Meaning of だらだら in Japanese
Japanese word definition and usage
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だらだら
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Romajidaradara
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Word Senses
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- Parts of speech
- adverb (fukushi), adverb taking the `to` particle, noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
- Meaning
- in drops; dripping; trickling; streaming; flowing
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- gently (sloping)
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- sluggishly; endlessly; lengthily
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- Parts of speech
- Meaning
- leisurely; idly; slowly; slovenly
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Example Sentences
だらだら used in context
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手を付けずダラダラしているくせに、「うへー、今度こそ間に合わないかも!?」と心はビクビクしている。
Despite having lazed around without having touched my work I'm frightened at heart that "Ooh-er, this time I might really not get done in time!?"
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The talk dragged on till three o'clock.
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新しい訓練生はだらだらしていたので、仕事に本気でとりくまないとくびにするといわれた。
Because the new trainee did things sluggishly, he was told that he'd be fired if he didn't start taking his job seriously.
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I'm dripping with sweat.
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The meeting dragged on.
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ただだらだらとしゃべっていて、試験に必要なことにはなかなか触れてくれないんだ。
He just drones on and on but hardly even touches on what we need to know for the test.
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