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dalliance

 
Dictionary: dal·li·ance   (dăl'ē-əns) pronunciation
n.
  1. Frivolous spending of time; dawdling.
  2. Playful flirtation.

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noun

  1. The practice of flirting: coquetry, flirtation. See sex/asexual.
  2. A usually brief romance entered into lightly or frivolously: flirtation. See sex/asexual.

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n

Definition: dawdling
Antonyms: hastening, hurrying, push, rush


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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: the deliberate act of wasting time instead of working
  Synonyms: dawdling, trifling, wasting time

Meaning #2: playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
  Synonyms: flirt, flirting, flirtation, coquetry, toying


Translations: Dalliance
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - pjank, fjas

Nederlands (Dutch)
(ge)flirt (ook figuurlijk), getreuzel, tijdverspilling

Français (French)
n. - badinage, flirt

Deutsch (German)
n. - Liebelei, Trödelei

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ερωτικός) χαριεντισμός, χάσιμο χρόνου, χασομέρι

Italiano (Italian)
armeggio amoroso

Português (Portuguese)
n. - brincadeira (f), flerte (m)

Русский (Russian)
баловство, флирт

Español (Spanish)
n. - juegos, diversiones, frivolidad, flirteo

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - frivolitet, tramsighet, (åld.) smek

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
调戏, 调情

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 調戲, 調情

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 애정 유희, 낭비

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 戯れ, ふざけ, いちゃつき

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مداعبه, عبث‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮בילויים קלים, אהבהבים, פלירט‬


 
 
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