loiter
loiter(
loy
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duhr
)An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
a. holgazanear
She spends her time loitering on street corners with her friends.Se pasa el tiempo en la calle con sus amigas, holgazaneando.
b. perder el tiempo
I found him loitering in the park on a school day.Me lo encontré en el parque perdiendo el tiempo un día de colegio.
c. pasar el rato
He can usually be found loitering in the local bookshops.Por lo general te lo encuentras pasando el rato en las librerías del lugar.
2. (to prowl)
a. merodear
I saw a couple of guys I haven't seen before loitering around that garage.Vi a un par de tipos que no conozco merodeando por ese garaje.
3. (to dally)
a. entretenerse
My children never come back straight back home after school. They always loiter in the park for a while.Mis hijos nunca se vienen a casa derechos de la escuela. Siempre se entretienen un rato en el parque.
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