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linger [ˈlɪŋgə] vb (mainly intr)
1. to delay or prolong departure 2. to go in a slow or leisurely manner; saunter 3. to remain just alive for some time prior to death 4. to persist or continue, esp in the mind 5. to be slow to act; dither; procrastinate [C13 (northern dialect) lengeren to dwell, from lengen to prolong, from Old English lengan; related to Old Norse lengja; see long1] lingerer n lingering adj lingeringly adv ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
linger verb Translations linger [ˈlɪŋgəʳ] VI linger [ˈlɪŋgər] vi [person] → s'attarder Davis lingered for a moment in the bar → Davis s'attarda un moment au bar. to linger over a cup of coffee → se prélasser en buvant une tasse de café linger vi (also linger on) → (zurück)bleiben, verweilen (liter); (in dying) → zwischen Leben und Tod schweben; (custom) → fortbestehen, sich halten; (doubts, suspicions) → zurückbleiben; (feeling, emotion, pain) → anhalten, bleiben; (memory) → fortbestehen, bleiben; (chords) → nachklingen; (scent) → sich halten; the party was over, but many of the guests lingered in the hall → die Party war vorbei, aber viele Gäste standen noch im Flur herum; it was incredible how Franco lingered on → es war erstaunlich, wie Franco sich an der Macht festkkrallte (= delay) → sich aufhalten, verweilen (liter); I mustn’t linger or I’ll miss the bus → ich darf mich nicht lange aufhalten, sonst verpasse ich den Bus (= dwell) to linger on a subject → bei einem Thema verweilen (geh); I let my eyes linger on the scene → ich ließ meinen Blick auf der Szene ruhen; to linger over a meal → sich (dat) → bei einer Mahlzeit Zeit lassen, sich bei einer Mahlzeit lange aufhalten; we lingered over a glass of wine → wir tranken gemächlich ein Glas Wein linger [ˈlɪŋgəʳ] vi (person, dawdle) → indugiare; (wait) → attardarsi; (be on the point of death) → trascinarsi; (smell, memory, tradition) → persistere to linger over a meal → attardarsi a tavola to linger on a subject → dilungarsi su un argomento linger [ˈlɪŋgəʳ] vi (person, dawdle) → indugiare; (wait) → attardarsi; (be on the point of death) → trascinarsi; (smell, memory, tradition) → persistere to linger over a meal → attardarsi a tavola to linger on a subject → dilungarsi su un argomento v linger [ˈliŋgə] 1 to remain, last or continue for a long time or after the expected time The smell of the bad fish lingered for days. draal, sloer يَبْقى бавя се přetrvávat forblive; fortsætte bleiben ξεμένω, παραμένω, διαρκώ περισσότερο από το αναμενόμενο quedarse püsima دیر رفتن viipyä persister לְהִישָאֵר ठहरा रहना zadržavati se, ostajati tart menetap dvelja, verða eftir rimanere 長く残る 좀처럼 없어지지 않다 laikytis, tvyroti uzkavēties; ieilgt masih terbau blijven hangen holde seg, trekke ut pozostawać w tyle, trwać durar a persista оставаться držať sa vztrajati ostati stanna kvar ยังเหลืออยู่ (bir süre daha) devam etmek 逗留 затримуватися لمبے وقت کے لیے رہنا vẫn còn lưu lại 逗留 2 to proceed slowly or delay We lingered in the hall, looking at the pictures. draai يَتَوانى влача prodlévat dvæle trödeln χρονοτριβώ, καθυστερώ persistir, perdurar, quedarse viivitama تاخیر کردن aikailla s'attarder לְהִתעַכֵּב धीमे से करना, घसीटते रहना zaostajati időzik berlambat-lambat staldra við attardarsi, fermarsi ぶらつく 꾸물거리다 užsibūti, užtrukti vilcināties; kavēties berlambat-lambat talmen dvele, nøle przeciągać pobyt, marudzić permanecer a zăbovi задерживаться zdržiavať sa zadržati se tegliti se dröja [] kvar อ้อยอิ่ง oyalanmak 閒盪 баритися, гаятися دھیرے دھیرے بڑھنا lần nữa 闲荡 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Let nothing linger after-- No whispering ghost remain, In wall, or beam, or rafter, Of any hate or pain: Cleanse and call home thy spirit, Deny her leave to cast, On aught thy heirs inherit, The shadow of her past. One does not linger in the neighbourhood of Reading. I arrived not long after at the Emperor's court, and had the honour of kissing his hands; but stayed not long in a place where no missionary ought to linger, unless obliged by the most pressing necessity: but being ordered by my superiors into the kingdom of Damote, I set out on my journey, and on the road was in great danger of losing my life by my curiosity of tasting a herb, which I found near a brook, and which, though I had often heard of it, I did not know. |
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