dalli
German
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Polish dalej (“come on!, forward!”, literally “further”).
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editdalli
- (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
edit- 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
editPronunciation
editPreposition
editdalli
- Alternative form of dagli
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