dalli

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish dalej (“come on!, forward!”, literally “further”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdali/

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Adverb

dalli

1. (colloquial) quickly; with hurry

   Wenn er ’n bisschen dalli macht, könnte er’s noch schaffen.

   If he hurries up a bit, he could still make it.

   Ja, los! Dalli dalli!

   Come on! Hurry up!

   Wenn du dich dalli anziehst, nehm ich dich mit.

   If you get dressed quickly, I can take you with me.

Usage notes

• Used chiefly in the idiom dalli machen (“to hurry up”) or as an interjection with imperative sense (examples 1 and 2 above). Use as an actual adverb is possible but fairly rare in practice (example 3).
• The use as an interjection is often reduplicated (example 2 above).

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdal.li/
• Rhymes: -alli
• Hyphenation: dàl‧li

Preposition

dalli

1. Alternative form of dagli

Anagrams

• dilla