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He always dawdles in the hallway before meetings, so he nearly missed the start.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

会议前他总是在走廊里磨洋工,所以差点迟到。

Chinese (Traditional) Translation

會議前他總是在走廊消磨時間,所以差點遲到。

Korean Translation

회의 전에 그는 항상 복도에서 빈둥거려서 시간에 늦을 뻔했다.

Indonesian Translation

Sebelum rapat, dia selalu nongkrong di lorong sehingga hampir terlambat.

Vietnamese Translation

Trước cuộc họp, anh ấy lúc nào cũng lêu lổng ở hành lang nên suýt trễ giờ.

Tagalog Translation

Bago ang pulong, palagi siyang nagpapalipas ng oras sa pasilyo, kaya muntik na siyang mahuli.

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会議の前に彼はいつも廊下で油を売るので、時間に遅れそうになった。

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He always dawdles in the hallway before meetings, so he nearly missed the start.

He always dawdles in the hallway before meetings, so he nearly missed the start.

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会議の前に彼はいつも廊下で油を売るので、時間に遅れそうになった。

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油を売る

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あぶらをうる
Verb
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Japanese Meaning
無駄に時間を過ごすこと、さぼること
Easy Japanese Meaning
仕事をしないで、しゃべったりして、だらだら時間をむだにすること
Chinese (Simplified) Meaning
磨洋工 / 磨蹭、耽误时间 / 闲聊偷懒
Chinese (Traditional) Meaning
打混摸魚 / 磨蹭拖延 / 浪費時間
Korean Meaning
시간을 낭비하다 / 빈둥거리다 / 한눈을 팔다
Indonesian
buang-buang waktu / berlambat-lambat / bermalas-malasan
Vietnamese Meaning
lãng phí thời gian / la cà tán chuyện / lần khần, chậm chạp
Tagalog Meaning
mag-aksaya ng oras / magpatumpik-tumpik / tumambay
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He always dawdles in the hallway before meetings, so he nearly missed the start.

Chinese (Simplified) Translation

会议前他总是在走廊里磨洋工,所以差点迟到。

Chinese (Traditional) Translation

會議前他總是在走廊消磨時間,所以差點遲到。

Korean Translation

회의 전에 그는 항상 복도에서 빈둥거려서 시간에 늦을 뻔했다.

Indonesian Translation

Sebelum rapat, dia selalu nongkrong di lorong sehingga hampir terlambat.

Vietnamese Translation

Trước cuộc họp, anh ấy lúc nào cũng lêu lổng ở hành lang nên suýt trễ giờ.

Tagalog Translation

Bago ang pulong, palagi siyang nagpapalipas ng oras sa pasilyo, kaya muntik na siyang mahuli.

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