dawdle

[/ˈdɔːdəl/]

verb

demorar-se, perder tempo, andar devagar

1. to waste time or move slowly without purpose

Don't dawdle on your way to school.

Não se demore no caminho para a escola.

2. to take longer than necessary to do something

He dawdled over his breakfast for an hour.

Ele demorou uma hora para tomar seu café da manhã.

3. to linger or loiter idly

The tourists dawdled in the market, looking at souvenirs.

Os turistas demoravam-se no mercado, observando lembranças.

NYC Slang

drag ass, waste time, mess around

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

demorar-se, perder tempo

most common usage across Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

enrolar, demorar

colloquial, 'enrolar' emphasizes procrastination

São Paulo

demorar, ficar enrolando

urban colloquial usage

Portugal

andar à toa, demorar-se

more formal alternative: 'andar à toa' for idle wandering

dawdle away (waste time doing something unproductive)

don't dawdle (hurry up, don't waste time)

kill time by dawdling

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