Usage examples of "мешкать" in Russian with translation to English

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Будешь мешкать, я сама всё съем. Snooze on this, I'll put it all away myself.
В условиях угрозы кризиса мировой экономике регуляторы не могут позволить себе роскошь мешкать. As the crisis threatens the global economy, regulators do not have the luxury of taking their time.
Когда в дверь стучатся 12 кандидатов, а остальные стоят на пороге, нынешним членам ЕС нельзя мешкать. With 12 candidates knocking at the door and others on the horizon, today’s members cannot tarry.
Сегодня, оно имеет, возможно, самое обидное значение, по крайней мере для меня, которое заключается в следующем: Официально to "doodle" означает: мешкать, лодырничать, болтаться без дела, делать бессмысленные заметки, заниматься каким-то незначительным делом, и, мое самое любимое значение, - ничего не делать. And today, we have what is perhaps our most offensive definition, at least to me, which is the following: To doodle officially means to dawdle, to dilly dally, to monkey around, to make meaningless marks, to do something of little value, substance or import, and - my personal favorite - to do nothing.
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