1633, →OCLC, (please specify the page):",
"text": "I wish, grave governor, 'twere in my power / To favour you; but 'tis my father's cause, / Wherein I may not, nay, I dare not dally.",
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"ref": "a. 1692, Isaac Barrow, The Danger and Mischief of Delaying Repentance:",
"text": "[…] after we by our presumptuous delays have put off God, and dallied with his grace; […]",
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"ref": "a. 1726, Benjamin Calamy, “A Sermon Preach'd on Ash-Wednesday”, in J. Calamy, editor, Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions:",
"text": "[…] we have trifled too long already about a matter of such infinite moment, it is perfect Madness to dally any longer. […]",
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"roman": "tadyie alwaqt",
"sense": "to waste time",
"word": "تضييع الوقت"
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"roman": "gubja si vremeto",
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"word": "губя си времето"
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"roman": "igraja si",
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"word": "lelkovat"
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"_dis1": "99 0 1",
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"word": "procrastiner"
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"code": "fr",
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"sense": "to waste time",
"word": "lambiner"
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"sense": "to waste time",
"word": "lanterner"
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"_dis1": "99 0 1",
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"word": "traîner"
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"_dis1": "99 0 1",
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"sense": "to waste time",
"word": "tändeln"
},
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"_dis1": "99 0 1",
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"sense": "to waste time",
"word": "trödeln"
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"sense": "to waste time",
"word": "trastullarsi"
},
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"sense": "to waste time",
"word": "whakarunaruna"
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"roman": "trátitʹ vrémja vpustúju",
"sense": "to waste time",
"tags": [
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],
"word": "тра́тить вре́мя впусту́ю"
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"roman": "bezdélʹničatʹ",
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],
"word": "безде́льничать"
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"roman": "proxlaždátʹsja",
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"word": "прохлажда́ться"
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"roman": "razvlekátʹsja",
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Download raw JSONL data for dally meaning in English (14.1kB)
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