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    Traînait (en. Was hanging around)

    [tʁɛ.nɛ]

    Meaning & Definition

    EnglishFrench
    verb
    To be late or not to make progress.
    He was dragging his feet arriving at the meeting.
    Il trainait en arrivant à la réunion.
    To remain in the same place without making a decision.
    She lingered in the café for hours.
    Elle trainait dans le café pendant des heures.
    To drag one's feet, to walk slowly.
    The children were dragging their feet coming home from school.
    Les enfants trainaient en rentrant de l'école.

    Etymology

    From Old French 'traïner', from Latin 'trahere' which means to pull.

    Common Phrases and Expressions

    dragging one's feet
    To move slowly, hesitantly.
    traîner les pieds
    hanging around
    To stay in one place aimlessly.
    traîner dans le coin
    not wanting to linger
    To be in a hurry to leave.
    ne pas vouloir traîner

    Related Words

    traîner
    The base verb meaning to stay, to linger.
    traîner
    traînant
    Adjectival form indicating something that stays or delays.
    traînant
    traîne
    The result of the action of dragging.
    traîne

    Slang Meanings

    To be lazy.
    Stop dragging all day!
    Arrête de trainer toute la journée !
    To procrastinate.
    He shouldn’t linger with his homework.
    Il ne doit pas trainer avec ses devoirs.