Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Romanian term or phrase:
a se moşmondi, a se mocăi
English translation:
to dawdle
Added to glossary by
Sorin Roman
Jan 2, 2007 16:43
17 yrs ago
Romanian term
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Native in: Romanian 
Works in: English to Romanian, Romanian to English, Romanian to French, and 3 more.
a se moşmondi, a se mocăi
Romanian to English
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Dicţionarele existente nu oferă o soluţie corectă/acceptabilă.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | (to) dawdle / dilly / dillydally |
Ada Jones
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| 5 | to mess about |
Maria Diaconu
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| 4 | to procrastinate |
Anca Nitu
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| 4 | to potter about |
Ivona Tillett
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Proposed translations
+3
7 hrs
Selected
(to) dawdle / dilly / dillydally
to dawdle:
to walk very slowly, or do something very slowly in a way that wastes time
Stop dawdling! You'll be late for school! ly, or do something very slowly ( http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?dict=L&key=HW*129...
sau
to dally Show phonetics
verb [I] OLD-FASHIONED
to waste time or do something slowly
(http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?dict=CALD&key=194...
sau
to dillydally
dillydally Show phonetics
verb [I] OLD-FASHIONED INFORMAL
to waste time, especially by being slow, or by not being able to make a decision:
Don't dillydally - just get your things and let's go!
(http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=21770&dict=CA...
dillydally
to walk very slowly, or do something very slowly in a way that wastes time
Stop dawdling! You'll be late for school! ly, or do something very slowly ( http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?dict=L&key=HW*129...
sau
to dally Show phonetics
verb [I] OLD-FASHIONED
to waste time or do something slowly
(http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?dict=CALD&key=194...
sau
to dillydally
dillydally Show phonetics
verb [I] OLD-FASHIONED INFORMAL
to waste time, especially by being slow, or by not being able to make a decision:
Don't dillydally - just get your things and let's go!
(http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=21770&dict=CA...
dillydally
Peer comment(s):
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Mihaela Pirvulet
: Mi se par corecte solutiile propuse, probabil mai sunt si altele dar nu-mi vine nimic altceva in minte acum
2 hrs
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multumesc
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Elvira Tatucu
: Variantele "old fashioned informal" mi se par potrivite cu "a se mocăi"- Perfect!
11 hrs
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multumesc
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translator2012
2 days 7 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "TO DAWDLE pare cea mai bună soluţie,. Mulţumesc tuturor celor care au răspuns."
2 hrs
to mess about
Habar nu am ce mai oferă dicţionarele. Nici nu posed dicţionar român-englez.
Dacă nu dai context, aceasta este prima soluţie care îmi vine mie în minte. Succes.
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Note added at 2 ore (2007-01-02 19:20:04 GMT)
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Într-adevăr, "to loll" e prea pe dinafară - eu l-aş traduce prin a lenevi, a se lăfăi, dar până la a se moşmondi e cale lungă...
Dacă nu dai context, aceasta este prima soluţie care îmi vine mie în minte. Succes.
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Note added at 2 ore (2007-01-02 19:20:04 GMT)
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Într-adevăr, "to loll" e prea pe dinafară - eu l-aş traduce prin a lenevi, a se lăfăi, dar până la a se moşmondi e cale lungă...
9 hrs
to procrastinate
procrastinate
One entry found for procrastinate.
Main Entry: pro·cras·ti·nate
Pronunciation: pr&-'kras-t&-"nAt, prO-
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -nat·ed; -nat·ing
Etymology: Latin procrastinatus, past participle of procrastinare, from pro- forward + crastinus of tomorrow, from cras tomorrow
transitive verb : to put off intentionally and habitually
intransitive verb : to put off intentionally the doing of something that should be done
depinde de context
One entry found for procrastinate.
Main Entry: pro·cras·ti·nate
Pronunciation: pr&-'kras-t&-"nAt, prO-
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -nat·ed; -nat·ing
Etymology: Latin procrastinatus, past participle of procrastinare, from pro- forward + crastinus of tomorrow, from cras tomorrow
transitive verb : to put off intentionally and habitually
intransitive verb : to put off intentionally the doing of something that should be done
depinde de context
19 hrs
Ivona Tillett
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Romanian
United Kingdom
DipTrans IoL, DPSI Health&Law IoL
Native in: Romanian 
Works in: English to Romanian, Romanian to English
to potter about
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Note added at 19 ore (2007-01-03 12:19:10 GMT)
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potter [potə] verb
to wander about doing small jobs or doing nothing important
Example: I spent the afternoon pottering (about).
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Note added at 19 ore (2007-01-03 12:19:10 GMT)
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potter [potə] verb
to wander about doing small jobs or doing nothing important
Example: I spent the afternoon pottering (about).
Discussion
Traducerea incorectă în engleză pe care am găsit-o este TO LOLL.