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dawdle

['dɔːdl] брит. / амер.

гл.

плестись, тащиться
мешкать; медлить; канителиться

Examples from texts

"Come along, Uno, and do not dawdle.
- Идем, Уно, нечего время попусту терять.
Jordan, Robert / The Fires of HeavenДжордан, Роберт / Огни небес
Огни небес
Джордан, Роберт
The Fires of Heaven
Jordan, Robert
© 1993 by The Bandersnatch Group, Inc.

Besides, Lily Cavanaugh did not dawdle through gardens: that suited her as little as did setting up hurdles on the beach.
Кроме того, Лили Кэвэней не стала бы блуждать по парку: это так же мало интересовало ее, как многочасовое сидение на пляже.
King, Stephen,Straub, Peter / The TalismanКинг, Стивен,Страуб, Питер / Талисман
Талисман
Кинг, Стивен,Страуб, Питер
© Copyright Стивен Кинг, Питер Страуб
© Copyright Ирина Ткач
The Talisman
King, Stephen,Straub, Peter
© 1984 by Stephen King and Peter Straub
© 2001 by Stephen King and Peter Straub

With his academic life's dream right in front of him and the thinning air in the chamber, he was in no mood to dawdle.
Всю свою жизнь ученого он мечтал о том, чтобы взглянуть на этот манускрипт. Разреженная атмосфера хранилища тоже заставляла спешить.
Brown, Dan / Angels and DemonsБраун, Дэн / Ангелы и демоны
Ангелы и демоны
Браун, Дэн
© Dan Brown, 2000
© Перевод. Г.Б. Косов, 2004
© ООО «Издательство ACT», 2005
Angels and Demons
Brown, Dan
© 2000 by Dan Brown

Viv went slowly after that, almost dawdling: gazing into the windows of shops; wanting the worst of the going-home rush to be over before she tried to catch a train.
Глазея на витрины магазинов, Вив пошла медленным, почти прогулочным шагом, чтобы переждать, пока в метро схлынет толпа возвращающихся с работы.
Waters, Sarah / The Night WatchУотерс, Сара / Ночной дозор
Ночной дозор
Уотерс, Сара
© 2006 by Sarah Waters
© А. Сафронов, перевод с английского, 2008
© Издание на русском языке, ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2008
The Night Watch
Waters, Sarah
© 2006 by Sarah Waters

He dressed slowly, heard her leave her room and go downstairs, and, for full five minutes after, dawdled about in his dressing-room.
Сомс торопливо переоделся, услышал, как Ирэн вышла и спустилась по лестнице, и после этого ещё целых пять минут помедлил у себя в комнате.
Galsworthy, John / The Man of PropertyГолсуорси, Джон / Собственник
Собственник
Голсуорси, Джон
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство""Эксмо", 2003
The Man of Property
Galsworthy, John
© 2006 Adamant Media Corporation

Come on, stop dawdling.
Пойдем, перестань болтать.
King, Stephen / InsomniaКинг, Стивен / Бессонница
Бессонница
Кинг, Стивен
© Stephen King, 1994
© Перевод. Т.Ю. Покидаева, 2003
© ООО "Издательство АСТ", 2003
Insomnia
King, Stephen
© Stephen King, 1994

I HOPED TO GET SENT BACK TO THE GRAY HOUSE WITH THE REPAIRED DRAPERIES AND EVEN DAWDLED ABOUT MY WORK SO PERHAPS ZOE MIGHT GET ANNOYED WITH ME AGAIN, BUT DIA WAS SENT INSTEAD.
Я надеялась, что меня снова пошлют в Серый дом с починенными драпировками, и даже пыталась отлынивать от работы в надежде, что Зои снова будет недовольна мной, но туда отправили Диа.
Berg, Carol / Guardians of the KeepБерг, Кэрол / Стражи Цитадели
Стражи Цитадели
Берг, Кэрол
© Carol Berg, 2004
© Перевод. Н. Каляева, 2008
© Издание на русском языке. ООО "Издательство "Эксмо", 2008
Guardians of the Keep
Berg, Carol
© Carol Berg, 2004

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'dɔːdlVerbплестись; тащиться

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dawdle away

бездельничать

dawdle away

тратить время впустую

Word forms

dawdle

verb

Basic forms
Past	dawdled
Imperative	dawdle
Present Participle (Participle I)	dawdling
Past Participle (Participle II)	dawdled

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I dawdle	we dawdle
you dawdle	you dawdle
he/she/it dawdles	they dawdle

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am dawdling	we are dawdling
you are dawdling	you are dawdling
he/she/it is dawdling	they are dawdling

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have dawdled	we have dawdled
you have dawdled	you have dawdled
he/she/it has dawdled	they have dawdled

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been dawdling	we have been dawdling
you have been dawdling	you have been dawdling
he/she/it has been dawdling	they have been dawdling

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I dawdled	we dawdled
you dawdled	you dawdled
he/she/it dawdled	they dawdled

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was dawdling	we were dawdling
you were dawdling	you were dawdling
he/she/it was dawdling	they were dawdling

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had dawdled	we had dawdled
you had dawdled	you had dawdled
he/she/it had dawdled	they had dawdled

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been dawdling	we had been dawdling
you had been dawdling	you had been dawdling
he/she/it had been dawdling	they had been dawdling

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will dawdle	we shall/will dawdle
you will dawdle	you will dawdle
he/she/it will dawdle	they will dawdle

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be dawdling	we shall/will be dawdling
you will be dawdling	you will be dawdling
he/she/it will be dawdling	they will be dawdling

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have dawdled	we shall/will have dawdled
you will have dawdled	you will have dawdled
he/she/it will have dawdled	they will have dawdled

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been dawdling	we shall/will have been dawdling
you will have been dawdling	you will have been dawdling
he/she/it will have been dawdling	they will have been dawdling

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would dawdle	we should/would dawdle
you would dawdle	you would dawdle
he/she/it would dawdle	they would dawdle

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be dawdling	we should/would be dawdling
you would be dawdling	you would be dawdling
he/she/it would be dawdling	they would be dawdling

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have dawdled	we should/would have dawdled
you would have dawdled	you would have dawdled
he/she/it would have dawdled	they would have dawdled

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been dawdling	we should/would have been dawdling
you would have been dawdling	you would have been dawdling
he/she/it would have been dawdling	they would have been dawdling

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am dawdled	we are dawdled
you are dawdled	you are dawdled
he/she/it is dawdled	they are dawdled

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being dawdled	we are being dawdled
you are being dawdled	you are being dawdled
he/she/it is being dawdled	they are being dawdled

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been dawdled	we have been dawdled
you have been dawdled	you have been dawdled
he/she/it has been dawdled	they have been dawdled

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was dawdled	we were dawdled
you were dawdled	you were dawdled
he/she/it was dawdled	they were dawdled

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being dawdled	we were being dawdled
you were being dawdled	you were being dawdled
he/she/it was being dawdled	they were being dawdled

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been dawdled	we had been dawdled
you had been dawdled	you had been dawdled
he/she/it had been dawdled	they had been dawdled

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be dawdled	we shall/will be dawdled
you will be dawdled	you will be dawdled
he/she/it will be dawdled	they will be dawdled

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been dawdled	we shall/will have been dawdled
you will have been dawdled	you will have been dawdled
he/she/it will have been dawdled	they will have been dawdled

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dawdle

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dawdle

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