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Pronunciation / Transliteration: bighellonare
"Non è permesso bighellonare nei corridoi della scuola."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
1 sense- 1
To stand or wait around somewhere with no apparent purpose.
"Teenagers were warned not to loiter outside the store."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late Middle English: from Middle Dutch loiteren 'be idle, waste time'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Loiter" is said worldwide
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traîner
Transliteration: traîner
"Il est interdit de traîner dans le couloir."
herumlungern
Transliteration: herumlungern
"Die Jugendlichen lungerten vor dem Bahnhof herum."
bighellonare
Transliteration: bighellonare
"Non è permesso bighellonare nei corridoi della scuola."
deambular
Transliteration: deambular
"La policía le pidió que dejara de deambular por la zona."
vagabundear
Transliteration: vagabundear
"É proibido vagabundear perto da entrada."
आवारागर्दी करना
Transliteration: aavaragardi karna
"पुलिस ने युवकों को स्टेशन पर आवारागर्दी करने से मना किया।"
闲逛
Transliteration: xiánguàng
"保安让年轻人在门口不要闲逛。"
어슬렁거리다
Transliteration: eoseolleonggeorida
"그들은 상점 주변을 어슬렁거리고 있었다."
ぶらつく
Transliteration: buratsuki
"駅の周りでぶらつくのは禁止されています。"
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