だらだら

Alternative writings: ダラダラ
Frequency:
1

Dripping; trickling; streaming (the sound or action of liquid dropping).

AdverbAdverb Taking 'と'Irregular VerbOnomatopoeic or Mimetic Word

Examples

雨が屋根からだらだら落ちている。

Rain is dripping off the roof.

汗が額からだらだら流れた。

Sweat streamed down his forehead.

2

Gently sloping; gradual incline (a gentle, not steep slope).

AdverbAdverb Taking 'と'Irregular VerbOnomatopoeic or Mimetic Word

Examples

だらだらした坂を自転車で下った。

I rode my bicycle down a gently sloping hill.

庭はだらだらとした丘になっている。

The garden forms a gently sloping hill.

3

Sluggishly; endlessly; doing something in a slow, drawn-out, unenergetic way.

AdverbAdverb Taking 'と'Irregular VerbOnomatopoeic or Mimetic Word

Examples

宿題をだらだらやっていると終わらないよ。

If you do your homework sluggishly, it won't get finished.

会議はだらだらと続いて要点がわからなかった。

The meeting dragged on and I couldn't grasp the main points.

週末をだらだら過ごしてしまった。

I ended up wasting the weekend idly.

4

Leisurely; idly; slovenly — spending time without purpose or with a careless attitude.

AdverbAdverb Taking 'と'Irregular VerbOnomatopoeic or Mimetic Word

Examples

彼は休日にだらだらテレビを見て過ごした。

He spent his day off lazing around watching TV.

だらだらした服装で面接に来るのは良くない。

Coming to an interview dressed slovenly is not good.

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