traîner — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dally verb To waste time or delay unnecessarily.
- dawdle verb To move slowly or take much longer than necessary, often because of a lack of urgency.
- drag verb To pull something heavy along a surface, often with effort.
- hang verb To attach something at the top so it hangs down freely, or to be suspended in this way.
- hang out verb To spend time somewhere in a relaxed way, with no particular purpose, usually with other people.
- haul verb To pull or drag something heavy, often over a distance.
- loiter verb To stand or wait around somewhere without any clear purpose.
- lug verb To carry or drag something heavy, usually with effort.
- lurk verb To stay hidden or out of sight, often with the intention to ambush or wait.
- trail verb To follow closely behind someone or something.
Senses
traîner is used for these senses in English:
- dally To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.
- drag (transitive) To pull along a surface or through a medium, sometimes with difficulty.
- drag on (idiomatic) To last too long.
- hang (intransitive, informal) To loiter; to hang around; to spend time idly.
- hang out (dated, informal) To be unyielding; to hold out.
- haul (transitive) To carry or transport something, with a connotation that the item is heavy or otherwise difficult to move.
- kick around (usually in the present continuous) To wander loose; to float around; to hang around; to exist; to remain unexploited or unused.
- lug (transitive, sometimes, figurative) To haul or drag along (especially something heavy); to carry; to pull.
dally — full definition
- verb To waste time or delay unnecessarily.
- verb To flirt or engage in a casual romance.