Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
телиться
English translation:
dilly-dally
Russian term
United Kingdom
телиться
I'm unsure as to what this means:
'Ты в кровати телишься.'
Thanks for your help
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Sergei Tumanov
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May 13, 2009 06:53: Michael Korovkin Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
Italy
Native in: English 
, Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Italian to Russian, and 2 more.
dilly-dally
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Anna Fominykh
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Thanks, A&V
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Alexandra Taggart
: Nice! "Dilly-dally in your bed", absolutely idle, not bothered about anything.
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Thanks, Alexandra... You sound wistful...
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Tevah_Trans
: perfect, imho
3 hrs
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Tah, Tevah!
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Sergei Tumanov
: I have learned a new word, thank you
10 days
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United States
Certified Lawyer-Linguist
Native in: Russian , Ukrainian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Ukrainian to English
slug in bed, lie around in bed
Veni Vidi Vici
Native in: Russian , Ukrainian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Ukrainian to English, and 5 more.
loiter
телиться (here) = be slow
Belarus
No-nonsense approach
Native in: Belarusian 
, Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia)
Works in: English to Russian, English to Belarusian, German to Russian, and 6 more.
drag out, make difficulties, be slow
United States
UNSURPASSABLE EXPERIENCE
Native in: Russian , Ukrainian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Ukrainian to English, and 3 more.
here: (to be) clumsy
I would read it here: "you're (so) clumsy in bed" (i.e. when making love there)
And you may add some jargon/slangy word to the english phrase to 'spice' it.
fumble
be slacking
... and the reason she is slacking in bed is because of your, er, problem that requires blue pills.
DELVING into DETAIL
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian, Russian to English, and 2 more.
you're still curled in bed
You're still tucked in bed.
Reference comments
In shipping since 1976 = interpreting!
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Spanish to Russian, Russian to English, and 2 more.
телиться
Телиться - процесс небыстрый. В переносном смысле означает "задерживаешься", "тянешь время"...
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Note added at 11 mins (2009-04-29 14:07:36 GMT)
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Фраза "ни мычит, ни телится" = "ни то, ни сё"
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Alexandra Taggart
: Ещё употреляется в смысле " тратить чужое время"б т.е. "заставлять ждать себя"
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thank you!
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Discussion
'You're lounging around in bed'