だらだら

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Kana: だらだら

Romaji: daradara

Definitions

adv

adv-to

vs

1

in drops; dripping; trickling; streaming; flowing

Note: onomatopoeic or mimetic word

2

gently (sloping)

Note: onomatopoeic or mimetic word

3

sluggishly; endlessly; lengthily

Note: onomatopoeic or mimetic word

4

leisurely; idly; slowly; slovenly

Note: onomatopoeic or mimetic word

Example Sentences

汗(あせ)がダラダラです。

➥I'm dripping with sweat.

話(はなし)は三(さん)時(じ)までだらだらと続(つづ)いた。

➥The talk dragged on till three o'clock.

新(あたら)しい訓練生(くんれんせい)はだらだらしていたので、仕事(しごと)に本気(ほんき)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.

会合(かいごう)はだらだらと続(つづ)いた。

➥The meeting dragged on.

ただだらだらとしゃべっていて、試験(しけん)に必要(ひつよう)なことにはなかなか触(ふ)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.

手(て)を付(つ)けずダラダラしているくせに、「うへー、今度(こんど)こそ間(ま)に合(あ)わないかも！？」と心(こころ)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!?"