use·less

(yo͞os′lĭs)

adj.

a. Being or having no beneficial use; ineffective: This pen is useless because it's out of ink. See Synonyms at futile.

b. Having no purpose or reason; pointless; to no avail: It's useless to argue over matters of taste.

2. Incapable of acting or functioning effectively; ineffectual or inept: He panics easily and is useless in an emergency.

use′less·ly adv.

use′less·ness n.

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useless

(ˈjuːslɪs)

adj

1. having no practical use or advantage

2. informal ineffectual, weak, or stupid: he's useless at history.

ˈuselessly adv

ˈuselessness n

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use•less

(ˈyus lɪs)

adj.

1. of no use; not serving the purpose or any purpose; unavailing.

2. without useful qualities; of no practical good.

[1585–95]

use′less•ly, adv.

use′less•ness, n.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adj.

useless - having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully; "a kitchen full of useless gadgets"; "she is useless in an emergency"

ineffective, ineffectual, uneffective - not producing an intended effect; "an ineffective teacher"; "ineffective legislation"

unprofitable - producing little or no profit or gain; "deposits abandoned by mining companies as unprofitable"

unserviceable - not ready for service; "unserviceable equipment may be replaced"

useful, utile - being of use or service; "the girl felt motherly and useful"; "a useful job"; "a useful member of society"

useless

adjective

1. worthless, of no use, valueless, pants (slang), ineffective, impractical, fruitless, unproductive, ineffectual, unworkable, disadvantageous, unavailing, bootless, unsuitable He realised that their money was useless in this country.
worthless useful, practical, valuable, effective, productive, fruitful, workable, advantageous

2. pointless, hopeless, futile, vain, idle, profitless She knew it was useless to protest.
pointless worthwhile, profitable

3. (Informal) inept, no good, hopeless, weak, stupid, pants (slang), incompetent, ineffectual He was useless at any game with a ball.

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useless

adjective

1. Having no useful purpose:

ineffectual, inutile, unusable, worthless.

2. Incapable of being used or availed of to advantage:

impracticable, impractical, unnegotiable, unserviceable, unusable, unworkable.

3. Having no useful result:

barren, bootless, fruitless, futile, unavailing, unprofitable, unsuccessful, vain.

Idiom: in vain.

4. Not having the desired effect:

ineffective, ineffectual, inefficacious, inefficient.

Translations

غَيْرُ مُفِيدغَيْر مُفيد

безполезен

nepoužitelnýzbytečný

ubrugelig

nutzlos zwecklos

άχρηστος

inútil

tarbetu

hyödytönkelvotontarpeetonturha

inutile inutilisablenul à chiervain abortif

beskoristan

gagnslaus

inutile vano di nessun aiuto

役に立たない

무익한

neuporaben

värdelös

ซึ่งไม่มีประโยชน์

yararsızfaydasız

vô dụng

无用的

useless

[ˈjuːslɪs] ADJ

1. (= ineffective) [object] → que no sirve para nada; [person] → inútil
this can opener's useless → este abrelatas no sirve para nada
compasses are useless in the jungle → las brújulas no sirven para or de nada en la selva
she's useless → es una inútil
he's useless as a forward → no vale para delantero → no sirve como delantero
I was always useless at maths → siempre fui (un) negado or un inútil para las matemáticas

2. (= unusable) [object, vehicle] → inservible; [limb] → inutilizado, inútil
he's a mine of useless information! (hum) → se sabe todo tipo de datos y chorraditas que no sirven de nada
to render or make sth useless → inutilizar algo

3. (= pointless) → inútil
it's useless to shout → de nada sirve gritar, es inútil gritar

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useless

[ˈjuːsləs] adj

(= not useful) → inutile
useless information → renseignements mpl inutiles

(= pointless) → inutile
it's useless! → ça ne sert à rien!
Trying to persuade him would be useless → Essayer de le convaincre ne servirait à rien.
it is useless to do sth → il est inutile de faire qch, il ne sert à rien de faire qch
It is useless to complain → Inutile de se plaindre., Il ne sert à rien de se plaindre.

(= hopeless) → nul(le)
This map is just useless → Cette carte est vraiment nulle.
You're useless! → Tu es nul!
to be useless at sth → être nul(le) en qch
to be useless at doing sth → être nul(le) pour faire qch

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

useless

adj

→ nutzlos; (= unusable) → unbrauchbar; advice, suggestion → nutzlos, unnütz; person → nutzlos, zu nichts nütze; teacher, manager, player → untauglich, unbrauchbar; school → untauglich; remedy → unwirksam, wirkungslos; to render something useless → etw unbrauchbar machen; to be useless to somebody → für jdn nutzlos or ohne Nutzen sein; to prove useless → sich als nutzlos erweisen; (machine, object) → sich als unbrauchbar erweisen; to be worse than useless → völlig nutzlos sein; it is useless (for you) to complain → es hat keinen Sinn, sich zu beschweren; shouting is useless → Schreien nützt nichts; it’s useless without a handle → ohne Griff nützt es nichts or ist es unbrauchbar; he’s full of useless information → er steckt voller nutzloser Informationen; he’s useless as a goalkeeper → er ist als Torwart nicht zu gebrauchen, er taugt nichts als Torwart; you’re just useless! → du bist auch zu nichts zu gebrauchen; to be useless at doing something → unfähig dazu sein, etw zu tun; I’m useless at languages → Sprachen kann ich überhaupt nicht; to feel useless → sich unnütz fühlen

(= pointless) → zwecklos, sinnlos

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useless

[ˈjuːslɪs] adj

a. (no good, remedy) → inefficace; (advice) → inutile; (unusable, object) → inservibile
he's useless as a forward → come centravanti non vale niente
you are useless! → sei un inetto!

b. (pointless) → inutile
it's useless arguing with him → non serve a niente or è inutile discutere con lui

use²

(juːs) noun

1. the act of using or state of being used. The use of force to persuade workers to join a strike cannot be justified; This telephone number is for use in emergencies.

2. the/a purpose for which something may be used. This little knife has plenty of uses; I have no further use for these clothes.

3. (often in questions or with negatives) value or advantage. Is this coat (of) any use to you?; It's no use offering to help when it's too late.

4. the power of using. She lost the use of her right arm as a result of the accident.

5. permission, or the right, to use. They let us have the use of their car while they were away.

ˈuseful adjective

helpful or serving a purpose well. a useful tool/dictionary; She made herself useful by doing the washing for her mother.

ˈusefulness noun

ˈusefully adverb

in a useful way. He spent the day usefully in repairing the car.

ˈuseless adjective

having no use or no effect. Why don't you throw away those useless things?; We can't do it – it's useless to try.

be in use, be out of use

to be used or not used. How long has the gymnasium been in use / out of use?

come in useful

to become useful. My French came in useful on holiday.

have no use for

to despise. I have no use for such silliness / silly people.

it's no use

it's impossible or useless. He tried in vain to do it, then said `It's no use.'

make (good) use of, put to (good) use

He makes use of his training; He puts his training to good use in that job.

useless

→ غَيْرُ مُفِيد nepoužitelný ubrugelig nutzlos άχρηστος inútil hyödytön inexploitable beskoristan inutile 役に立たない 무익한 onhandig ubrukelig bezużyteczny inútil бесполезный värdelös ซึ่งไม่มีประโยชน์ yararsız vô dụng 无用的

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