Dilly Meaning in English
word
Definición
'Dilly' is an informal word meaning something or someone excellent, remarkable, or outstanding.
Uso & Matices
Very informal and somewhat old-fashioned; mostly used in British and American English. Common in phrases like 'it's a real dilly!' Rarely used for people; mostly for things or situations. Not to be confused with 'dilly-dally' (which means to waste time).
Spanish: algo genial - cosa extraordinariaPortuguese (BR): coisa incrível - algo especialPortuguese (PT): coisa fantástica - algo especialChinese (Simplified): 了不起的东西 - 出色的事物Chinese (Traditional): 了不起的東西 - 出色的事物Hindi: कमाल की चीज़ - शानदार चीज़Arabic: شيء رائع - شيء مميزBengali: শानदार কিছু - অসাধারণ কিছুRussian: шедевр - нечто выдающеесяJapanese: すごいもの - すばらしいものVietnamese: tuyệt vời - đặc biệt xuất sắcKorean: 끝내주는 것 - 대단한 것Turkish: harika bir şey - olağanüstü bir şeyUrdu: کمال چیز - لاجواب چیزIndonesian: hebat sekali - luar biasa
Oraciones de Ejemplo
That cake is a real dilly!
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We saw a dilly of a performance last night.
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This puzzle is a dilly to solve.
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You’ve got yourself a dilly of a problem there.
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Now that’s a dilly I won’t forget anytime soon.
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The storm last night was a dilly—did you hear that thunder?
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